ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17475402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Matteson, Illinois

Mean one-way trip33.8 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home23.9%±5.8 pp MOE
Drove alone66.8%±7.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.8%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 commute38.1 min → 33.8 min▼ 4.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.8% → 23.9%▲ 14.0 pp

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

Public transit8.2% → 3.1%▼ 5.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.8% → 66.8%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.8% ±7.3 pp
Carpool5.2% ±2.9 pp
Public transit3.1% ±1.6 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home23.9% ±5.8 pp

Each share uses 8,338 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% 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.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,645± 46 MOE
Workers age 16+8,338± 782 MOE
Workers with travel time6,347± 757 MOE
Estimated home workers1,991± 520 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.