ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55744002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Slinger, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip32.3 min±7.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone81.9%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute31.2 min → 32.3 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 12.3%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.6%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.7% → 81.9%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.9% ±6.4 pp
Carpool5.1% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.6% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.3% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 3,419 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,307± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+3,419± 266 MOE
Workers with travel time2,997± 286 MOE
Estimated home workers422± 164 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.