Shortest commutes in Illinois
Illinois counties and cities ranked by mean commute time.
This page ranks the counties and cities of Illinois by mean commute time — which have the shortest average commute to work, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, Brown County leads at 16.0 min.
Among cities & places, Rock Island Arsenal leads at 6.0 min.
Counties
Top 100.Cities & places
Top 100.| # | Name | Mean commute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock Island Arsenal | 6.0 min | |
| 2 | Stoy | 9.0 min | |
| 3 | Elsah | 11.0 min | |
| 4 | Hollowayville | 11.0 min | |
| 5 | Robinson | 12.0 min | |
| 6 | Salem | 12.0 min | |
| 7 | Shelbyville | 12.0 min | |
| 8 | Effingham | 13.0 min | |
| 9 | Mount Sterling | 13.0 min | |
| 10 | Norris | 13.0 min | |
| 11 | Sauget | 13.0 min | |
| 12 | Scott AFB | 13.0 min | |
| 13 | Arcola | 14.0 min | |
| 14 | Central City | 14.0 min | |
| 15 | Danville | 14.0 min | |
| 16 | Galena | 14.0 min | |
| 17 | Leland Grove | 14.0 min | |
| 18 | Mound Station | 14.0 min | |
| 19 | Mount Vernon | 14.0 min | |
| 20 | Quincy | 14.0 min | |
| 21 | Savanna | 14.0 min | |
| 22 | Urbana | 14.0 min | |
| 23 | West Peoria | 14.0 min | |
| 24 | Bardolph | 15.0 min | |
| 25 | Cameron | 15.0 min | |
| 26 | Carbondale | 15.0 min | |
| 27 | Champaign | 15.0 min | |
| 28 | Charleston | 15.0 min | |
| 29 | Fulton | 15.0 min | |
| 30 | Ina | 15.0 min | |
| 31 | Johnston City | 15.0 min | |
| 32 | Macomb | 15.0 min | |
| 33 | Paris | 15.0 min | |
| 34 | Shumway | 15.0 min | |
| 35 | Southern View | 15.0 min | |
| 36 | Arthur | 16.0 min | |
| 37 | Brownstown | 16.0 min | |
| 38 | Colchester | 16.0 min | |
| 39 | Coyne Center | 16.0 min | |
| 40 | Curran | 16.0 min | |
| 41 | East Dubuque | 16.0 min | |
| 42 | Fairbury | 16.0 min | |
| 43 | Freeport | 16.0 min | |
| 44 | Galesburg | 16.0 min | |
| 45 | Gulfport | 16.0 min | |
| 46 | Harrisburg | 16.0 min | |
| 47 | Jacksonville | 16.0 min | |
| 48 | Menominee | 16.0 min | |
| 49 | Monmouth | 16.0 min | |
| 50 | Mossville | 16.0 min | |
| 51 | Ripley | 16.0 min | |
| 52 | Rock Falls | 16.0 min | |
| 53 | Seatonville | 16.0 min | |
| 54 | Bloomington | 17.0 min | |
| 55 | Como | 17.0 min | |
| 56 | Decatur | 17.0 min | |
| 57 | Elizabethtown | 17.0 min | |
| 58 | Forsyth | 17.0 min | |
| 59 | Garrett | 17.0 min | |
| 60 | Grandview | 17.0 min | |
| 61 | Jerome | 17.0 min | |
| 62 | Metropolis | 17.0 min | |
| 63 | Morrison | 17.0 min | |
| 64 | Morton | 17.0 min | |
| 65 | Naplate | 17.0 min | |
| 66 | Normal | 17.0 min | |
| 67 | North Chicago | 17.0 min | |
| 68 | Peoria Heights | 17.0 min | |
| 69 | Pontiac | 17.0 min | |
| 70 | Princeton | 17.0 min | |
| 71 | Savoy | 17.0 min | |
| 72 | South Jacksonville | 17.0 min | |
| 73 | St. Francisville | 17.0 min | |
| 74 | Sullivan | 17.0 min | |
| 75 | Teutopolis | 17.0 min | |
| 76 | Tilton | 17.0 min | |
| 77 | Watseka | 17.0 min | |
| 78 | Watson | 17.0 min | |
| 79 | Albion | 18.0 min | |
| 80 | Beckemeyer | 18.0 min | |
| 81 | Browns | 18.0 min | |
| 82 | Calhoun | 18.0 min | |
| 83 | Carmi | 18.0 min | |
| 84 | Carthage | 18.0 min | |
| 85 | Chestnut | 18.0 min | |
| 86 | Chrisman | 18.0 min | |
| 87 | Creve Coeur | 18.0 min | |
| 88 | Dalzell | 18.0 min | |
| 89 | De Soto | 18.0 min | |
| 90 | Fairmont City | 18.0 min | |
| 91 | Golconda | 18.0 min | |
| 92 | Good Hope | 18.0 min | |
| 93 | Greenup | 18.0 min | |
| 94 | Hodgkins | 18.0 min | |
| 95 | Jonesboro | 18.0 min | |
| 96 | Kewanee | 18.0 min | |
| 97 | Long Creek | 18.0 min | |
| 98 | Marquette Heights | 18.0 min | |
| 99 | Mattoon | 18.0 min | |
| 100 | Moro | 18.0 min |
Nationwide
1Other rankings in Illinois
20- Largest by population in Illinois
- Most densely populated in Illinois
- Highest median household income in Illinois
- Highest median home value in Illinois
- Most affordable home values in Illinois
- Highest median gross rent in Illinois
- Cheapest median gross rent in Illinois
- Oldest by median age in Illinois
- Youngest by median age in Illinois
- Most college-educated in Illinois
- Highest poverty rate in Illinois
- Lowest poverty rate in Illinois
- Highest homeownership rate in Illinois
- Lowest homeownership rate in Illinois
- Longest commutes in Illinois
- Largest households in Illinois
- Newest housing in Illinois
- Oldest housing in Illinois
- Fastest-growing (2019–2023) in Illinois
- Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in Illinois