ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17277022024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin Park, Illinois

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute27.3 min → 28.9 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 7.4%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit3.5% → 1.6%▼ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 75.1%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.1% ±5.6 pp
Carpool10.7% ±3.3 pp
Public transit1.6% ±0.8 pp
Walk3.4% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.4% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 9,111 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 under 25k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

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

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,197± 46 MOE
Workers age 16+9,111± 690 MOE
Workers with travel time8,441± 713 MOE
Estimated home workers670± 230 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.