ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17802422024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Western Springs, Illinois

Mean one-way trip31.0 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home31.2%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone54.3%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.8%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 commute31.3 min → 31.0 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.9% → 31.2%▲ 11.3 pp

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

Public transit15.0% → 11.1%▼ 3.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.8% → 54.3%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone54.3% ±4.7 pp
Carpool1.2% ±0.8 pp
Public transit11.1% ±2.8 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home31.2% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 5,805 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,446± 212 MOE
Workers age 16+5,805± 340 MOE
Workers with travel time3,995± 385 MOE
Estimated home workers1,810± 271 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.