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Most public transit riders, Illinois cities

Illinois cities with the most workers commuting by public transportation, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of commuters, not the transit share. This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 134. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: River Grove, IL, up 112 places to #69.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTRANSIT COMMUTERSVS 2020

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,585241,532−31%

02▲1Evanston, ILIL76,3804,315−37%

03▼1Naperville, ILIL153,1144,057−44%

04Oak Park, ILIL52,8233,576−46%

05▲1Cicero, ILIL81,8582,815−15%

06▼1Aurora, ILIL181,5052,421−44%

07▲2Champaign, ILIL91,1951,938−28%

08▲2Elmhurst, ILIL46,1111,933−25%

09▼2Downers Grove, ILIL50,3651,871−35%

10▲6Park Ridge, ILIL38,4631,661−27%

11▲4Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2161,634−29%

12▼1Wilmette, ILIL27,4591,578−38%

13▼5Berwyn, ILIL55,0011,446−50%

14▲12Calumet City, ILIL34,7981,442−16%

15▲6Schaumburg, ILIL77,2491,387−30%

16▲1Skokie, ILIL66,5441,345−36%

17▼3Urbana, ILIL39,7191,339−42%

18▼5Glenview, ILIL47,7111,315−46%

19▲1Des Plaines, ILIL58,7721,196−40%

20▼8Tinley Park, ILIL55,1401,170−53%

21▲1Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4501,119−44%

22▼3Wheaton, ILIL54,0651,104−45%

23▲12Elgin, ILIL115,4761,059−19%

24▲19River Forest, ILIL11,3931,055−8%

25▲13Lake Forest, ILIL19,7311,049−15%

26▼2Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7501,041−41%

27▲7Joliet, ILIL152,2411,007−25%

28▼10Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395993−52%

29▲22Lisle, ILIL23,432978−6%

30▲20Homewood, ILIL18,773968−9%

31▲6Waukegan, ILIL87,940947−25%

32▼9Northbrook, ILIL34,744922−48%

33▼4Orland Park, ILIL57,954913−42%

34▲21Brookfield, ILIL18,879871−10%

35▲24Peoria, ILIL110,920853−5%

36▼11Highland Park, ILIL30,767830−53%

37▼9Palatine, ILIL65,842825−50%

38▼5La Grange, ILIL15,935823−41%

39Winnetka, ILIL12,518804−32%

40▲4Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803779−31%

41▲7Oak Forest, ILIL26,792775−29%

42▼1Harvey, ILIL19,849743−36%

43▼12Hinsdale, ILIL17,573725−51%

44▲5Blue Island, ILIL21,805704−35%

45▼9Woodridge, ILIL34,028687−46%

46▲12Springfield, ILIL112,989673−26%

47▲6Western Springs, ILIL13,588644−37%

48▲4Dolton, ILIL20,671643−38%

49▲11Deerfield, ILIL19,642639−28%

50▼18Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812635−56%

51▲31Niles, ILIL30,443597−11%

52▼12Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675594−50%

53▼6Rockford, ILIL147,384591−46%

54▲16Glencoe, ILIL8,724577−25%

55▲23Belleville, ILIL40,237575−19%

56▼29Lombard, ILIL44,399574−66%

57▼1Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283564−40%

58▼13Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858543−52%

59▲16Geneva, ILIL21,138540−25%

60▲7Riverside, ILIL8,939538−33%

61▲12Riverdale, ILIL10,280504−31%

62▲56Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679496+21%

63▲23Wheeling, ILIL38,391488−22%

64▲4Maywood, ILIL23,330477−39%

65▲7Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508477−36%

66▼5Park Forest, ILIL21,079469−47%

67▼25Bartlett, ILIL40,855463−60%

68▲29Romeoville, ILIL41,281463−11%

69▲112River Grove, ILIL10,409439+125%

70▼6Flossmoor, ILIL9,358428−49%

71▲12Hanover Park, ILIL36,568423−37%

72▼9St. Charles, ILIL33,594419−51%

73▼43Forest Park, ILIL13,829415−73%

