ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55867002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip20.8 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home26.7%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone64.3%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute22.3 min → 20.8 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.8% → 26.7%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.1%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.7% → 64.3%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.3% ±2.7 pp
Carpool3.8% ±1.6 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±0.7 pp
Work from home26.7% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 7,221 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,665± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+7,221± 388 MOE
Workers with travel time5,294± 310 MOE
Estimated home workers1,927± 300 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.