ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Schuyler County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip19.7 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone86.1%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute23.5 min → 19.7 min▼ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 5.4%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 86.1%▲ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.1% ±3.0 pp
Carpool4.8% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.2% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home5.4% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 2,811 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% 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.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,787± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,811± 182 MOE
Workers with travel time2,658± 183 MOE
Estimated home workers153± 76 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.