ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17288722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Geneva, Illinois

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home25.6%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone63.7%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.1%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 commute28.5 min → 27.8 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.8% → 25.6%▲ 8.8 pp

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

Public transit6.1% → 4.7%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.4% → 63.7%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.7% ±4.0 pp
Carpool3.1% ±1.3 pp
Public transit4.7% ±1.7 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home25.6% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 11,460 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

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

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,258± 53 MOE
Workers age 16+11,460± 430 MOE
Workers with travel time8,525± 562 MOE
Estimated home workers2,935± 416 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.