What is the average commute in Henry County, Illinois?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 22.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 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 170732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henry County, Illinois

Name: Commute estimates for Henry County, Illinois
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.2 min one way; 8.7% worked from home, 80.0% drove alone, and 5.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Henry County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.6 percentage points.

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 Henry County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.0%; 0.1% used public transit and 8.7% worked from home.

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

How Henry County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 31th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

31^thMean commute percentile

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

55^thWork-from-home percentile

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

41^thTransit percentile

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

27^th60+ 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 Henry County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 22,906 workers age 16+, including 20,920 workers with reported travel time and 1,986 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Illinois commute records for Henry 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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