ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17695242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Shiloh, Illinois

Mean one-way trip24.6 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home14.0%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.2%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute25.8 min → 24.6 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.6% → 14.0%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 1.5%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 76.2%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.2% ±6.3 pp
Carpool5.4% ±2.2 pp
Public transit1.5% ±1.4 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.0% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 8,020 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.

49thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% 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 estimate14,572± 283 MOE
Workers age 16+8,020± 612 MOE
Workers with travel time6,895± 618 MOE
Estimated home workers1,125± 339 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.