ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55378252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Janesville, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.5%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone80.0%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute20.6 min → 21.9 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 9.5%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.6%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.9% → 80.0%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.0% ±1.8 pp
Carpool7.3% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.5% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 33,359 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate66,030± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+33,359± 1,033 MOE
Workers with travel time30,190± 1,073 MOE
Estimated home workers3,169± 446 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.