ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henderson County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home4.2%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone88.8%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute28.2 min → 26.1 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 4.2%▼ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.3%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.1% → 88.8%▲ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone88.8% ±2.6 pp
Carpool5.8% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home4.2% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 2,540 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

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

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,193± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,540± 161 MOE
Workers with travel time2,433± 161 MOE
Estimated home workers107± 42 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.