ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Macon County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone80.8%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute18.5 min → 19.4 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 8.3%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.9%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.9% → 80.8%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.8% ±1.3 pp
Carpool6.8% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.3% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 43,182 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.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate101,849± — MOE
Workers age 16+43,182± 756 MOE
Workers with travel time39,588± 725 MOE
Estimated home workers3,594± 506 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.