ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17647072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Robinson, Illinois

Mean one-way trip13.4 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone84.4%±11.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute13.1 min → 13.4 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 6.2%▼ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.0%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 84.4%▲ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.4% ±11.8 pp
Carpool5.5% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.8% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±1.6 pp
Work from home6.2% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 2,959 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.

3thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,084± 330 MOE
Workers age 16+2,959± 296 MOE
Workers with travel time2,777± 274 MOE
Estimated home workers182± 117 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.