ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17725202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Steger, Illinois

Mean one-way trip32.2 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone79.6%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.8%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 commute33.0 min → 32.2 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 8.1%▼ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit5.7% → 4.3%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.5% → 79.6%▼ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.6% ±6.5 pp
Carpool4.3% ±2.2 pp
Public transit4.3% ±2.9 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.1% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 4,320 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% 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 estimate9,418± 46 MOE
Workers age 16+4,320± 406 MOE
Workers with travel time3,970± 383 MOE
Estimated home workers350± 180 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.