ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17769352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

University Park, Illinois

Mean one-way trip39.3 min±10.4 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±8.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.7%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 commute32.1 min → 39.3 min▲ 7.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 8.3%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit7.5% → 4.0%▼ 3.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.1% → 75.8%▲ 9.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±8.0 pp
Carpool6.9% ±5.4 pp
Public transit4.0% ±2.7 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home8.3% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 2,916 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,306± 555 MOE
Workers age 16+2,916± 444 MOE
Workers with travel time2,674± 468 MOE
Estimated home workers242± 148 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.