ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17040132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bartlett, Illinois

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home20.5%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone68.6%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.8%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 commute32.6 min → 29.7 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.3% → 20.5%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit4.6% → 2.1%▼ 2.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.9% → 68.6%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.6% ±2.4 pp
Carpool6.9% ±1.7 pp
Public transit2.1% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home20.5% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 22,092 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,501± 76 MOE
Workers age 16+22,092± 752 MOE
Workers with travel time17,559± 777 MOE
Estimated home workers4,533± 637 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.