ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17720522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Spring Grove, Illinois

Mean one-way trip33.6 min±9.7 min MOE
Worked from home23.3%±9.6 pp MOE
Drove alone71.5%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.0%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 commute33.5 min → 33.6 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.4% → 23.3%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 1.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 71.5%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.5% ±6.3 pp
Carpool2.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.7 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home23.3% ±9.6 pp

Each share uses 2,577 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

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

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,917± 415 MOE
Workers age 16+2,577± 401 MOE
Workers with travel time1,976± 351 MOE
Estimated home workers601± 265 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.