ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17832452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Woodridge, Illinois

Mean one-way trip29.8 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home23.3%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone63.0%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.2%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 commute31.6 min → 29.8 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.7% → 23.3%▲ 9.7 pp

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

Public transit5.6% → 3.8%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.8% → 63.0%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.0% ±4.0 pp
Carpool7.5% ±2.3 pp
Public transit3.8% ±1.4 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home23.3% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 18,104 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,941± 69 MOE
Workers age 16+18,104± 662 MOE
Workers with travel time13,877± 811 MOE
Estimated home workers4,227± 558 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.