ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Richland County, Illinois

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 19.7 min one way; 6.4% worked from home, 80.7% drove alone, and 6.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip19.7 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone80.7%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 Richland County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute21.5 min → 19.7 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 6.4%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.0% → 80.7%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Richland County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.7%; 0.0% used public transit and 6.4% worked from home.

Drive alone80.7% ±3.8 pp
Carpool9.3% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.5 pp
Work from home6.4% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 7,361 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Richland County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 24th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

40thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Richland County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,361 workers age 16+, including 6,889 workers with reported travel time and 472 home workers.

Population estimate15,598± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,361± 301 MOE
Workers with travel time6,889± 306 MOE
Estimated home workers472± 142 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

Comparable Illinois commute records for Richland County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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