ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mason County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip30.4 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home8.2%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.3%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 commute26.8 min → 30.4 min▲ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 8.2%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.2% → 82.8%▲ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±2.2 pp
Carpool4.5% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.2% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.2% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 5,302 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,745± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,302± 287 MOE
Workers with travel time4,867± 276 MOE
Estimated home workers435± 121 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.