ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marshall County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.6%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone86.9%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute29.0 min → 28.9 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 6.6%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.0% → 86.9%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.9% ±2.3 pp
Carpool4.4% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.6% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 5,120 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,647± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,120± 204 MOE
Workers with travel time4,782± 203 MOE
Estimated home workers338± 71 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.