ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17274422024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fox Lake, Illinois

Mean one-way trip33.8 min±6.7 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone72.9%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.5%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 commute39.6 min → 33.8 min▼ 5.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.8% → 12.7%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit3.9% → 1.8%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.0% → 72.9%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.9% ±6.4 pp
Carpool8.0% ±3.9 pp
Public transit1.8% ±1.7 pp
Walk1.8% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.7% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 5,621 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,131± 492 MOE
Workers age 16+5,621± 631 MOE
Workers with travel time4,905± 644 MOE
Estimated home workers716± 216 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.