ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55676252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Richland Center, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip20.1 min±6.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone81.5%±6.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 commute17.7 min → 20.1 min▲ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 7.1%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.0%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.6% → 81.5%▲ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.5% ±6.9 pp
Carpool8.1% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home7.1% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 2,580 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.

21thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% 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.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,109± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+2,580± 200 MOE
Workers with travel time2,398± 220 MOE
Estimated home workers182± 80 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.