ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clark County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone84.1%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute25.6 min → 25.2 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 5.2%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 84.1%▲ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.1% ±3.7 pp
Carpool8.3% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.2% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 7,032 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,266± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,032± 255 MOE
Workers with travel time6,665± 279 MOE
Estimated home workers367± 128 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.