ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55812502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Twin Lakes, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone81.0%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.1%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 commute37.5 min → 29.1 min▼ 8.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 11.1%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.4%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.7% → 81.0%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.0% ±4.9 pp
Carpool6.5% ±4.7 pp
Public transit1.4% ±2.2 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.1% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 3,617 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,309± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+3,617± 334 MOE
Workers with travel time3,217± 297 MOE
Estimated home workers400± 171 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.