ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17336302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hawthorn Woods, Illinois

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 39.5 min one way; 24.7% worked from home, 59.3% drove alone, and 22.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip39.5 min±9.3 min MOE
Worked from home24.7%±5.8 pp MOE
Drove alone59.3%±7.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.4%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 Hawthorn Woods village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute37.0 min → 39.5 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.4% → 24.7%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit8.6% → 10.8%▲ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.5% → 59.3%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Hawthorn Woods village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 59.3%; 10.8% used public transit and 24.7% worked from home.

Drive alone59.3% ±7.3 pp
Carpool2.8% ±2.2 pp
Public transit10.8% ±8.0 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home24.7% ±5.8 pp

Each share uses 4,607 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Hawthorn Woods village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 98th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Hawthorn Woods village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,607 workers age 16+, including 3,467 workers with reported travel time and 1,140 home workers.

Population estimate9,143± 366 MOE
Workers age 16+4,607± 393 MOE
Workers with travel time3,467± 392 MOE
Estimated home workers1,140± 283 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 Hawthorn Woods 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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