What is the average commute in Western Springs village, Illinois?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Western Springs village, Illinois work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 31.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · IL · GEOID 17802422024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Western Springs, Illinois

Name: Commute estimates for Western Springs village, Illinois
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.0 min one way; 31.2% worked from home, 54.3% drove alone, and 13.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Western Springs village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +11.3 percentage points.

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 Western Springs village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 54.3%; 11.1% used public transit and 31.2% worked from home.

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

How Western Springs village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 81th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

81^thMean commute percentile

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

96^thWork-from-home percentile

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

97^thTransit percentile

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

84^th60+ 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 Western Springs village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,805 workers age 16+, including 3,995 workers with reported travel time and 1,810 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Illinois commute records for Western Springs village

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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