ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55508252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Menasha, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute19.3 min → 21.5 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 12.7%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.8%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 75.1%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.1% ±1.8 pp
Carpool9.1% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.7% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 9,711 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,273± 84 MOE
Workers age 16+9,711± 539 MOE
Workers with travel time8,476± 486 MOE
Estimated home workers1,235± 383 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.