ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17082252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bridgeview, Illinois

Mean one-way trip30.7 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home6.6%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone73.3%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.1%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 commute33.1 min → 30.7 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 6.6%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 1.2%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.9% → 73.3%▼ 9.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.3% ±6.7 pp
Carpool15.3% ±5.9 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.6% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 7,426 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,849± 442 MOE
Workers age 16+7,426± 563 MOE
Workers with travel time6,938± 619 MOE
Estimated home workers488± 240 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.