ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17288982024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Genoa, Illinois

Mean one-way trip32.8 min±7.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±8.4 pp MOE
Drove alone74.6%±8.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.1%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 commute31.6 min → 32.8 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 12.3%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.3% → 74.6%▼ 9.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.6% ±8.1 pp
Carpool11.7% ±7.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home12.3% ±8.4 pp

Each share uses 3,107 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.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,492± 535 MOE
Workers age 16+3,107± 487 MOE
Workers with travel time2,724± 440 MOE
Estimated home workers383± 268 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.