ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jefferson County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone82.3%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute19.5 min → 19.6 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 5.4%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 82.3%▲ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.3% ±1.8 pp
Carpool9.9% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home5.4% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 16,045 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,550± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,045± 469 MOE
Workers with travel time15,174± 471 MOE
Estimated home workers871± 151 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.