ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17658062024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Roselle, Illinois

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home16.3%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute29.9 min → 27.1 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.5% → 16.3%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit3.6% → 2.5%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.0% → 76.3%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.3% ±4.0 pp
Carpool3.5% ±1.2 pp
Public transit2.5% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.6 pp
Work from home16.3% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 12,115 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

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

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,752± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+12,115± 475 MOE
Workers with travel time10,142± 585 MOE
Estimated home workers1,973± 341 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.