What is the average commute in Wilmette village, Illinois?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 36.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 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 17820752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wilmette, Illinois

Name: Commute estimates for Wilmette village, Illinois
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.6 min one way; 36.1% worked from home, 41.0% drove alone, and 17.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.6 min±6.2 min MOE

Worked from home36.1%±3.9 pp MOE

Drove alone41.0%±2.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip17.5%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 Wilmette village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +11.6 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute35.4 min → 34.6 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home24.5% → 36.1%▲ 11.6 pp

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

Public transit18.0% → 13.5%▼ 4.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone49.5% → 41.0%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Wilmette village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 41.0%; 13.5% used public transit and 36.1% worked from home.

Drive alone41.0% ±2.9 pp

Carpool3.4% ±1.1 pp

Public transit13.5% ±2.9 pp

Walk3.1% ±1.1 pp

Bicycle0.6% ±0.5 pp

Work from home36.1% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 11,706 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Wilmette village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

94^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Wilmette village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,706 workers age 16+, including 7,475 workers with reported travel time and 4,231 home workers.

Population estimate27,503± 109 MOE

Workers age 16+11,706± 572 MOE

Workers with travel time7,475± 598 MOE

Estimated home workers4,231± 497 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 Wilmette 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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