ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17435362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lincoln, Illinois

Mean one-way trip18.2 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.9%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute17.6 min → 18.2 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 6.9%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.7%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.1% → 78.9%▲ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.9% ±4.7 pp
Carpool8.2% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.9% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 6,366 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,281± 265 MOE
Workers age 16+6,366± 348 MOE
Workers with travel time5,928± 377 MOE
Estimated home workers438± 138 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.