ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Johnson County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home4.8%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone84.8%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.5%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 commute25.9 min → 28.4 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 4.8%▼ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 84.8%▲ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.8% ±4.0 pp
Carpool8.1% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.8% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 4,477 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,376± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,477± 323 MOE
Workers with travel time4,263± 321 MOE
Estimated home workers214± 94 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.