What is the average commute in Glenview village, Illinois?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Glenview village, Illinois work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 22.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · IL · GEOID 17299382024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glenview, Illinois

Name: Commute estimates for Glenview village, Illinois
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.1 min one way; 22.6% worked from home, 61.6% drove alone, and 8.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Glenview village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.4 percentage points.

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 Glenview village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 61.6%; 6.1% used public transit and 22.6% worked from home.

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

How Glenview village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 61th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

61^thMean commute percentile

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

81^thWork-from-home percentile

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

91^thTransit percentile

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

64^th60+ 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 Glenview village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 21,663 workers age 16+, including 16,763 workers with reported travel time and 4,900 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Illinois commute records for Glenview village

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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