ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17043512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Beardstown, Illinois

Mean one-way trip17.5 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home1.6%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±6.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 commute16.3 min → 17.5 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.9% → 1.6%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.3% → 75.9%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.9% ±6.2 pp
Carpool18.3% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle1.5% ±1.4 pp
Work from home1.6% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 2,520 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,169± 165 MOE
Workers age 16+2,520± 207 MOE
Workers with travel time2,479± 208 MOE
Estimated home workers41± 31 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.