ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17300942024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Godfrey, Illinois

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home16.3%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute26.8 min → 25.7 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 16.3%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 0.5%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.6% → 77.1%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±4.6 pp
Carpool5.6% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home16.3% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 8,738 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,712± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+8,738± 630 MOE
Workers with travel time7,313± 599 MOE
Estimated home workers1,425± 356 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.