ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17820752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wilmette, Illinois

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

94thMean commute percentile

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

99thWork-from-home percentile

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

98thTransit percentile

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

94th60+ 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 the shares

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.