74▲7New Lenox, ILIL28,893413−39%

75▼13Westmont, ILIL24,155412−52%

76▲68Summit, ILIL10,753408+33%

77▲3Bellwood, ILIL18,116408−41%

78▲22Decatur, ILIL67,884402−19%

79▼10Morton Grove, ILIL24,582395−49%

80▼4Carol Stream, ILIL39,315385−46%

81▼4Lansing, ILIL28,068384−46%

82▲40Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902383−1%

83▼12Plainfield, ILIL50,043383−49%

84▲29Westchester, ILIL16,300382−12%

85▲4Calumet Park, ILIL6,772380−34%

86▲5Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825372−34%

87▲14Normal, ILIL53,275370−24%

88▲35Villa Park, ILIL21,888367−4%

89▲26Melrose Park, ILIL23,936363−14%

90▲58Cary, ILIL17,932351+17%

91▲18Moline, ILIL42,362347−22%

92▼35La Grange Park, ILIL13,453346−63%

93▲12Frankfort, ILIL21,365339−29%

94Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,874337–

95▲35Batavia, ILIL26,586333−7%

96▼11Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024323−50%

97▲28Justice, ILIL12,285321−16%

98▲4Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179317−34%

99▼34Mokena, ILIL19,897310−63%

100▼4Alsip, ILIL18,483309−43%

101▼14Darien, ILIL22,032308−50%

102▲12Streamwood, ILIL38,277306−29%

103▼15Roselle, ILIL22,756304−50%

104▼25Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681301−57%

105▲6Lockport, ILIL27,822293−33%

106▲6Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761288−34%

107▼15Richton Park, ILIL12,483283−49%

108▲38Rock Island, ILIL36,225281−7%

109▲11Lyons, ILIL10,433279−29%

110▼36Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288264−63%

111▼27Elk Grove, ILIL31,885264−60%

112▲14Lemont, ILIL18,513263−30%

113▼18Barrington, ILIL10,586261−52%

114▼21Kankakee, ILIL23,400259−53%

115▲27Crestwood, ILIL10,529256−18%

116▼22Libertyville, ILIL20,701255−54%

117▼63Matteson, ILIL18,543255−74%

118▼8Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655251−43%

119▼3Winfield, ILIL10,146248−40%

120▲41Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690247−4%

121▼75South Holland, ILIL20,749239−78%

122▼16Bloomington, ILIL78,804237−50%

123▼4Gurnee, ILIL30,458237−42%

124▼34Oswego, ILIL39,948236−59%

125▼17Grayslake, ILIL21,140231−49%

126▲78Hillside, ILIL8,140229+88%

127▲1Markham, ILIL11,274224−40%

128▲8DeKalb, ILIL40,467221−36%

129▲59Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039219+28%

130▼6Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476219−43%

131▼4Palos Hills, ILIL18,028216−42%

132▲11Bensenville, ILIL18,525216−30%

133▼30Addison, ILIL35,758213−56%

134▼68Burbank, ILIL28,578209−75%

135▲75Sauk, ILIL9,624209+99%

136▲31Willowbrook, ILIL9,126208−7%

137▲23Algonquin, ILIL30,824205−21%

138▲17Warrenville, ILIL15,211198−30%

139▲74Beach Park, ILIL14,114197+107%

140▲10Round Lake, ILIL18,526197−33%

141▼3Palos Heights, ILIL12,084196−43%

142▼44East St. Louis, ILIL17,682195−62%

143▼39Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868195−59%

144▼3Itasca, ILIL9,488189−42%

145▲2Wauconda, ILIL13,993188−38%

146▼39Homer Glen, ILIL24,873186−60%

147▲30Steger, ILIL9,352185−8%

148▼9Northfield, ILIL5,632184−45%

149▼28Mundelein, ILIL32,680183−53%

150▲2Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563177−39%

151▲3Midlothian, ILIL13,841171−41%

152▲19Huntley, ILIL29,132169−22%

153▲39Alton, ILIL25,013165+9%

154▼14Norridge, ILIL14,808160−52%

155▲3Zion, ILIL24,447156−41%

156▼22Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036150−58%

157▼26Carbondale, ILIL21,811148−58%

