ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17354112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Mean one-way trip28.5 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home18.1%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone67.7%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.6%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 commute30.4 min → 28.5 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.8% → 18.1%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 2.1%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 67.7%▼ 7.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.7% ±2.4 pp
Carpool9.6% ±2.4 pp
Public transit2.1% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home18.1% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 26,224 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate51,175± 485 MOE
Workers age 16+26,224± 948 MOE
Workers with travel time21,472± 1,047 MOE
Estimated home workers4,752± 622 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.