ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17299382024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glenview, Illinois

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home22.6%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone61.6%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute30.6 min → 27.1 min▼ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.2% → 22.6%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit10.1% → 6.1%▼ 4.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.5% → 61.6%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.6% ±2.5 pp
Carpool5.8% ±1.3 pp
Public transit6.1% ±1.3 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home22.6% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 21,663 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,752± 260 MOE
Workers age 16+21,663± 778 MOE
Workers with travel time16,763± 795 MOE
Estimated home workers4,900± 459 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.