ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip20.3 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.8%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone72.5%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute20.4 min → 20.3 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 10.8%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 0.7%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.9% → 72.5%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.5% ±2.6 pp
Carpool8.6% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.6 pp
Walk5.1% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home10.8% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 21,777 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate53,064± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,777± 757 MOE
Workers with travel time19,430± 700 MOE
Estimated home workers2,347± 393 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.