158▲88East Peoria, ILIL22,088147+200%

159▼60Franklin Park, ILIL18,045147−71%

160▼31Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215145−61%

161▼28North Chicago, ILIL34,050145−59%

162▲2Stickney, ILIL6,897144−40%

163▼46West Chicago, ILIL25,296142−66%

164▼27South Elgin, ILIL25,656141−59%

165▲3McHenry, ILIL29,217138−38%

166▼31Granite City, ILIL26,807136−61%

167▼35Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101135−62%

168▲16Carpentersville, ILIL37,045134−30%

169▼24Broadview, ILIL7,871132−57%

170▼8Danville, ILIL28,138129−48%

171▲62Elburn, ILIL7,084129+102%

172▲15Quincy, ILIL38,918129−25%

173▼14Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552128−52%

174▼8Schiller Park, ILIL11,317126−44%

175▲36Northlake, ILIL12,462124+19%

176▲25North Riverside, ILIL7,1611240%

177▲12Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963123−28%

178▼2Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175121−42%

179▲87Shiloh, ILIL14,604121+384%

180▲27Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810117+4%

181▼25University Park, ILIL7,019116−58%

182▲1Jacksonville, ILIL17,752110−43%

183▲19Long Grove, ILIL8,343110−11%

184▲105Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844109+1111%

185▲98Plano, ILIL12,677109+891%

186▲14North Aurora, ILIL19,406107−16%

187▼30Inverness, ILIL7,418107−61%

188▲18Yorkville, ILIL26,730107−8%

189▲9Sycamore, ILIL19,083104−18%

190▲7Freeport, ILIL23,202102−24%

191▲124Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545101–

192▲2Orland Hills, ILIL6,663100−32%

193▼15Fox Lake, ILIL10,84999−51%

194▼31Campton Hills, ILIL10,89498−60%

195▼2Edwardsville, ILIL26,46395−35%

196▼43Glenwood, ILIL8,41695−67%

197▼27Bridgeview, ILIL16,52191−58%

198▼19Wood Dale, ILIL14,08191−55%

199▼24Pekin, ILIL31,27790−57%

200▼31Highwood, ILIL5,32390−59%

201▼5East Moline, ILIL20,45383−41%

202▲16Galesburg, ILIL28,58183−2%

203▼23Crest Hill, ILIL20,69582−58%

204▼14Gages Lake, ILIL10,81982−51%

205▲71South Barrington, ILIL5,07182+356%

206▲33Silvis, ILIL7,97980+38%

207▼34Lynwood, ILIL9,29777−64%

208▼5Shorewood, ILIL18,53676−38%

209▲93Paris, ILIL8,02676+2433%

210▲20Montgomery, ILIL21,97875+12%

211▲84Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88773+943%

212▼21Manhattan, ILIL10,94372−54%

213▲12Oak Brook, ILIL8,108720%

214▲26Bethalto, ILIL9,20269+23%

215▼43Countryside, ILIL6,26069−68%

216▼30O'Fallon, ILIL32,65669−61%

217▲82Bradley, ILIL15,21464+967%

218▼36Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59064−67%

219▲2Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13061−26%

220▼8Crete, ILIL8,34559−42%

221▲75Pana, ILIL5,01057+850%

222▲63Wilmington, ILIL5,61455+450%

223▼9Swansea, ILIL14,35653−43%

224▲43Monmouth, ILIL8,59951+113%

225▼9Lake Villa, ILIL8,69251−43%

226▲25Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65849+7%

227▲54Volo, ILIL6,80544+267%

228▲15Lincoln, ILIL12,98143−20%

229▼44Woodstock, ILIL25,74043−77%

230▲18Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89843−10%

231▲24Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76742−2%

232▲55Rock Falls, ILIL8,52140+300%

233▼38Godfrey, ILIL17,62040−72%

234▲18Park City, ILIL7,89340−9%

235▼15Minooka, ILIL12,89939−54%

236▲22Channahon, ILIL14,530380%

237▼1Manteno, ILIL9,20137−40%

238▼64Collinsville, ILIL23,71736−83%

239▲89Peru, ILIL9,78035–

240▼32Antioch, ILIL15,00034−68%

241▲24Spring Grove, ILIL5,52634+21%

242▼91Worth, ILIL10,69633−89%

243▲51Braidwood, ILIL6,25932+300%

