ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Brown County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip15.9 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone80.8%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.7%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 commute16.9 min → 15.9 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 7.3%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.1%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.3% → 80.8%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.8% ±6.6 pp
Carpool7.7% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.5% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home7.3% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 2,127 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,322± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,127± 138 MOE
Workers with travel time1,971± 143 MOE
Estimated home workers156± 87 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.