ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lee County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip24.6 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone82.0%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.2%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 commute24.2 min → 24.6 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 5.5%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.6%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.3% → 82.0%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.0% ±2.4 pp
Carpool9.5% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.5% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 14,699 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.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,869± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,699± 541 MOE
Workers with travel time13,888± 563 MOE
Estimated home workers811± 176 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.