ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17445242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Long Grove, Illinois

Mean one-way trip33.5 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home34.8%±5.7 pp MOE
Drove alone58.2%±7.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.1%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 commute32.5 min → 33.5 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home25.3% → 34.8%▲ 9.5 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 2.6%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.7% → 58.2%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.2% ±7.6 pp
Carpool3.1% ±2.2 pp
Public transit2.6% ±1.9 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home34.8% ±5.7 pp

Each share uses 4,182 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,305± 62 MOE
Workers age 16+4,182± 284 MOE
Workers with travel time2,727± 345 MOE
Estimated home workers1,455± 259 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.