ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17336952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hazel Crest, Illinois

Mean one-way trip26.8 min±8.4 min MOE
Worked from home16.0%±10.0 pp MOE
Drove alone65.8%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.1%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 commute34.1 min → 26.8 min▼ 7.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 16.0%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit9.3% → 6.2%▼ 3.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.0% → 65.8%▼ 8.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.8% ±5.4 pp
Carpool7.0% ±3.6 pp
Public transit6.2% ±4.0 pp
Walk4.8% ±3.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home16.0% ±10.0 pp

Each share uses 5,194 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.

61thMean commute percentile

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

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,792± 1,059 MOE
Workers age 16+5,194± 921 MOE
Workers with travel time4,362± 886 MOE
Estimated home workers832± 541 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.