ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55779752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Suamico, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home19.1%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone75.6%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute20.5 min → 22.8 min▲ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.7% → 19.1%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.1% → 75.6%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.6% ±4.9 pp
Carpool4.3% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home19.1% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 6,365 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,985± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+6,365± 379 MOE
Workers with travel time5,149± 422 MOE
Estimated home workers1,216± 276 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.