ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17265712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Flossmoor, Illinois

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±9.2 min MOE
Worked from home34.6%±7.8 pp MOE
Drove alone48.8%±8.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.7%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 commute41.9 min → 32.9 min▼ 8.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.6% → 34.6%▲ 14.0 pp

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

Public transit21.1% → 9.8%▼ 11.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone53.2% → 48.8%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone48.8% ±8.6 pp
Carpool5.1% ±2.7 pp
Public transit9.8% ±4.3 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home34.6% ±7.8 pp

Each share uses 4,356 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,391± 545 MOE
Workers age 16+4,356± 488 MOE
Workers with travel time2,849± 444 MOE
Estimated home workers1,507± 379 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.