ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55515752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Middleton, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip19.3 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home20.3%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone69.5%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute18.5 min → 19.3 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.5% → 20.3%▲ 8.8 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.5%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 69.5%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.5% ±4.7 pp
Carpool5.1% ±1.7 pp
Public transit1.5% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±1.0 pp
Work from home20.3% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 12,150 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,301± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+12,150± 622 MOE
Workers with travel time9,687± 699 MOE
Estimated home workers2,463± 388 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.