ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fayette County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip25.5 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone79.3%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.7%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 commute22.9 min → 25.5 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 7.1%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 79.3%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.3% ±3.1 pp
Carpool10.4% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.1% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 9,051 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

47thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,315± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,051± 409 MOE
Workers with travel time8,406± 407 MOE
Estimated home workers645± 174 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.