ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17488922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Midlothian, Illinois

Mean one-way trip28.8 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.2%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 commute29.5 min → 28.8 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 8.1%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit3.9% → 2.5%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 77.3%▲ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±6.5 pp
Carpool10.8% ±5.8 pp
Public transit2.5% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.1% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 6,784 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

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

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,948± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+6,784± 500 MOE
Workers with travel time6,234± 522 MOE
Estimated home workers550± 204 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.