ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 170992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

LaSalle County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.1%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone83.0%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.7%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 commute25.0 min → 26.0 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 5.1%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.8% → 83.0%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.0% ±1.2 pp
Carpool8.2% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.1% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 50,247 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

23thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate108,714± — MOE
Workers age 16+50,247± 960 MOE
Workers with travel time47,665± 984 MOE
Estimated home workers2,582± 354 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.