ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55511502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mequon, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home25.8%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone67.3%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.1%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 commute23.1 min → 21.9 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.0% → 25.8%▲ 8.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.5% → 67.3%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.3% ±3.4 pp
Carpool5.6% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home25.8% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 12,059 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.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,270± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+12,059± 688 MOE
Workers with travel time8,951± 665 MOE
Estimated home workers3,108± 429 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.