What is the average commute in Downers Grove village, Illinois?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Downers Grove village, Illinois work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 23.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 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 17205912024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Downers Grove, Illinois

Name: Commute estimates for Downers Grove village, Illinois
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.8 min one way; 23.8% worked from home, 61.2% drove alone, and 9.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±2.2 min MOE

Worked from home23.8%±2.3 pp MOE

Drove alone61.2%±2.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip9.0%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 Downers Grove village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.6 min → 27.8 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.0% → 23.8%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit9.9% → 7.4%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.9% → 61.2%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Downers Grove village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 61.2%; 7.4% used public transit and 23.8% worked from home.

Drive alone61.2% ±2.6 pp

Carpool4.5% ±1.4 pp

Public transit7.4% ±1.3 pp

Walk2.3% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp

Work from home23.8% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 25,191 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Downers Grove village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 65th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

65^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Downers Grove village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 25,191 workers age 16+, including 19,192 workers with reported travel time and 5,999 home workers.

Population estimate50,054± 79 MOE

Workers age 16+25,191± 779 MOE

Workers with travel time19,192± 952 MOE

Estimated home workers5,999± 612 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 Downers Grove 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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