ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55672002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rhinelander, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip15.9 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.6%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute17.8 min → 15.9 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 7.7%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.0%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.7% → 72.6%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.6% ±6.5 pp
Carpool10.5% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk7.6% ±3.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.7% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 3,827 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.

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

29thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,316± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+3,827± 324 MOE
Workers with travel time3,534± 312 MOE
Estimated home workers293± 144 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.