ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17427952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lemont, Illinois

Mean one-way trip34.8 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home17.1%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.6%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.1%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 commute35.7 min → 34.8 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 17.1%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 3.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 71.6%▼ 9.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.6% ±3.6 pp
Carpool3.5% ±1.9 pp
Public transit3.2% ±1.6 pp
Walk3.9% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.1% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 8,125 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,820± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+8,125± 554 MOE
Workers with travel time6,736± 505 MOE
Estimated home workers1,389± 368 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.