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

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 19.7 min one way; 5.4% worked from home, 86.1% drove alone, and 5.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Schuyler County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.3 percentage points.

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 Schuyler County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 86.1%; 0.0% used public transit and 5.4% worked from home.

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

How Schuyler County compares with similar-size countys

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

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 Schuyler County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,811 workers age 16+, including 2,658 workers with reported travel time and 153 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Illinois commute records for Schuyler 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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