ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Williamson County, Illinois

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

42thMean commute percentile

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

58thWork-from-home percentile

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

67thTransit percentile

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

36th60+ 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 the shares

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.