ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17178872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crystal Lake, Illinois

Mean one-way trip29.3 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home15.0%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone71.8%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.7%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute29.1 min → 29.3 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 15.0%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 1.2%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 71.8%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.8% ±3.7 pp
Carpool9.8% ±2.7 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home15.0% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 21,900 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 25k–100k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,579± 208 MOE
Workers age 16+21,900± 761 MOE
Workers with travel time18,623± 843 MOE
Estimated home workers3,277± 452 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.