ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lawrence County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip20.8 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute23.7 min → 20.8 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 8.4%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 76.1%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±3.6 pp
Carpool10.4% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk4.1% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.4% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 5,870 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,031± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,870± 350 MOE
Workers with travel time5,374± 372 MOE
Estimated home workers496± 139 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.