ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55522002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Milton, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip30.3 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone84.6%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 commute24.3 min → 30.3 min▲ 6.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 10.1%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.2% → 84.6%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.6% ±5.5 pp
Carpool3.7% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home10.1% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 3,076 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% 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.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,706± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+3,076± 301 MOE
Workers with travel time2,765± 297 MOE
Estimated home workers311± 134 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.