ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17627832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rantoul, Illinois

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home11.8%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.3%±4.6 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 commute20.0 min → 19.5 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 11.8%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.1%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.8% → 78.3%▲ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.3% ±4.6 pp
Carpool8.0% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.8% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 4,969 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% 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 estimate12,421± 284 MOE
Workers age 16+4,969± 525 MOE
Workers with travel time4,384± 512 MOE
Estimated home workers585± 262 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.