ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55673202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rib Mountain, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home16.1%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone73.6%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute17.4 min → 18.9 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.3% → 16.1%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.0% → 73.6%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.6% ±4.8 pp
Carpool10.2% ±5.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home16.1% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 3,275 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% 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.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,289± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+3,275± 271 MOE
Workers with travel time2,748± 258 MOE
Estimated home workers527± 161 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.