ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17358352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Homer Glen, Illinois

Mean one-way trip35.8 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home14.2%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.9%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 commute36.5 min → 35.8 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 14.2%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 1.6%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 75.9%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.9% ±2.5 pp
Carpool7.3% ±2.2 pp
Public transit1.6% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.2% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 11,622 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,529± 78 MOE
Workers age 16+11,622± 469 MOE
Workers with travel time9,976± 519 MOE
Estimated home workers1,646± 290 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.