ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17055732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Berwyn, Illinois

Mean one-way trip29.0 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home12.2%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone61.9%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.6%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 commute30.9 min → 29.0 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 12.2%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit11.4% → 5.0%▼ 6.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.4% → 61.9%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.9% ±2.7 pp
Carpool15.0% ±2.2 pp
Public transit5.0% ±1.7 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.5 pp
Work from home12.2% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 28,796 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate55,595± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+28,796± 1,112 MOE
Workers with travel time25,282± 1,207 MOE
Estimated home workers3,514± 574 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.