ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17701222024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Skokie, Illinois

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home20.3%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone58.6%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.3%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 commute28.3 min → 27.9 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 20.3%▲ 9.6 pp

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

Public transit6.7% → 4.3%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.7% → 58.6%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.6% ±2.6 pp
Carpool12.4% ±1.8 pp
Public transit4.3% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home20.3% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 31,479 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate66,219± 46 MOE
Workers age 16+31,479± 994 MOE
Workers with travel time25,079± 1,078 MOE
Estimated home workers6,400± 587 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.