ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17637062024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Richton Park, Illinois

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone73.1%±8.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.8%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 commute39.4 min → 33.1 min▼ 6.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 13.2%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit8.3% → 4.8%▼ 3.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 73.1%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.1% ±8.1 pp
Carpool7.4% ±3.6 pp
Public transit4.8% ±2.2 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.2% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 5,863 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,521± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+5,863± 463 MOE
Workers with travel time5,087± 570 MOE
Estimated home workers776± 276 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.