ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17498542024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mokena, Illinois

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home16.9%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone71.5%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.8%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 commute33.2 min → 30.5 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 16.9%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit5.8% → 2.9%▼ 2.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.2% → 71.5%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.5% ±2.2 pp
Carpool4.4% ±2.2 pp
Public transit2.9% ±1.0 pp
Walk2.0% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home16.9% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 10,546 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

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

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,021± 635 MOE
Workers age 16+10,546± 631 MOE
Workers with travel time8,759± 657 MOE
Estimated home workers1,787± 304 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.