What is the average commute in Vermilion County, Illinois?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 20.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Vermilion County, Illinois work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vermilion County, Illinois

Name: Commute estimates for Vermilion County, Illinois
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.1 min one way; 9.9% worked from home, 79.2% drove alone, and 3.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip20.1 min±1.1 min MOE

Worked from home9.9%±1.3 pp MOE

Drove alone79.2%±2.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip3.6%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 Vermilion County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute19.9 min → 20.1 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 9.9%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.5%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.0% → 79.2%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Vermilion County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.2%; 0.5% used public transit and 9.9% worked from home.

Drive alone79.2% ±2.3 pp

Carpool6.7% ±1.1 pp

Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp

Walk3.1% ±1.4 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home9.9% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 30,006 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Vermilion County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 15th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

15^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

68^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

79^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

7^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Vermilion County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 30,006 workers age 16+, including 27,023 workers with reported travel time and 2,983 home workers.

Population estimate72,386± — MOE

Workers age 16+30,006± 598 MOE

Workers with travel time27,023± 593 MOE

Estimated home workers2,983± 401 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 Vermilion 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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