ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alexander County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip30.6 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone87.4%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.6%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute25.2 min → 30.6 min▲ 5.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 4.7%▼ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.0%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.2% → 87.4%▲ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.4% ±5.5 pp
Carpool4.6% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home4.7% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 1,711 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,875± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,711± 119 MOE
Workers with travel time1,631± 129 MOE
Estimated home workers80± 48 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.