ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17566272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Orland Hills, Illinois

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home17.0%±8.0 pp MOE
Drove alone67.8%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.5%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 commute36.6 min → 30.5 min▼ 6.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.8% → 17.0%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 2.7%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 67.8%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.8% ±6.8 pp
Carpool9.1% ±4.1 pp
Public transit2.7% ±2.0 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home17.0% ±8.0 pp

Each share uses 3,681 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,719± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+3,681± 297 MOE
Workers with travel time3,057± 277 MOE
Estimated home workers624± 300 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.