What is the average commute in Chicago Ridge village, Illinois?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Chicago Ridge village, Illinois work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · IL · GEOID 17140652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chicago Ridge, Illinois

Name: Commute estimates for Chicago Ridge village, Illinois
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.8 min one way; 10.6% worked from home, 81.1% drove alone, and 10.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.8 min±6.1 min MOE

Worked from home10.6%±4.4 pp MOE

Drove alone81.1%±7.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.7%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 Chicago Ridge village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.9 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute32.2 min → 31.8 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 10.6%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit5.6% → 2.3%▼ 3.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.9% → 81.1%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Chicago Ridge village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.1%; 2.3% used public transit and 10.6% worked from home.

Drive alone81.1% ±7.5 pp

Carpool3.6% ±2.1 pp

Public transit2.3% ±1.6 pp

Walk1.0% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp

Work from home10.6% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 6,474 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Chicago Ridge village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 83th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

83^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Chicago Ridge village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,474 workers age 16+, including 5,790 workers with reported travel time and 684 home workers.

Population estimate14,099± 32 MOE

Workers age 16+6,474± 776 MOE

Workers with travel time5,790± 764 MOE

Estimated home workers684± 296 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Illinois commute records for Chicago Ridge village

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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