ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17610672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pontoon Beach, Illinois

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone79.0%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute25.2 min → 22.5 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 6.2%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 3.0%▲ 2.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 79.0%▲ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.0% ±6.3 pp
Carpool11.5% ±3.8 pp
Public transit3.0% ±3.6 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home6.2% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 2,462 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,025± 290 MOE
Workers age 16+2,462± 304 MOE
Workers with travel time2,309± 298 MOE
Estimated home workers153± 66 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.