ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stephenson County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip20.7 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute22.4 min → 20.7 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 10.3%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.6%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 77.9%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±2.1 pp
Carpool7.7% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.3% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 20,466 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84thTransit percentile

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

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,768± — MOE
Workers age 16+20,466± 506 MOE
Workers with travel time18,349± 565 MOE
Estimated home workers2,117± 354 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.