ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17533772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Norridge, Illinois

Mean one-way trip34.2 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone77.7%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.6%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 commute34.3 min → 34.2 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 8.9%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit4.0% → 2.3%▼ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 77.7%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.7% ±4.4 pp
Carpool6.2% ±2.5 pp
Public transit2.3% ±1.4 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.6 pp
Work from home8.9% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 7,077 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,439± 500 MOE
Workers age 16+7,077± 591 MOE
Workers with travel time6,447± 609 MOE
Estimated home workers630± 185 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.