ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17566402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Orland Park, Illinois

Mean one-way trip33.8 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home16.9%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone69.4%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.4%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 commute34.2 min → 33.8 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.8% → 16.9%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit4.6% → 3.4%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 69.4%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.4% ±3.1 pp
Carpool7.6% ±1.6 pp
Public transit3.4% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home16.9% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 27,090 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate57,916± 457 MOE
Workers age 16+27,090± 1,037 MOE
Workers with travel time22,501± 1,111 MOE
Estimated home workers4,589± 684 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.