ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55729252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Shawano, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip15.5 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home6.1%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone79.3%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.7%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 commute18.4 min → 15.5 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 6.1%▼ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 79.3%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.3% ±2.9 pp
Carpool6.8% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle1.4% ±1.9 pp
Work from home6.1% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 4,524 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% 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.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,522± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+4,524± 347 MOE
Workers with travel time4,247± 339 MOE
Estimated home workers277± 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.