ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17367502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Huntley, Illinois

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home17.7%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone73.2%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.7%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 commute31.8 min → 29.5 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.0% → 17.7%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 1.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.1% → 73.2%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.2% ±3.9 pp
Carpool4.6% ±1.7 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home17.7% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 11,812 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,005± 210 MOE
Workers age 16+11,812± 594 MOE
Workers with travel time9,723± 641 MOE
Estimated home workers2,089± 340 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.