What is the average commute in Waunakee village, Wisconsin?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 22.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Waunakee village, Wisconsin work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 24.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · WI · GEOID 55843502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Waunakee, Wisconsin

Name: Commute estimates for Waunakee village, Wisconsin
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.0 min one way; 24.2% worked from home, 64.8% drove alone, and 2.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±3.1 min MOE

Worked from home24.2%±4.2 pp MOE

Drove alone64.8%±5.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip2.6%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 Waunakee village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +10.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute23.3 min → 22.0 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.1% → 24.2%▲ 10.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 64.8%▼ 13.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Waunakee village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 64.8%; 0.0% used public transit and 24.2% worked from home.

Drive alone64.8% ±5.5 pp

Carpool8.3% ±2.8 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp

Walk1.5% ±0.8 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp

Work from home24.2% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 8,255 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Waunakee village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 33th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

33^thMean commute percentile

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

88^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

13^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Waunakee village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,255 workers age 16+, including 6,258 workers with reported travel time and 1,997 home workers.

Population estimate15,687± 27 MOE

Workers age 16+8,255± 432 MOE

Workers with travel time6,258± 506 MOE

Estimated home workers1,997± 363 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Wisconsin commute records for Waunakee village

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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