ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vermilion County, Illinois

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

15thMean commute percentile

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

68thWork-from-home percentile

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

79thTransit percentile

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

7th60+ 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 the shares

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.