ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17409102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lake Bluff, Illinois

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±7.6 min MOE
Worked from home33.8%±5.5 pp MOE
Drove alone50.8%±8.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.0%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 commute29.3 min → 28.4 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.9% → 33.8%▲ 11.0 pp

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

Public transit8.7% → 6.1%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.5% → 50.8%▼ 10.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone50.8% ±8.2 pp
Carpool6.4% ±2.5 pp
Public transit6.1% ±3.0 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home33.8% ±5.5 pp

Each share uses 2,909 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 under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,041± 578 MOE
Workers age 16+2,909± 345 MOE
Workers with travel time1,925± 318 MOE
Estimated home workers984± 198 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.