ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

DuPage County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±0.5 min MOE
Worked from home21.5%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone64.9%±0.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 commute29.0 min → 27.7 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.0% → 21.5%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit5.9% → 4.0%▼ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.1% → 64.9%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.9% ±0.7 pp
Carpool6.8% ±0.3 pp
Public transit4.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home21.5% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 476,233 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 500k+ population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate930,024± — MOE
Workers age 16+476,233± 3,349 MOE
Workers with travel time373,983± 4,085 MOE
Estimated home workers102,250± 2,892 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.