ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17498672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Moline, Illinois

Mean one-way trip18.0 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.0%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute18.5 min → 18.0 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 9.8%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 1.8%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 75.0%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.0% ±3.4 pp
Carpool10.7% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home9.8% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 19,821 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,197± 364 MOE
Workers age 16+19,821± 844 MOE
Workers with travel time17,875± 916 MOE
Estimated home workers1,946± 281 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.