What is the average commute in South Milwaukee city, Wisconsin?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in South Milwaukee city, Wisconsin work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · WI · GEOID 55751252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Name: Commute estimates for South Milwaukee city, Wisconsin
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.2 min one way; 12.4% worked from home, 75.8% drove alone, and 4.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 South Milwaukee city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.2 percentage points.

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 South Milwaukee city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.8%; 1.2% used public transit and 12.4% worked from home.

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

How South Milwaukee city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 46th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

46^thMean commute percentile

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

54^thWork-from-home percentile

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

70^thTransit percentile

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

29^th60+ 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 South Milwaukee city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,860 workers age 16+, including 8,636 workers with reported travel time and 1,224 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Wisconsin commute records for South Milwaukee city

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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