ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17407932024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

La Grange Park, Illinois

Mean one-way trip29.0 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home23.6%±5.7 pp MOE
Drove alone60.8%±5.8 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 commute31.0 min → 29.0 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.9% → 23.6%▲ 9.7 pp

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

Public transit12.8% → 5.2%▼ 7.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.4% → 60.8%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.8% ±5.8 pp
Carpool5.4% ±2.5 pp
Public transit5.2% ±1.7 pp
Walk3.1% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.9 pp
Work from home23.6% ±5.7 pp

Each share uses 6,668 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,447± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+6,668± 309 MOE
Workers with travel time5,092± 454 MOE
Estimated home workers1,576± 388 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.