Mercer County Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Mercer County | Illinois | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 7,574, 100% | 5,928,078 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 6,327, 83.54%, see rank | 73.48% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 685, 9.04%, see rank | 8.63% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 8.92% | 5.06% |
Walked | 102, 1.35%, see rank | 3.14% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 86, 1.14%, see rank | 1.63% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 374, 4.94%, see rank | 4.19% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankMercer County | 27.5 minutes |
Illinois | 28.6 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Mercer County | Illinois | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 8,004, 100% | 5,926,796 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 6,380, 79.71%, see rank | 73.47% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 916, 11.44%, see rank | 8.98% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 8.71% | 4.98% |
Walked | 156, 1.95%, see rank | 3.13% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 109, 1.36%, see rank | 1.63% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 443, 5.53%, see rank | 4.08% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankMercer County | 27.8 minutes |
Illinois | 28.5 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Mercer County | Illinois | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 8,085, 100% | 5,930,230 | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 6,546, 80.96%, see rank | 73.64% | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 810, 10.02%, see rank | 9.11% | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 8, 0.10%, see rank | 8.70% | 4.94% |
Walked | 125, 1.55%, see rank | 3.06% | 2.85% |
Other Means | 83, 1.03%, see rank | 1.57% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 513, 6.35%, see rank | 3.92% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankMercer County | 27.7 minutes |
Illinois | 28.5 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Mercer County | Illinois | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 7,985, 100% | 5,952,465 | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 6,445, 80.71%, see rank | 73.49% | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 867, 10.86%, see rank | 9.25% | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 8, 0.10%, see rank | 8.82% | 4.95% |
Walked | 126, 1.58%, see rank | 3.11% | 2.86% |
Other Means | 67, 0.84%, see rank | 1.56% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 472, 5.91%, see rank | 3.77% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankMercer County | 27.5 minutes |
Illinois | 28.4 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| Mercer County | Illinois | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 7,881, 100% | 5,745,731 | 128,279,228 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 6,533, 82.90%, see rank | 73.23% | 75.70% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 762, 9.67%, see rank | 10.88% | 12.19% |
Public Transportation | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 8.66% | 4.73% |
Walked | 145, 1.84%, see rank | 3.13% | 2.93% |
Other Means | 99, 1.26%, see rank | 1.02% | 1.19% |
Worked at Home | 342, 4.34%, see rank | 3.07% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankMercer County | 26.9 minutes |
Illinois | 28.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.1 minutes |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.