244▼2Dixon, ILIL14,58232−41%

245▼36Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56030−72%

246▲54Jerseyville, ILIL8,40929+480%

247▼16Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18728−58%

248▼22Harrisburg, ILIL7,92228−61%

249▲80Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44827–

250▲28Lakemoor, ILIL6,44927+93%

251▲6Berkeley, ILIL5,14126−35%

252▼5Herrin, ILIL12,26825−49%

253▲1Posen, ILIL5,40525−43%

254▲43Streator, ILIL12,19024+300%

255▼27Morris, ILIL14,66924−66%

256▼37Sterling, ILIL14,39423−73%

257▼58Highland, ILIL10,04222−83%

258▼2Milan, ILIL5,02822−45%

259▼36Charleston, ILIL17,46621−72%

260▼111Monee, ILIL5,11921−93%

261▼46Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38121−77%

262▼57Macomb, ILIL14,53021−83%

263▼2Effingham, ILIL12,40620−43%

264▲58Hampshire, ILIL9,26619–

265▲39Ottawa, ILIL18,68418+500%

266▼2Johnsburg, ILIL6,44518−38%

267▲65Chatham, ILIL14,57916–

268▲53Gilberts, ILIL9,08216–

269▲17Centralia, ILIL11,86315+50%

270▼29Island Lake, ILIL8,04715−73%

271▼34Marion, ILIL17,14815−75%

272▼19Wood River, ILIL10,22415−66%

273▲32Machesney Park, ILIL22,80515+650%

274▼1Clinton, ILIL6,78114−26%

275▲26LaSalle, ILIL9,38813+160%

276▲14Troy, ILIL11,89313+44%

277▼3Vandalia, ILIL7,10813−28%

278▲49Benton, ILIL6,55812–

279▼114Savoy, ILIL9,11311−95%

280▼12Bartonville, ILIL5,80411−52%

281▼1Morton, ILIL17,56511−15%

282▼44West Dundee, ILIL8,57011−81%

283▼51West Frankfort, ILIL7,10511−83%

284▼49Willow Springs, ILIL5,78811−83%

285▼40Princeton, ILIL7,67410−80%

286▲31Salem, ILIL7,03510–

287▼16Roscoe, ILIL11,0349−55%

288▼59Rantoul, ILIL11,9917−90%

289▼55Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5937−89%

290▼31Du Quoin, ILIL5,5695−86%

291▼7Chillicothe, ILIL6,0334−64%

292▼4Eureka, ILIL5,1294−56%

293▲17Greenville, ILIL7,4694–

294▲36Canton, ILIL13,2973–

295▼16Metropolis, ILIL5,7273−79%

296▼79Mascoutah, ILIL9,2392−98%

297▲28Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7231–

298▲16Murphysboro, ILIL6,9771–

299▼39South Beloit, ILIL7,9961−97%

300▲7Waterloo, ILIL11,13210%

301▲25Beardstown, ILIL5,6910–

302▲32Coal City, ILIL5,8310–

303▲17Genoa, ILIL5,5470–

304▼77Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2620−100%

305▼14Litchfield, ILIL6,5980−100%

306▼82Loves Park, ILIL23,7120−100%

307▼1Marengo, ILIL7,7370−100%

308▼59Mattoon, ILIL16,6670−100%

309▼6Mendota, ILIL6,8940−100%

310▲3Mount Zion, ILIL5,8800–

311▼41Olney, ILIL8,3470−100%

312▲19Pontiac, ILIL10,8060–

313▼36Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2060−100%

314▼21Robinson, ILIL7,2830−100%

315▲1Rochelle, ILIL9,4980–

316▼72Sandwich, ILIL7,3800−100%

317▼55Belvidere, ILIL25,4620−100%

318▼68Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9890−100%

319▼27Carlinville, ILIL5,4650−100%

320▼48Carterville, ILIL5,8390−100%

321▲12Chester, ILIL6,8470–

322▼47Columbia, ILIL10,8650−100%

323▼5East Alton, ILIL5,6210–

324▼5Geneseo, ILIL6,5050–

325▼43Harvard, ILIL9,5040−100%

326▼15Hillsboro, ILIL6,1840–

327▼15Kewanee, ILIL12,1150–

328▼5Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6410–

329▼5Mahomet, ILIL10,5160–

330▼108Maryville, ILIL8,4130−100%

331▼33Monticello, ILIL6,0800−100%

332▲3Rockton, ILIL7,8700–

333▼25Spring Valley, ILIL5,4080–

334▼71Taylorville, ILIL10,5220−100%

335▼26Washington, ILIL15,9020–

336▼67Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5250−100%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES