ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17574722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pana, Illinois

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±5.5 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±7.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute24.7 min → 18.9 min▼ 5.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 10.2%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 2.6%▲ 2.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.0% → 76.3%▼ 11.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.3% ±7.1 pp
Carpool9.2% ±9.0 pp
Public transit2.6% ±3.1 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home10.2% ±5.5 pp

Each share uses 2,200 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% 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.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,217± 240 MOE
Workers age 16+2,200± 280 MOE
Workers with travel time1,976± 281 MOE
Estimated home workers224± 125 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.