ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Madison County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip24.9 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute25.4 min → 24.9 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.0% → 12.7%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.6%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 78.1%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±1.5 pp
Carpool6.6% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.7% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 126,283 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

56thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate264,238± — MOE
Workers age 16+126,283± 1,583 MOE
Workers with travel time110,224± 1,992 MOE
Estimated home workers16,059± 1,026 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.