ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17226972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Edwardsville, Illinois

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home16.0%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute25.0 min → 22.8 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.0% → 16.0%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.7%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.1% → 76.1%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±3.5 pp
Carpool3.9% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.0% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 12,944 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,474± 291 MOE
Workers age 16+12,944± 699 MOE
Workers with travel time10,875± 709 MOE
Estimated home workers2,069± 365 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.