ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McLean County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip18.3 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home17.5%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone69.1%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute17.9 min → 18.3 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.5% → 17.5%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.7%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.7% → 69.1%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.1% ±1.3 pp
Carpool7.8% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.3 pp
Walk4.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home17.5% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 85,768 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.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate171,556± — MOE
Workers age 16+85,768± 1,189 MOE
Workers with travel time70,718± 1,318 MOE
Estimated home workers15,050± 921 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.