ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55853002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Allis, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.5%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 commute21.3 min → 21.0 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 10.1%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 2.8%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 77.8%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±2.4 pp
Carpool7.0% ±1.2 pp
Public transit2.8% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.1% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 30,746 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate59,612± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+30,746± 991 MOE
Workers with travel time27,653± 1,046 MOE
Estimated home workers3,093± 431 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.