ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17389342024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kankakee, Illinois

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.9%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 commute22.7 min → 22.0 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.9% → 4.7%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit3.6% → 2.7%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 75.1%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.1% ±4.3 pp
Carpool12.9% ±2.8 pp
Public transit2.7% ±1.4 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.7% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 9,478 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,996± 499 MOE
Workers age 16+9,478± 554 MOE
Workers with travel time9,036± 570 MOE
Estimated home workers442± 157 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.