ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55563752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New Berlin, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.0%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone79.4%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute22.7 min → 21.7 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 15.0%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.4% → 79.4%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.4% ±3.0 pp
Carpool4.8% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.0% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 20,225 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

10thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,270± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+20,225± 662 MOE
Workers with travel time17,183± 852 MOE
Estimated home workers3,042± 451 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.