ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17432502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Libertyville, Illinois

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home28.9%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone61.2%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.9%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 commute27.2 min → 25.9 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.4% → 28.9%▲ 11.5 pp

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

Public transit5.7% → 2.6%▼ 3.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.7% → 61.2%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.2% ±4.8 pp
Carpool4.2% ±1.4 pp
Public transit2.6% ±1.5 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home28.9% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 9,977 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,525± 59 MOE
Workers age 16+9,977± 382 MOE
Workers with travel time7,089± 499 MOE
Estimated home workers2,888± 357 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.