ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55552752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Muskego, Wisconsin

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.9 min one way; 17.1% worked from home, 78.2% drove alone, and 3.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home17.1%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone78.2%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 Muskego city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute24.7 min → 22.9 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.6% → 17.1%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 78.2%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Muskego city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.2%; 0.0% used public transit and 17.1% worked from home.

Drive alone78.2% ±3.5 pp
Carpool3.2% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.1% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 13,686 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Muskego city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 33th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% 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.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Muskego city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 13,686 workers age 16+, including 11,340 workers with reported travel time and 2,346 home workers.

Population estimate25,406± 37 MOE
Workers age 16+13,686± 433 MOE
Workers with travel time11,340± 588 MOE
Estimated home workers2,346± 353 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Wisconsin commute records for Muskego city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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