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

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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 the shares

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.