ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17463572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Manhattan, Illinois

Mean one-way trip37.5 min±7.2 min MOE
Worked from home11.8%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone74.3%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.2%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 commute35.5 min → 37.5 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 11.8%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 1.2%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.5% → 74.3%▼ 9.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.3% ±4.9 pp
Carpool11.9% ±6.2 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.8% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 5,828 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,026± 463 MOE
Workers age 16+5,828± 519 MOE
Workers with travel time5,139± 484 MOE
Estimated home workers689± 219 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.