ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17820492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Willow Springs, Illinois

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home13.3%±5.3 pp MOE
Drove alone76.9%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute29.6 min → 27.5 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 13.3%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 0.4%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.0% → 76.9%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.9% ±4.5 pp
Carpool8.6% ±5.2 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home13.3% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 3,058 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,868± 207 MOE
Workers age 16+3,058± 273 MOE
Workers with travel time2,651± 257 MOE
Estimated home workers407± 167 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.