ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hamilton County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip26.8 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home2.4%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone89.7%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 commute26.7 min → 26.8 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 2.4%▼ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.6%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.9% → 89.7%▲ 8.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone89.7% ±5.8 pp
Carpool6.1% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home2.4% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 3,412 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,916± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,412± 218 MOE
Workers with travel time3,331± 218 MOE
Estimated home workers81± 45 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.