ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17331362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harrisburg, Illinois

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home3.6%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone86.8%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.7%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 commute17.7 min → 18.9 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 3.6%▼ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit3.1% → 0.9%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 86.8%▲ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.8% ±3.0 pp
Carpool5.2% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home3.6% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 2,987 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,372± 314 MOE
Workers age 16+2,987± 279 MOE
Workers with travel time2,878± 265 MOE
Estimated home workers109± 106 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.