ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17297302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glendale Heights, Illinois

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone69.1%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.2%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 commute26.5 min → 26.7 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 10.7%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 1.4%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.6% → 69.1%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.1% ±2.8 pp
Carpool16.2% ±3.2 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.7% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 17,779 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,808± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+17,779± 665 MOE
Workers with travel time15,882± 722 MOE
Estimated home workers1,897± 406 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.