ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17470072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Markham, Illinois

Mean one-way trip35.7 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone66.7%±8.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.9%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 commute33.5 min → 35.7 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.6% → 12.7%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit7.3% → 5.1%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.4% → 66.7%▲ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.7% ±8.7 pp
Carpool11.5% ±6.3 pp
Public transit5.1% ±3.0 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home12.7% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 4,427 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,355± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+4,427± 482 MOE
Workers with travel time3,864± 470 MOE
Estimated home workers563± 216 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.