Commute Patterns in Chicago, IL
Explore where Chicago workers live and where residents commute to work. The average commute in this area is 37 minutes. About 1,704,303 workers both live and work locally.
37
Avg Minutes
46.7%
Drive Alone
15.6%
Work from Home
14.4%
Public Transit
Where Do Chicago Workers Live?
Top counties where workers commute from to jobs in Chicago's county. Based on LODES origin-destination employment data.
Origin County Workers
- 1DuPage County179,995workers
- 2Will County112,945workers
- 3Lake County109,210workers
- 4Kane County70,952workers
- 5McHenry County45,373workers
- 6Kendall County19,725workers
- 7Winnebago County13,164workers
- 8Kankakee County8,683workers
- 9Grundy County5,290workers
- 10Champaign County5,106workers
Where Do Chicago Workers Commute?
Top counties where Chicago workers commute to for their jobs.
Destination County Workers
- 1DuPage County197,199workers
- 2Lake County84,374workers
- 3Will County62,884workers
- 4Kane County34,480workers
- 5Sangamon County12,241workers
- 6McHenry County9,259workers
- 7Winnebago County6,490workers
- 8Kankakee County4,868workers
- 9Champaign County3,799workers
- 10McLean County2,818workers
Commute Time Distribution
How long Chicago workers spend commuting each day, based on 1,136,483 workers.
Under 15 min 11.5% (131,090)
15-29 min 28.8% (327,383)
30-44 min 30.2% (343,107)
45-59 min 14.9% (168,846)
60+ min 14.6% (166,057)
How Workers Get to Work
Transportation modes for 2,692,644 workers in the Chicago area.
🚗 Drove Alone
46.7% (1,256,668)
🏠 Work from Home
15.6% (419,678)
🚌 Public Transit
14.4% (386,405)
🚶 Walked
3.5% (94,679)
🚲 Other
19.9% (535,214)