ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17229312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Elburn, Illinois

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±6.4 min MOE
Worked from home17.8%±5.7 pp MOE
Drove alone73.2%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute28.0 min → 27.5 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.9% → 17.8%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 3.6%▲ 2.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 73.2%▼ 11.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.2% ±2.2 pp
Carpool3.1% ±4.1 pp
Public transit3.6% ±2.7 pp
Walk0.8% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home17.8% ±5.7 pp

Each share uses 3,572 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.

65thMean commute percentile

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

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,354± 318 MOE
Workers age 16+3,572± 496 MOE
Workers with travel time2,935± 468 MOE
Estimated home workers637± 221 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.