Counties in Illinois by mean travel time to work

Name: Counties in Illinois by mean travel time to work, 2022
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Calhoun County had the highest mean travel time to work of 102 counties in 2022, at 48.7 minutes. Crawford County had the lowest, at 15.9 minutes. The median was 24 minutes and the figure for Illinois was 28.4 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest48.7Calhoun County

Lowest15.9Crawford County

Median24102 counties

Illinois28.4History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2022 minutes	Change on 2021
1	Calhoun County Estimated	48.7	+2.8
2	Kendall County Estimated	33.6	-0.3
3	Cook County Estimated	32.3	-0.4
4	Will County Estimated	32.1	-0.4
5	Hardin County Estimated	32	+3.4
6	Pope County Estimated	31.5	-0.7
7	McHenry County Estimated	31.3	0
8	Greene County Estimated	30.5	-0.2
9	Hamilton County Estimated	30.3	+3.6
10	Lake County Estimated	29.4	-0.3
11	Henderson County Estimated	28.8	+0.6
12	Kane County Estimated	28.7	0
13	Mercer County Estimated	28.6	+0.3
13	Monroe County Estimated	28.6	+0.3
15	DuPage County Estimated	28.4	-0.6
16	Jasper County Estimated	28.3	-0.5
16	Pulaski County Estimated	28.3	+0.3
18	Mason County Estimated	28.1	+1.3
19	Grundy County Estimated	28	-0.8
20	Macoupin County Estimated	27.8	+0.8
21	Alexander County Estimated	27.7	+2.5
22	Marshall County Estimated	27.3	-1.7
23	Jersey County Estimated	27.2	-0.3
24	Ogle County Estimated	27	+0.5
25	Boone County Estimated	26.9	-0.7
25	Johnson County Estimated	26.9	+1
27	Franklin County Estimated	26.8	+0.9
28	Menard County Estimated	26.4	+0.2
29	DeKalb County Estimated	26.3	-0.4
29	Gallatin County Estimated	26.3	-1.3
29	Putnam County Estimated	26.3	+1.1
32	Washington County Estimated	26.2	-0.2
33	Pike County Estimated	25.8	+1.1
33	Stark County Estimated	25.8	-0.5
35	Edwards County Estimated	25.7	-0.9
35	Fulton County Estimated	25.7	+1.5
35	Union County Estimated	25.7	+1.1
38	Clark County Estimated	25.6	0
38	Clinton County Estimated	25.6	-0.4
38	LaSalle County Estimated	25.6	+0.6
41	Hancock County Estimated	25.4	-0.9
41	Madison County Estimated	25.4	0
43	Scott County Estimated	25.3	-1.1
44	St. Clair County Estimated	24.8	-0.4
45	Kankakee County Estimated	24.7	+0.1
46	Montgomery County Estimated	24.5	-0.2
47	Bond County Estimated	24.4	-1.4
47	Iroquois County Estimated	24.4	+0.1
49	Woodford County Estimated	24.3	+1.6
50	Clay County Estimated	24	+0.2
50	Lee County Estimated	24	-0.2
50	Piatt County Estimated	24	+0.2
53	Ford County Estimated	23.9	+0.2
53	White County Estimated	23.9	-0.1
55	Cumberland County Estimated	23.6	+0.8
56	Perry County Estimated	23.5	-0.7
56	Saline County Estimated	23.5	+0.4
58	Wayne County Estimated	23.4	+0.7
59	Lawrence County Estimated	23.3	-0.4
59	Randolph County Estimated	23.3	-2.5
61	Henry County Estimated	23.1	+0.3
62	De Witt County Estimated	23	+0.5
62	Wabash County Estimated	23	+1.5
64	Fayette County Estimated	22.8	-0.1
64	Williamson County Estimated	22.8	-0.7
64	Winnebago County Estimated	22.8	-0.3
67	Schuyler County Estimated	22.7	-0.8
68	Massac County Estimated	22.5	+0.7
69	Shelby County Estimated	22.2	-1.1
69	Stephenson County Estimated	22.2	-0.2
71	Carroll County Estimated	22.1	-1.5
72	Christian County Estimated	22	-0.8
73	Jo Daviess County Estimated	21.8	+0.3
74	Livingston County Estimated	21.6	-0.6
74	Moultrie County Estimated	21.6	-1
76	Bureau County Estimated	21.2	-0.2
76	Knox County Estimated	21.2	+0.5
78	Logan County Estimated	21.1	-0.1
78	Tazewell County Estimated	21.1	+0.5
80	Richland County Estimated	20.8	-0.7
81	Morgan County Estimated	20.7	+0.4
82	Douglas County Estimated	20.6	+0.3
83	Cass County Estimated	20.4	+0.3
84	Vermilion County Estimated	20.3	+0.4
85	Jackson County Estimated	20.2	-0.2
86	Rock Island County Estimated	20.1	+0.2
87	Whiteside County Estimated	19.9	-1
88	Edgar County Estimated	19.8	-0.3
88	Marion County Estimated	19.8	+0.5
90	Jefferson County Estimated	19.7	+0.2
91	Sangamon County Estimated	19.4	-0.3
92	McDonough County Estimated	19.3	+0.9
92	Warren County Estimated	19.3	0
94	Peoria County Estimated	18.8	+0.1
95	Macon County Estimated	18.7	+0.2
96	McLean County Estimated	18.3	+0.4
97	Effingham County Estimated	17.9	+0.7
98	Coles County Estimated	17.2	-0.2
99	Champaign County Estimated	17.1	-0.4
100	Adams County Estimated	17	-0.1
101	Brown County Estimated	16.6	-0.3
102	Crawford County Estimated	15.9	+0.1

Other periods

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Calhoun County, with 48.7 minutes in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Crawford County, with 15.9 minutes in 2022.

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.