ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17499452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monee, Illinois

Mean one-way trip33.9 min±10.2 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±6.8 pp MOE
Drove alone78.5%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.3%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 commute38.6 min → 33.9 min▼ 4.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 10.7%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit5.8% → 0.7%▼ 5.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 78.5%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.5% ±5.7 pp
Carpool1.5% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home10.7% ±6.8 pp

Each share uses 2,848 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.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,108± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+2,848± 423 MOE
Workers with travel time2,543± 429 MOE
Estimated home workers305± 200 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.