ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17792672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wauconda, Illinois

Mean one-way trip31.3 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home15.2%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone72.0%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 commute32.3 min → 31.3 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.5% → 15.2%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit3.0% → 2.5%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 72.0%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.0% ±4.1 pp
Carpool8.9% ±2.2 pp
Public transit2.5% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home15.2% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 7,398 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,027± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+7,398± 411 MOE
Workers with travel time6,274± 448 MOE
Estimated home workers1,124± 266 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.