ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grundy County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip26.8 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone82.1%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 commute28.8 min → 26.8 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 10.0%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.4%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.6% → 82.1%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.1% ±2.2 pp
Carpool5.2% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.0% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 26,499 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate53,219± — MOE
Workers age 16+26,499± 661 MOE
Workers with travel time23,844± 782 MOE
Estimated home workers2,655± 436 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.