ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17513492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mundelein, Illinois

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home18.9%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone69.4%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.3%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 commute28.5 min → 27.9 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.8% → 18.9%▲ 9.1 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.1%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 69.4%▼ 10.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.4% ±3.8 pp
Carpool8.7% ±2.2 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home18.9% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 17,089 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,915± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+17,089± 769 MOE
Workers with travel time13,857± 822 MOE
Estimated home workers3,232± 405 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.