ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WI · GEOID 55882002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Mean one-way trip20.1 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.7%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute21.5 min → 20.1 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 8.7%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 77.2%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.2% ±2.6 pp
Carpool10.8% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.9 pp
Work from home8.7% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 8,563 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.

21thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,722± 78 MOE
Workers age 16+8,563± 457 MOE
Workers with travel time7,822± 422 MOE
Estimated home workers741± 187 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.