ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17077442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bradley, Illinois

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.6%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone79.3%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 commute23.7 min → 23.8 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 6.6%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.8%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 79.3%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.3% ±4.9 pp
Carpool8.1% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk4.1% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.6% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 8,273 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,325± 72 MOE
Workers age 16+8,273± 454 MOE
Workers with travel time7,726± 488 MOE
Estimated home workers547± 192 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.