ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17454212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lynwood, Illinois

Mean one-way trip49.6 min±15.5 min MOE
Worked from home15.6%±9.5 pp MOE
Drove alone69.8%±9.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip28.8%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 commute45.8 min → 49.6 min▲ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.7% → 15.6%▼ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit4.7% → 1.7%▼ 3.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.8% → 69.8%▲ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.8% ±9.0 pp
Carpool5.6% ±4.8 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.8 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home15.6% ±9.5 pp

Each share uses 4,584 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.

100thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 100% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,083± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+4,584± 468 MOE
Workers with travel time3,870± 650 MOE
Estimated home workers714± 442 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.