ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Peoria County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip19.2 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home11.4%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute18.7 min → 19.2 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 11.4%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 1.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 76.1%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±1.3 pp
Carpool8.5% ±0.9 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.4% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 80,784 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.

7thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate179,645± — MOE
Workers age 16+80,784± 1,169 MOE
Workers with travel time71,560± 1,249 MOE
Estimated home workers9,224± 628 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.