What is the average commute in Henderson County, Illinois?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Henderson County, Illinois work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 4.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henderson County, Illinois

Name: Commute estimates for Henderson County, Illinois
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.1 min one way; 4.2% worked from home, 88.8% drove alone, and 5.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Henderson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -1.4 percentage points.

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 Henderson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 88.8%; 0.3% used public transit and 4.2% worked from home.

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

How Henderson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 62th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

62^thMean commute percentile

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

17^thWork-from-home percentile

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

69^thTransit percentile

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

30^th60+ 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 Henderson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,540 workers age 16+, including 2,433 workers with reported travel time and 107 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Illinois commute records for Henderson County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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