ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55800752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tomah, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip16.9 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home3.6%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone87.2%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 commute15.3 min → 16.9 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 3.6%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.5% → 87.2%▲ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.2% ±3.9 pp
Carpool5.2% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.2% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.7 pp
Work from home3.6% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 4,415 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% 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.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,532± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+4,415± 401 MOE
Workers with travel time4,258± 392 MOE
Estimated home workers157± 71 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.