ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55468502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McFarland, Wisconsin

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 18.9 min one way; 21.6% worked from home, 73.8% drove alone, and 2.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home21.6%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone73.8%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.0%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 McFarland village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute21.0 min → 18.9 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 21.6%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.1% → 73.8%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How McFarland village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.8%; 0.0% used public transit and 21.6% worked from home.

Drive alone73.8% ±4.6 pp
Carpool3.6% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home21.6% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 5,084 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How McFarland village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 16th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind McFarland village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,084 workers age 16+, including 3,984 workers with reported travel time and 1,100 home workers.

Population estimate9,160± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+5,084± 267 MOE
Workers with travel time3,984± 324 MOE
Estimated home workers1,100± 213 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Wisconsin commute records for McFarland village

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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