ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17096422024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Burbank, Illinois

Mean one-way trip31.3 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone73.3%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.3%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 commute35.3 min → 31.3 min▼ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 6.9%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit4.5% → 1.7%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 73.3%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.3% ±3.9 pp
Carpool15.5% ±2.8 pp
Public transit1.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.5 pp
Work from home6.9% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 12,453 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,739± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+12,453± 579 MOE
Workers with travel time11,593± 552 MOE
Estimated home workers860± 255 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.