ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17602872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Plainfield, Illinois

Mean one-way trip33.3 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home23.3%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone69.1%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.8%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 commute34.7 min → 33.3 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.8% → 23.3%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.6%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 69.1%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.1% ±2.8 pp
Carpool4.1% ±1.2 pp
Public transit1.6% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home23.3% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 24,029 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

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

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate46,708± 218 MOE
Workers age 16+24,029± 884 MOE
Workers with travel time18,436± 925 MOE
Estimated home workers5,593± 616 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.