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Counties in Illinois by mean travel time to work

Calhoun County had the highest mean travel time to work of 102 counties in 2023, at 49.4 minutes. Brown County had the lowest, at 15.7 minutes. The median was 24 minutes and the figure for Illinois was 28.1 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest49.4Calhoun County
Lowest15.7Brown County
Median24102 counties
Illinois28.1History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 49.4 minutes49.4Kendall CountyKendall County: 32.9 minutes32.9Cook CountyCook County: 31.9 minutes31.9Will CountyWill County: 31.7 minutes31.7Alexander CountyAlexander County: 31.5 minutes31.5Hardin CountyHardin County: 30.6 minutes30.6McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 30.6 minutes30.6Jasper CountyJasper County: 30 minutes30Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 29.8 minutes29.8Greene CountyGreene County: 29.6 minutes29.6Lake CountyLake County: 28.8 minutes28.8Mason CountyMason County: 28.8 minutes28.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 28.5 minutes28.5Kane CountyKane County: 28.3 minutes28.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 28.3 minutes28.3Pope CountyPope County: 28.2 minutes28.2DuPage CountyDuPage County: 28 minutes28Marshall CountyMarshall County: 27.9 minutes27.9Macoupin CountyMacoupin County: 27.8 minutes27.8Grundy CountyGrundy County: 27.6 minutes27.6Henderson CountyHenderson County: 27.6 minutes27.6Boone CountyBoone County: 27.3 minutes27.3Johnson CountyJohnson County: 27.1 minutes27.1Putnam CountyPutnam County: 26.9 minutes26.9Ogle CountyOgle County: 26.8 minutes26.8DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 26.7 minutes26.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 26.7 minutes26.7Stark CountyStark County: 26.7 minutes26.7Jersey CountyJersey County: 26.6 minutes26.6Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 26.5 minutes26.5Clay CountyClay County: 26.1 minutes26.1LaSalle CountyLaSalle County: 26.1 minutes26.1Menard CountyMenard County: 25.9 minutes25.9Union CountyUnion County: 25.9 minutes25.9Washington CountyWashington County: 25.8 minutes25.8Clark CountyClark County: 25.7 minutes25.7Clinton CountyClinton County: 25.7 minutes25.7Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 25.3 minutes25.3Madison CountyMadison County: 25.2 minutes25.2Fulton CountyFulton County: 25.1 minutes25.1
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
minutes		Change on 2022
1Calhoun County Estimated49.4+0.7
2Kendall County Estimated32.9-0.7
3Cook County Estimated31.9-0.4
4Will County Estimated31.7-0.4
5Alexander County Estimated31.5+3.8
6Hardin County Estimated30.6-1.4
6McHenry County Estimated30.6-0.7
8Jasper County Estimated30+1.7
9Pulaski County Estimated29.8+1.5
10Greene County Estimated29.6-0.9
11Lake County Estimated28.8-0.6
11Mason County Estimated28.8+0.7
13Mercer County Estimated28.5-0.1
14Kane County Estimated28.3-0.4
14Monroe County Estimated28.3-0.3
16Pope County Estimated28.2-3.3
17DuPage County Estimated28-0.4
18Marshall County Estimated27.9+0.6
19Macoupin County Estimated27.80
20Grundy County Estimated27.6-0.4
20Henderson County Estimated27.6-1.2
22Boone County Estimated27.3+0.4
23Johnson County Estimated27.1+0.2
24Putnam County Estimated26.9+0.6
25Ogle County Estimated26.8-0.2
26DeKalb County Estimated26.7+0.4
26Franklin County Estimated26.7-0.1
26Stark County Estimated26.7+0.9
29Jersey County Estimated26.6-0.6
30Hamilton County Estimated26.5-3.8
31Clay County Estimated26.1+2.1
31LaSalle County Estimated26.1+0.5
33Menard County Estimated25.9-0.5
33Union County Estimated25.9+0.2
35Washington County Estimated25.8-0.4
36Clark County Estimated25.7+0.1
36Clinton County Estimated25.7+0.1
38Gallatin County Estimated25.3-1
39Madison County Estimated25.2-0.2
40Fulton County Estimated25.1-0.6
40Scott County Estimated25.1-0.2
42Kankakee County Estimated24.9+0.2
43St. Clair County Estimated24.7-0.1
44Ford County Estimated24.3+0.4
44Lee County Estimated24.3+0.3
44Perry County Estimated24.3+0.8
44Woodford County Estimated24.30
48Cumberland County Estimated24.1+0.5
48Iroquois County Estimated24.1-0.3
48White County Estimated24.1+0.2
51Pike County Estimated24-1.8
52Fayette County Estimated23.9+1.1
52Montgomery County Estimated23.9-0.6
54Wabash County Estimated23.8+0.8
55Piatt County Estimated23.7-0.3
56Edwards County Estimated23.6-2.1
56Hancock County Estimated23.6-1.8
56Schuyler County Estimated23.6+0.9
56Wayne County Estimated23.6+0.2
60Bond County Estimated23.4-1
60Randolph County Estimated23.4+0.1
62Williamson County Estimated23.2+0.4
63Lawrence County Estimated22.9-0.4
63Winnebago County Estimated22.9+0.1
65Saline County Estimated22.8-0.7
66De Witt County Estimated22.7-0.3
67Henry County Estimated22.6-0.5
68Livingston County Estimated22.3+0.7
69Carroll County Estimated22.2+0.1
70Cass County Estimated22.1+1.7
71Christian County Estimated21.4-0.6
71Logan County Estimated21.4+0.3
73Jo Daviess County Estimated21.3-0.5
74Massac County Estimated21.2-1.3
74Moultrie County Estimated21.2-0.4
76Shelby County Estimated21.1-1.1
77Bureau County Estimated21-0.2
78Stephenson County Estimated20.9-1.3
78Tazewell County Estimated20.9-0.2
80Douglas County Estimated20.7+0.1
81Knox County Estimated20.6-0.6
82Marion County Estimated20.4+0.6
82Richland County Estimated20.4-0.4
84Rock Island County Estimated20.2+0.1
85Jackson County Estimated20.1-0.1
86Whiteside County Estimated19.90
87Vermilion County Estimated19.8-0.5
88Jefferson County Estimated19.70
89Sangamon County Estimated19.5+0.1
90Warren County Estimated19.4+0.1
91McDonough County Estimated19.2-0.1
92Morgan County Estimated19.1-1.6
93Macon County Estimated18.9+0.2
93Peoria County Estimated18.9+0.1
95McLean County Estimated18.5+0.2
96Effingham County Estimated18.3+0.4
97Coles County Estimated18.2+1
98Edgar County Estimated17.8-2
99Champaign County Estimated17.3+0.2
100Adams County Estimated170
101Crawford County Estimated16.3+0.4
102Brown County Estimated15.7-0.9

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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/2023/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 49.4 minutes in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Brown County, with 15.7 minutes in 2023.

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.

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