ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17620162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Prospect Heights, Illinois

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home18.6%±6.3 pp MOE
Drove alone66.8%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 commute26.2 min → 26.0 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.8% → 18.6%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 1.4%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.6% → 66.8%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.8% ±5.1 pp
Carpool11.2% ±4.3 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home18.6% ±6.3 pp

Each share uses 9,007 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,618± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+9,007± 571 MOE
Workers with travel time7,334± 648 MOE
Estimated home workers1,673± 578 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.