ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Christian County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone82.7%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute22.8 min → 22.0 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 7.1%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.9% → 82.7%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.7% ±2.5 pp
Carpool8.1% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.1% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 14,930 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,538± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,930± 490 MOE
Workers with travel time13,863± 494 MOE
Estimated home workers1,067± 184 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.