ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clay County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip25.0 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home4.4%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone85.6%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute23.8 min → 25.0 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 4.4%▼ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.6% → 85.6%— 0.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.6% ±3.2 pp
Carpool9.1% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.4% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 5,549 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

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

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,052± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,549± 303 MOE
Workers with travel time5,305± 300 MOE
Estimated home workers244± 95 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.