ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monroe County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone79.7%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute28.3 min → 28.3 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 12.6%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 79.7%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.7% ±2.1 pp
Carpool5.7% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.6% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 18,740 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 25k–100k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

11thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,036± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,740± 487 MOE
Workers with travel time16,376± 542 MOE
Estimated home workers2,364± 394 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.