Counties in Illinois by mean travel time to work

Name: Counties in Illinois by mean travel time to work, 2021
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Calhoun County had the highest mean travel time to work of 102 counties in 2021, at 45.9 minutes. Crawford County had the lowest, at 15.8 minutes. The median was 24.1 minutes and the figure for Illinois was 28.7 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest45.9Calhoun County

Lowest15.8Crawford County

Median24.1102 counties

Illinois28.7History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2021 minutes
1	Calhoun County Estimated	45.9
2	Kendall County Estimated	33.9
3	Cook County Estimated	32.7
4	Will County Estimated	32.5
5	Pope County Estimated	32.2
6	McHenry County Estimated	31.3
7	Greene County Estimated	30.7
8	Lake County Estimated	29.7
9	DuPage County Estimated	29
9	Marshall County Estimated	29
11	Grundy County Estimated	28.8
11	Jasper County Estimated	28.8
13	Kane County Estimated	28.7
14	Hardin County Estimated	28.6
15	Mercer County Estimated	28.3
15	Monroe County Estimated	28.3
17	Henderson County Estimated	28.2
18	Pulaski County Estimated	28
19	Boone County Estimated	27.6
19	Gallatin County Estimated	27.6
21	Jersey County Estimated	27.5
22	Macoupin County Estimated	27
23	Mason County Estimated	26.8
24	DeKalb County Estimated	26.7
24	Hamilton County Estimated	26.7
26	Edwards County Estimated	26.6
27	Ogle County Estimated	26.5
28	Scott County Estimated	26.4
28	Washington County Estimated	26.4
30	Hancock County Estimated	26.3
30	Stark County Estimated	26.3
32	Menard County Estimated	26.2
33	Clinton County Estimated	26
34	Franklin County Estimated	25.9
34	Johnson County Estimated	25.9
36	Bond County Estimated	25.8
36	Randolph County Estimated	25.8
38	Clark County Estimated	25.6
39	Madison County Estimated	25.4
40	Alexander County Estimated	25.2
40	Putnam County Estimated	25.2
40	St. Clair County Estimated	25.2
43	LaSalle County Estimated	25
44	Montgomery County Estimated	24.7
44	Pike County Estimated	24.7
46	Kankakee County Estimated	24.6
46	Union County Estimated	24.6
48	Iroquois County Estimated	24.3
49	Fulton County Estimated	24.2
49	Lee County Estimated	24.2
49	Perry County Estimated	24.2
52	White County Estimated	24
53	Clay County Estimated	23.8
53	Piatt County Estimated	23.8
55	Ford County Estimated	23.7
55	Lawrence County Estimated	23.7
57	Carroll County Estimated	23.6
58	Schuyler County Estimated	23.5
58	Williamson County Estimated	23.5
60	Shelby County Estimated	23.3
61	Saline County Estimated	23.1
61	Winnebago County Estimated	23.1
63	Fayette County Estimated	22.9
64	Christian County Estimated	22.8
64	Cumberland County Estimated	22.8
64	Henry County Estimated	22.8
67	Wayne County Estimated	22.7
67	Woodford County Estimated	22.7
69	Moultrie County Estimated	22.6
70	De Witt County Estimated	22.5
71	Stephenson County Estimated	22.4
72	Livingston County Estimated	22.2
73	Massac County Estimated	21.8
74	Jo Daviess County Estimated	21.5
74	Richland County Estimated	21.5
74	Wabash County Estimated	21.5
77	Bureau County Estimated	21.4
78	Logan County Estimated	21.2
79	Whiteside County Estimated	20.9
80	Knox County Estimated	20.7
81	Tazewell County Estimated	20.6
82	Jackson County Estimated	20.4
83	Douglas County Estimated	20.3
83	Morgan County Estimated	20.3
85	Cass County Estimated	20.1
85	Edgar County Estimated	20.1
87	Rock Island County Estimated	19.9
87	Vermilion County Estimated	19.9
89	Sangamon County Estimated	19.7
90	Jefferson County Estimated	19.5
91	Marion County Estimated	19.3
91	Warren County Estimated	19.3
93	Peoria County Estimated	18.7
94	Macon County Estimated	18.5
95	McDonough County Estimated	18.4
96	McLean County Estimated	17.9
97	Champaign County Estimated	17.5
98	Coles County Estimated	17.4
99	Effingham County Estimated	17.2
100	Adams County Estimated	17.1
101	Brown County Estimated	16.9
102	Crawford County Estimated	15.8

Other periods

2024
2023
2022
2021

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/2021/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 45.9 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Crawford County, with 15.8 minutes in 2021.

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.