ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17803332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Frankfort, Illinois

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home3.8%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone79.9%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute22.2 min → 23.4 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 3.8%▼ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.4%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.4% → 79.9%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.9% ±4.8 pp
Carpool10.4% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk4.0% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home3.8% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 2,757 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.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,118± 447 MOE
Workers age 16+2,757± 269 MOE
Workers with travel time2,652± 266 MOE
Estimated home workers105± 66 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.