ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17475532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mattoon, Illinois

Mean one-way trip18.1 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home4.6%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone77.7%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute16.6 min → 18.1 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.9% → 4.6%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 77.7%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.7% ±5.5 pp
Carpool14.0% ±4.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle1.7% ±1.9 pp
Work from home4.6% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 6,992 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,586± 410 MOE
Workers age 16+6,992± 570 MOE
Workers with travel time6,670± 539 MOE
Estimated home workers322± 120 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.