ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55842502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Waukesha, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home12.9%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute21.9 min → 21.3 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 12.9%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.5%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 77.1%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±1.7 pp
Carpool6.4% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home12.9% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 40,512 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

47thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

36thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate71,233± 71 MOE
Workers age 16+40,512± 1,019 MOE
Workers with travel time35,280± 1,054 MOE
Estimated home workers5,232± 471 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.