ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17297562024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home32.8%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone51.4%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.2%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 commute30.3 min → 29.1 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.7% → 32.8%▲ 13.1 pp

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

Public transit10.7% → 7.9%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.0% → 51.4%▼ 9.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.4% ±3.1 pp
Carpool3.9% ±1.5 pp
Public transit7.9% ±1.5 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home32.8% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 13,206 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 25k–100k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,390± 166 MOE
Workers age 16+13,206± 648 MOE
Workers with travel time8,869± 617 MOE
Estimated home workers4,337± 532 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.