ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17099802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Burr Ridge, Illinois

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±6.7 min MOE
Worked from home28.6%±5.4 pp MOE
Drove alone51.3%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.8%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 commute35.6 min → 29.2 min▼ 6.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.8% → 28.6%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit10.2% → 6.6%▼ 3.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.9% → 51.3%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.3% ±3.6 pp
Carpool8.7% ±4.5 pp
Public transit6.6% ±6.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home28.6% ±5.4 pp

Each share uses 4,807 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,141± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+4,807± 541 MOE
Workers with travel time3,430± 438 MOE
Estimated home workers1,377± 304 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.