ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17576282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Paris, Illinois

Mean one-way trip14.0 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home1.4%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone84.7%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.1%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 commute16.0 min → 14.0 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 1.4%▼ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 2.0%▲ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.0% → 84.7%▲ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.7% ±3.8 pp
Carpool7.5% ±4.5 pp
Public transit2.0% ±2.0 pp
Walk3.9% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home1.4% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 3,809 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.

3thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,276± 207 MOE
Workers age 16+3,809± 350 MOE
Workers with travel time3,756± 352 MOE
Estimated home workers53± 63 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.