ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17411832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lake in the Hills, Illinois

Mean one-way trip32.0 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home17.2%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone70.5%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.2%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 commute33.6 min → 32.0 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 17.2%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.4%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 70.5%▼ 9.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.5% ±3.0 pp
Carpool10.9% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.2% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 15,268 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,800± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+15,268± 459 MOE
Workers with travel time12,642± 562 MOE
Estimated home workers2,626± 352 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.