ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55772002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip16.6 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone67.2%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute15.7 min → 16.6 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 12.5%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.5%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.5% → 67.2%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.2% ±3.1 pp
Carpool9.7% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk8.6% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±0.6 pp
Work from home12.5% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 14,617 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,785± 37 MOE
Workers age 16+14,617± 520 MOE
Workers with travel time12,791± 513 MOE
Estimated home workers1,826± 251 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.