ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17006852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Algonquin, Illinois

Mean one-way trip30.6 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home23.1%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone68.4%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.3%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 commute32.2 min → 30.6 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.6% → 23.1%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 1.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 68.4%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.4% ±3.4 pp
Carpool5.2% ±1.6 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home23.1% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 16,629 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,067± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+16,629± 743 MOE
Workers with travel time12,784± 772 MOE
Estimated home workers3,845± 483 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.