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

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.0 min one way; 11.7% worked from home, 77.6% drove alone, and 2.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Oak Creek city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.5 percentage points.

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 Oak Creek city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.6%; 0.2% used public transit and 11.7% worked from home.

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

How Oak Creek city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 35th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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 Oak Creek city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 21,012 workers age 16+, including 18,545 workers with reported travel time and 2,467 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Wisconsin commute records for Oak Creek 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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