Average for workers who did not work from home.
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171572024 5-YEAR
COMMUTE PROFILE
Randolph County, Illinois
According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.1 min one way; 5.3% worked from home, 81.4% drove alone, and 9.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.
Mean one-way trip23.1 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone81.4%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.2%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 Randolph County's published commute estimate?
From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.1 percentage points.
These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.
Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.
Public transportation excluding taxi.
Car, truck, or van—drove alone.
02 / MODE SHARE
How Randolph County residents usually get to work
Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.4%; 0.0% used public transit and 5.3% worked from home.
Each share uses 12,214 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.
03 / PEER CONTEXT
How Randolph County compares with similar-size countys
This county's mean commute is at the 38th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.
Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.
Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.
The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.
The public-transit share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.
The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.
04 / ESTIMATE BASE
The counts behind Randolph County's commute shares
The 2024 estimates cover 12,214 workers age 16+, including 11,571 workers with reported travel time and 643 home workers.
Population estimate30,058± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,214± 367 MOE
Workers with travel time11,571± 380 MOE
Estimated home workers643± 146 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.
05 / SAME STATE
All Illinois reports →Comparable Illinois commute records for Randolph County
These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.