What is the average commute in Williamson County, Illinois?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 23.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.5 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 171992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Williamson County, Illinois

Name: Commute estimates for Williamson County, Illinois
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.5 min one way; 8.8% worked from home, 82.1% drove alone, and 6.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±1.4 min MOE

Worked from home8.8%±1.5 pp MOE

Drove alone82.1%±1.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.1%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 Williamson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.7 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 → 23.5 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 8.8%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.3%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 82.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Williamson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 82.1%; 0.3% used public transit and 8.8% worked from home.

Drive alone82.1% ±1.9 pp

Carpool7.2% ±1.4 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp

Walk0.5% ±0.2 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home8.8% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 29,662 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Williamson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 42th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

42^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

58^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

67^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

36^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Williamson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 29,662 workers age 16+, including 27,037 workers with reported travel time and 2,625 home workers.

Population estimate66,876± — MOE

Workers age 16+29,662± 807 MOE

Workers with travel time27,037± 777 MOE

Estimated home workers2,625± 437 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 Williamson 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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