ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17175232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crete, Illinois

Mean one-way trip38.2 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.6%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 commute34.2 min → 38.2 min▲ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 10.7%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 1.5%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 78.1%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±4.1 pp
Carpool5.5% ±2.4 pp
Public transit1.5% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle2.8% ±2.3 pp
Work from home10.7% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 3,996 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,386± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+3,996± 359 MOE
Workers with travel time3,570± 345 MOE
Estimated home workers426± 129 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.