ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17436662024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lincolnshire, Illinois

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home37.3%±6.9 pp MOE
Drove alone50.3%±7.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute25.0 min → 26.1 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.9% → 37.3%▲ 13.4 pp

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

Public transit3.9% → 3.2%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.9% → 50.3%▼ 13.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone50.3% ±7.8 pp
Carpool5.4% ±3.6 pp
Public transit3.2% ±1.9 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home37.3% ±6.9 pp

Each share uses 3,842 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% 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.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,980± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+3,842± 270 MOE
Workers with travel time2,408± 334 MOE
Estimated home workers1,434± 282 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.