Mean Commute Time in Cook County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Cook County Compares
National Distribution
Where Cook County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for mean commute time.
■ Cook County: 34.9 min
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #289 | Harford County, MD | 35.0 min |
| #290 | Hendry County, FL | 35.0 min |
| #291 | Newton County, IN | 34.9 min |
| #292 | Cook County, IL | 34.9 min |
| #293 | Bradford County, FL | 34.9 min |
| #294 | Philadelphia County, PA | 34.9 min |
| #295 | Morrow County, OH | 34.9 min |
Mean Commute Time in Cook County, Illinois
Cook County, Illinois has a mean commute time of 34.9 min, which ranks #292 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 26.5% above the national value of 27.6 min.
Within Illinois, Cook County ranks #3 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 91th percentile nationally.
Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.