ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17343582024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Herrin, Illinois

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.7%±3.8 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 commute19.7 min → 21.9 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 10.9%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.4%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.6% → 77.7%▲ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.7% ±3.8 pp
Carpool8.0% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.9% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 5,854 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.

31thMean commute percentile

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

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,226± 71 MOE
Workers age 16+5,854± 379 MOE
Workers with travel time5,216± 374 MOE
Estimated home workers638± 250 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.