ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55817752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Union Grove, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±6.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone81.9%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute26.7 min → 27.8 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 9.1%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 0.0%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.2% → 81.9%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.9% ±4.2 pp
Carpool8.4% ±5.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home9.1% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 2,830 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% 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.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,036± 14 MOE
Workers age 16+2,830± 264 MOE
Workers with travel time2,572± 256 MOE
Estimated home workers258± 144 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.