ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pike County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.9%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone83.8%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 → 23.4 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 5.9%▼ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 83.8%▲ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.8% ±2.4 pp
Carpool8.1% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.9% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 6,557 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

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

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,469± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,557± 237 MOE
Workers with travel time6,170± 242 MOE
Estimated home workers387± 84 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.