ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55536752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monona, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home24.1%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone64.9%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.8%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 commute20.1 min → 19.5 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.0% → 24.1%▲ 11.0 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 1.1%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 64.9%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.9% ±4.3 pp
Carpool6.9% ±2.6 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±1.1 pp
Work from home24.1% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 4,550 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.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,527± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+4,550± 309 MOE
Workers with travel time3,455± 294 MOE
Estimated home workers1,095± 236 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.