ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55751252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.4%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute26.5 min → 24.2 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 12.4%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 1.2%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.9% → 75.8%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±2.4 pp
Carpool6.7% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.4% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 9,860 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,442± 49 MOE
Workers age 16+9,860± 491 MOE
Workers with travel time8,636± 469 MOE
Estimated home workers1,224± 265 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.