ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone76.5%±2.4 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 the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute21.5 min → 22.1 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.3% → 12.5%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 76.5%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.5% ±2.4 pp
Carpool6.0% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.8 pp
Walk4.0% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.5% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 10,368 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,851± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,368± 362 MOE
Workers with travel time9,071± 378 MOE
Estimated home workers1,297± 210 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.