ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17546382024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oak Forest, Illinois

Mean one-way trip31.8 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home10.5%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone76.8%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.4%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 commute32.1 min → 31.8 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 10.5%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit6.8% → 5.6%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 76.8%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.8% ±3.4 pp
Carpool4.9% ±1.9 pp
Public transit5.6% ±1.9 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.5% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 13,768 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,805± 54 MOE
Workers age 16+13,768± 759 MOE
Workers with travel time12,327± 706 MOE
Estimated home workers1,441± 398 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.