ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17825302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Winnetka, Illinois

Mean one-way trip32.6 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home29.2%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone45.2%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.2%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 commute36.2 min → 32.6 min▼ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.0% → 29.2%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit23.8% → 16.5%▼ 7.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone46.4% → 45.2%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone45.2% ±6.8 pp
Carpool3.0% ±2.5 pp
Public transit16.5% ±3.2 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home29.2% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 4,887 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,484± 37 MOE
Workers age 16+4,887± 254 MOE
Workers with travel time3,458± 312 MOE
Estimated home workers1,429± 200 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.