ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17535592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Chicago, Illinois

Mean one-way trip16.8 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home25.5%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone40.8%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.9%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 commute16.8 min → 16.8 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.0% → 25.5%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 0.8%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone43.4% → 40.8%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone40.8% ±3.5 pp
Carpool9.2% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.5 pp
Walk22.3% ±4.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home25.5% ±5.2 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.

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,643± 262 MOE
Workers age 16+17,089± 745 MOE
Workers with travel time12,735± 1,127 MOE
Estimated home workers4,354± 914 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.