ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17115922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cary, Illinois

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home18.8%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone71.7%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute29.2 min → 28.4 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.7% → 18.8%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 3.5%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 71.7%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.7% ±4.9 pp
Carpool4.8% ±2.2 pp
Public transit3.5% ±2.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home18.8% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 10,064 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,923± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+10,064± 477 MOE
Workers with travel time8,177± 557 MOE
Estimated home workers1,887± 368 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.