What is the average commute in South Barrington village, Illinois?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in South Barrington village, Illinois work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 19.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 8.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · IL · GEOID 17705642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Barrington, Illinois

Name: Commute estimates for South Barrington village, Illinois
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.0 min one way; 19.3% worked from home, 69.6% drove alone, and 12.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.0 min±7.3 min MOE

Worked from home19.3%±8.2 pp MOE

Drove alone69.6%±8.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.4%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 South Barrington village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute31.1 min → 29.0 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.6% → 19.3%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 3.6%▲ 2.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 69.6%▼ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How South Barrington village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.6%; 3.6% used public transit and 19.3% worked from home.

Drive alone69.6% ±8.0 pp

Carpool6.0% ±5.7 pp

Public transit3.6% ±2.7 pp

Walk0.5% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp

Work from home19.3% ±8.2 pp

Each share uses 2,253 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How South Barrington village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 73th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

73^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87^thTransit percentile

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

80^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind South Barrington village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,253 workers age 16+, including 1,819 workers with reported travel time and 434 home workers.

Population estimate5,021± 96 MOE

Workers age 16+2,253± 219 MOE

Workers with travel time1,819± 245 MOE

Estimated home workers434± 190 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Illinois commute records for South Barrington village

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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