ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55376752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home16.5%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.5%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute26.5 min → 27.5 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 16.5%▲ 10.1 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.0% → 0.5%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.1% → 77.5%▼ 9.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.5% ±6.7 pp
Carpool5.3% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home16.5% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 4,696 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,003± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+4,696± 442 MOE
Workers with travel time3,922± 448 MOE
Estimated home workers774± 254 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.