ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17532342024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Normal, Illinois

Mean one-way trip16.5 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.4%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone69.9%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute16.7 min → 16.5 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 13.4%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 1.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.6% → 69.9%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.9% ±2.7 pp
Carpool6.7% ±1.5 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk8.1% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.4% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 26,626 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate53,569± 575 MOE
Workers age 16+26,626± 909 MOE
Workers with travel time23,064± 940 MOE
Estimated home workers3,562± 429 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.