ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Randolph County, Illinois

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 the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.8 min → 23.1 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 5.3%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.1% → 81.4%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.4% ±2.5 pp
Carpool9.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.3% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 12,214 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

16thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

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.