ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55588002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oak Creek, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home11.7%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.6%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute23.5 min → 23.0 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 11.7%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 77.6%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.6% ±2.9 pp
Carpool8.1% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.7% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 21,012 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

40thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

23thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,325± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+21,012± 832 MOE
Workers with travel time18,545± 894 MOE
Estimated home workers2,467± 404 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.