ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montgomery County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home9.0%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone81.2%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.8%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 commute24.7 min → 22.8 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 9.0%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 81.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.2% ±2.8 pp
Carpool5.6% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home9.0% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 11,340 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

14thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,942± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,340± 384 MOE
Workers with travel time10,319± 388 MOE
Estimated home workers1,021± 220 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.