ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17325252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hampshire, Illinois

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home23.6%±9.5 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±9.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute31.4 min → 28.2 min▼ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home28.6% → 23.6%▼ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.9% → 72.3%▲ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±9.2 pp
Carpool2.7% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home23.6% ±9.5 pp

Each share uses 4,288 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% 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.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,524± 708 MOE
Workers age 16+4,288± 470 MOE
Workers with travel time3,275± 517 MOE
Estimated home workers1,013± 421 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.