ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pulaski County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±7.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute28.0 min → 29.4 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 9.3%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 0.8%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 79.1%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±7.5 pp
Carpool9.1% ±5.7 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.2 pp
Work from home9.3% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 1,552 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

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

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,015± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,552± 155 MOE
Workers with travel time1,407± 169 MOE
Estimated home workers145± 60 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.