ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55737252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Shorewood, Wisconsin

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.8 min one way; 23.5% worked from home, 57.0% drove alone, and 2.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip20.8 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home23.5%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone57.0%±2.8 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 Shorewood village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute21.9 min → 20.8 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.4% → 23.5%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit4.0% → 3.1%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.0% → 57.0%▼ 9.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Shorewood village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 57.0%; 3.1% used public transit and 23.5% worked from home.

Drive alone57.0% ±2.8 pp
Carpool5.5% ±2.7 pp
Public transit3.1% ±1.7 pp
Walk8.7% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle1.7% ±1.0 pp
Work from home23.5% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 7,786 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Shorewood village compares with similar-size places

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

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Shorewood village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,786 workers age 16+, including 5,954 workers with reported travel time and 1,832 home workers.

Population estimate13,627± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+7,786± 398 MOE
Workers with travel time5,954± 438 MOE
Estimated home workers1,832± 233 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 Shorewood village

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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