How Illinois Compares

Illinois

30.7 min

National

27.6 min

11.1% above

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#7	Puerto Rico	31.4 min
#8	Georgia	31.1 min
#9	Florida	30.8 min
#10	Illinois	30.7 min
#11	Virginia	30.0 min
#12	Texas	29.3 min
#13	New Hampshire	29.2 min

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Highest Commute Counties in Illinois

#	County	Commute
1	Calhoun County	49.1 min
2	Kendall County	35.1 min
3	Cook County	34.9 min
4	Will County	34.4 min
5	McHenry County	33.3 min
6	Pulaski County	32.5 min
7	Greene County	32.4 min
8	Hardin County	32.3 min
9	Mason County	32.1 min
10	Pope County	31.6 min

Lowest Commute Counties in Illinois

#	County	Commute
102	Brown County	18.3 min
101	Adams County	18.9 min
100	Edgar County	19.1 min
99	Champaign County	19.1 min
98	Effingham County	19.9 min
97	Crawford County	19.9 min
96	Coles County	20.0 min
95	Morgan County	20.3 min
94	McLean County	20.3 min
93	McDonough County	20.8 min

Mean Commute Time in Illinois

Illinois has a mean commute time of 30.7 min, ranking #10 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 11.1% above the national value of 27.6 min.

Across Illinois's 102 counties, mean commute time ranges from 18.3 min to 49.1 min. The county with the highest value is Calhoun County at 49.1 min.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+.

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.