ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henry County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home8.7%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone80.0%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute22.8 min → 22.2 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 8.7%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.3% → 80.0%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.0% ±2.2 pp
Carpool7.5% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.7% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 22,906 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.

31thMean commute percentile

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

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate48,643± — MOE
Workers age 16+22,906± 625 MOE
Workers with travel time20,920± 680 MOE
Estimated home workers1,986± 305 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.