ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55415252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lake Hallie, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip19.1 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone76.8%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute17.9 min → 19.1 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 12.1%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.5%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 76.8%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.8% ±6.4 pp
Carpool9.4% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home12.1% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 4,074 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,285± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+4,074± 345 MOE
Workers with travel time3,583± 353 MOE
Estimated home workers491± 190 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.