ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17236202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Elmhurst, Illinois

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home26.5%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone57.4%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.5%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 commute28.1 min → 29.1 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.4% → 26.5%▲ 10.1 pp

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

Public transit9.8% → 8.6%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.4% → 57.4%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.4% ±2.1 pp
Carpool4.3% ±1.1 pp
Public transit8.6% ±1.1 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home26.5% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 22,456 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% 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 estimate45,671± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+22,456± 613 MOE
Workers with travel time16,500± 693 MOE
Estimated home workers5,956± 494 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.