ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17782272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Volo, Illinois

Mean one-way trip32.2 min±7.2 min MOE
Worked from home20.1%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone74.2%±9.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.0%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 commute39.7 min → 32.2 min▼ 7.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 20.1%▲ 11.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 1.2%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.1% → 74.2%▼ 13.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.2% ±9.2 pp
Carpool3.4% ±3.3 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home20.1% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 3,608 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.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,706± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+3,608± 401 MOE
Workers with travel time2,881± 407 MOE
Estimated home workers727± 170 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.