Data / Rankings / Mean travel time to work / Counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois by mean travel time to work, 2024

Calhoun County had the highest mean travel time to work of 102 counties in 2024, at 47.7 minutes. Brown County had the lowest, at 15.9 minutes. The median was 24.2 minutes and the figure for Illinois was 27.8 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest47.7Calhoun County
Lowest15.9Brown County
Median24.2102 counties
Illinois27.8History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 47.7 minutes47.7Kendall CountyKendall County: 31.6 minutes31.6Cook CountyCook County: 31.5 minutes31.5Will CountyWill County: 31.4 minutes31.4Alexander CountyAlexander County: 30.6 minutes30.6Mason CountyMason County: 30.4 minutes30.4McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 30.1 minutes30.1Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 29.4 minutes29.4Pope CountyPope County: 29.3 minutes29.3Greene CountyGreene County: 29 minutes29Marshall CountyMarshall County: 28.9 minutes28.9Lake CountyLake County: 28.5 minutes28.5Johnson CountyJohnson County: 28.4 minutes28.4Monroe CountyMonroe County: 28.3 minutes28.3Hardin CountyHardin County: 28.2 minutes28.2Jasper CountyJasper County: 28.1 minutes28.1Mercer CountyMercer County: 28.1 minutes28.1Putnam CountyPutnam County: 28.1 minutes28.1Kane CountyKane County: 27.8 minutes27.8DuPage CountyDuPage County: 27.7 minutes27.7Macoupin CountyMacoupin County: 27.5 minutes27.5Jersey CountyJersey County: 27.1 minutes27.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 26.9 minutes26.9Grundy CountyGrundy County: 26.8 minutes26.8Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 26.8 minutes26.8DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 26.7 minutes26.7Washington CountyWashington County: 26.7 minutes26.7Boone CountyBoone County: 26.6 minutes26.6Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 26.1 minutes26.1Henderson CountyHenderson County: 26.1 minutes26.1Menard CountyMenard County: 26.1 minutes26.1LaSalle CountyLaSalle County: 26 minutes26Ogle CountyOgle County: 26 minutes26Clinton CountyClinton County: 25.9 minutes25.9Fulton CountyFulton County: 25.8 minutes25.8Stark CountyStark County: 25.7 minutes25.7Fayette CountyFayette County: 25.5 minutes25.5Clark CountyClark County: 25.2 minutes25.2Clay CountyClay County: 25 minutes25Iroquois CountyIroquois County: 25 minutes25
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
minutes		Change on 2023
1Calhoun County Estimated47.7-1.7
2Kendall County Estimated31.6-1.3
3Cook County Estimated31.5-0.4
4Will County Estimated31.4-0.3
5Alexander County Estimated30.6-0.9
6Mason County Estimated30.4+1.6
7McHenry County Estimated30.1-0.5
8Pulaski County Estimated29.4-0.4
9Pope County Estimated29.3+1.1
10Greene County Estimated29-0.6
11Marshall County Estimated28.9+1
12Lake County Estimated28.5-0.3
13Johnson County Estimated28.4+1.3
14Monroe County Estimated28.30
15Hardin County Estimated28.2-2.4
16Jasper County Estimated28.1-1.9
16Mercer County Estimated28.1-0.4
16Putnam County Estimated28.1+1.2
19Kane County Estimated27.8-0.5
20DuPage County Estimated27.7-0.3
21Macoupin County Estimated27.5-0.3
22Jersey County Estimated27.1+0.5
23Franklin County Estimated26.9+0.2
24Grundy County Estimated26.8-0.8
24Hamilton County Estimated26.8+0.3
26DeKalb County Estimated26.70
26Washington County Estimated26.7+0.9
28Boone County Estimated26.6-0.7
29Gallatin County Estimated26.1+0.8
29Henderson County Estimated26.1-1.5
29Menard County Estimated26.1+0.2
32LaSalle County Estimated26-0.1
32Ogle County Estimated26-0.8
34Clinton County Estimated25.9+0.2
35Fulton County Estimated25.8+0.7
36Stark County Estimated25.7-1
37Fayette County Estimated25.5+1.6
38Clark County Estimated25.2-0.5
39Clay County Estimated25-1.1
39Iroquois County Estimated25+0.9
39Woodford County Estimated25+0.7
42Kankakee County Estimated24.90
42Madison County Estimated24.9-0.3
44Carroll County Estimated24.6+2.4
44Ford County Estimated24.6+0.3
44Lee County Estimated24.6+0.3
47Union County Estimated24.4-1.5
47White County Estimated24.4+0.3
49Perry County Estimated24.30
50Scott County Estimated24.2-0.9
50Wayne County Estimated24.2+0.6
52Hancock County Estimated24.1+0.5
53Piatt County Estimated24+0.3
53St. Clair County Estimated24-0.7
55Wabash County Estimated23.7-0.1
56Bond County Estimated23.6+0.2
57Cumberland County Estimated23.5-0.6
57Williamson County Estimated23.5+0.3
59Edwards County Estimated23.4-0.2
59Pike County Estimated23.4-0.6
61De Witt County Estimated23.3+0.6
62Randolph County Estimated23.1-0.3
62Saline County Estimated23.1+0.3
64Winnebago County Estimated23+0.1
65Montgomery County Estimated22.8-1.1
66Henry County Estimated22.2-0.4
67Jo Daviess County Estimated22.1+0.8
68Christian County Estimated22+0.6
69Livingston County Estimated21.6-0.7
70Bureau County Estimated21.1+0.1
70Marion County Estimated21.1+0.7
72Cass County Estimated21-1.1
72Logan County Estimated21-0.4
74Moultrie County Estimated20.9-0.3
75Lawrence County Estimated20.8-2.1
75Shelby County Estimated20.8-0.3
75Tazewell County Estimated20.8-0.1
78Stephenson County Estimated20.7-0.2
79Douglas County Estimated20.4-0.3
79Knox County Estimated20.4-0.2
81Jackson County Estimated20.3+0.2
81Massac County Estimated20.3-0.9
81Whiteside County Estimated20.3+0.4
84Vermilion County Estimated20.1+0.3
85Richland County Estimated19.7-0.7
85Rock Island County Estimated19.7-0.5
85Sangamon County Estimated19.7+0.2
85Schuyler County Estimated19.7-3.9
89Jefferson County Estimated19.6-0.1
90Macon County Estimated19.4+0.5
91Peoria County Estimated19.2+0.3
92Warren County Estimated18.8-0.6
93Morgan County Estimated18.7-0.4
94McDonough County Estimated18.6-0.6
95McLean County Estimated18.3-0.2
96Coles County Estimated18.20
97Crawford County Estimated18.1+1.8
97Effingham County Estimated18.1-0.2
99Edgar County Estimated17.9+0.1
100Adams County Estimated16.9-0.1
100Champaign County Estimated16.9-0.4
102Brown County Estimated15.9+0.2

Other periods

About this ranking

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Illinois by mean travel time to work using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"mean_travel_time_to_work","level":"province","within":"Illinois","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=mean_travel_time_to_work&level=province&within=Illinois&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Calhoun County, with 47.7 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Brown County, with 15.9 minutes in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Mean travel time to work: other rankings

Counties in Illinois: more rankings