ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Boone County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip26.6 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute27.6 min → 26.6 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 9.6%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.5% → 78.8%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±2.6 pp
Carpool9.7% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.6% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 25,223 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate53,230± — MOE
Workers age 16+25,223± 754 MOE
Workers with travel time22,797± 855 MOE
Estimated home workers2,426± 521 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.