ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55776752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home17.5%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone71.3%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute25.0 min → 22.2 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 17.5%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 71.3%▼ 8.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.3% ±3.9 pp
Carpool5.8% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.8% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.5% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 6,833 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,033± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+6,833± 408 MOE
Workers with travel time5,638± 392 MOE
Estimated home workers1,195± 295 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.