ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55797402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tichigan, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home15.7%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone75.5%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute29.0 min → 28.6 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 15.7%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.9% → 75.5%▼ 9.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.5% ±5.8 pp
Carpool4.0% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home15.7% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 2,651 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% 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.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,052± 378 MOE
Workers age 16+2,651± 292 MOE
Workers with travel time2,236± 267 MOE
Estimated home workers415± 131 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.