ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17055992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bethalto, Illinois

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone80.6%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute24.7 min → 23.1 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 12.1%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 1.5%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.4% → 80.6%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.6% ±4.3 pp
Carpool4.0% ±2.9 pp
Public transit1.5% ±1.9 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.1% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 4,494 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,239± 37 MOE
Workers age 16+4,494± 352 MOE
Workers with travel time3,950± 368 MOE
Estimated home workers544± 182 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.