ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17699792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Silvis, Illinois

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute20.6 min → 19.8 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.9% → 5.2%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 2.1%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.4% → 77.1%▼ 9.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±5.6 pp
Carpool13.7% ±6.0 pp
Public transit2.1% ±3.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home5.2% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 3,735 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,955± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+3,735± 362 MOE
Workers with travel time3,539± 391 MOE
Estimated home workers196± 146 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.