ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17754842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tinley Park, Illinois

Mean one-way trip33.7 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.0%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 commute32.6 min → 33.7 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 12.3%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit7.1% → 4.3%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 75.9%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.9% ±2.2 pp
Carpool5.2% ±1.4 pp
Public transit4.3% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.3% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 27,154 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% 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.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate54,842± 69 MOE
Workers age 16+27,154± 996 MOE
Workers with travel time23,803± 892 MOE
Estimated home workers3,351± 521 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.