ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17552492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

O'Fallon, Illinois

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home20.4%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone70.5%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 commute26.7 min → 25.3 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 20.4%▲ 11.4 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.5%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 70.5%▼ 12.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.5% ±3.5 pp
Carpool6.1% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home20.4% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 15,187 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

34thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,262± 72 MOE
Workers age 16+15,187± 617 MOE
Workers with travel time12,089± 758 MOE
Estimated home workers3,098± 460 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.