ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55392252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip23.6 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.7%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute24.0 min → 23.6 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 9.7%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.9%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.4% → 78.7%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.7% ±1.1 pp
Carpool7.5% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.7% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 50,598 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate99,372± 58 MOE
Workers age 16+50,598± 1,083 MOE
Workers with travel time45,668± 966 MOE
Estimated home workers4,930± 632 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.