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

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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 the shares

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.