ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17010102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alsip, Illinois

Mean one-way trip30.1 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.7%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 commute32.2 min → 30.1 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 7.3%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit5.5% → 3.7%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.6% → 72.7%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.7% ±5.5 pp
Carpool11.5% ±3.9 pp
Public transit3.7% ±2.3 pp
Walk3.3% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.3% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 8,464 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,583± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+8,464± 520 MOE
Workers with travel time7,849± 494 MOE
Estimated home workers615± 232 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.