ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McDonough County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip18.6 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone76.8%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute18.4 min → 18.6 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 6.9%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.5%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 76.8%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.8% ±3.0 pp
Carpool9.5% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk4.6% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.8 pp
Work from home6.9% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 12,650 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 25k–100k population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,920± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,650± 464 MOE
Workers with travel time11,781± 473 MOE
Estimated home workers869± 185 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.