ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171892024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone83.7%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute26.4 min → 26.7 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 7.4%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.2%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.6% → 83.7%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.7% ±2.2 pp
Carpool5.5% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 6,627 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,627± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,627± 249 MOE
Workers with travel time6,137± 246 MOE
Estimated home workers490± 121 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.