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Shortest commutes, Illinois cities · 1990

Illinois cities with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 329 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Rantoul, ILIL11,99110.4−13%

02Pontiac, ILIL10,80611.2−11%

03Quincy, ILIL38,91812.2+25%

04Galesburg, ILIL28,58112.3+9%

05Carbondale, ILIL21,81112.4+16%

06Chester, ILIL6,84712.5−1%

07Princeton, ILIL7,67412.7+2%

08Centralia, ILIL11,86312.8+4%

09Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18712.9+6%

10Peru, ILIL9,78013.0−1%

11Monmouth, ILIL8,59913.1+14%

12Danville, ILIL28,13813.1+17%

13Dixon, ILIL14,58213.1−1%

14Sterling, ILIL14,39413.2+12%

15Charleston, ILIL17,46613.4+22%

16Macomb, ILIL14,53013.5+27%

17Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72313.5−17%

18Olney, ILIL8,34713.6+23%

19Effingham, ILIL12,40613.7+27%

20Jacksonville, ILIL17,75213.7+9%

21Robinson, ILIL7,28313.8+13%

22Decatur, ILIL67,88413.8+20%

23Salem, ILIL7,03514.0+9%

24Bloomington, ILIL78,80414.1+30%

25Urbana, ILIL39,71914.2+48%

26Savoy, ILIL9,11314.2+33%

27Champaign, ILIL91,19514.3+46%

28Freeport, ILIL23,20214.3+14%

29Normal, ILIL53,27514.3+42%

30Peoria, ILIL110,92014.3+34%

31LaSalle, ILIL9,38814.4+4%

32Rock Island, ILIL36,22514.4+28%

33Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76714.4+30%

34Moline, ILIL42,36214.5+35%

35Rock Falls, ILIL8,52114.6+10%

36Vandalia, ILIL7,10814.6+15%

37Ottawa, ILIL18,68414.7−7%

38Mattoon, ILIL16,66714.7+35%

39Springfield, ILIL112,98914.7+37%

40East Moline, ILIL20,45314.9+43%

41Metropolis, ILIL5,72715.0+15%

42Chillicothe, ILIL6,03315.1+17%

43South Beloit, ILIL7,99615.2+23%

44Kewanee, ILIL12,11515.2+6%

45Bartonville, ILIL5,80415.3+31%

46Streator, ILIL12,19015.4+2%

47Rockford, ILIL147,38415.6+19%

48Marion, ILIL17,14815.6+18%

49Mount Zion, ILIL5,88015.7+31%

50Loves Park, ILIL23,71215.8+22%

51North Chicago, ILIL34,05015.8+29%

52Morton, ILIL17,56515.9+48%

53DeKalb, ILIL40,46715.9−2%

54Spring Valley, ILIL5,40816.0+12%

55Paris, ILIL8,02616.1+16%

56Bradley, ILIL15,21416.1+14%

57Beardstown, ILIL5,69116.4+6%

58Plano, ILIL12,67716.5−5%

59Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65816.5+2%

60Harrisburg, ILIL7,92216.5+11%

61Milan, ILIL5,02816.5+55%

62Silvis, ILIL7,97916.7+40%

63Litchfield, ILIL6,59816.7+0%

64Benton, ILIL6,55816.7+13%

65Pekin, ILIL31,27716.7+29%

66Geneseo, ILIL6,50516.8+20%

67Highwood, ILIL5,32316.8+2%

68Lincoln, ILIL12,98116.9+25%

69Herrin, ILIL12,26817.0+18%

70East Peoria, ILIL22,08817.0+56%

71Kankakee, ILIL23,40017.0+5%

72Mendota, ILIL6,89417.1+24%

73East Alton, ILIL5,62117.1+4%

74Machesney Park, ILIL22,80517.3+41%

75Rochelle, ILIL9,49817.5+19%

76Murphysboro, ILIL6,97717.6+50%

77Morris, ILIL14,66917.9+3%

78Channahon, ILIL14,53018.2−12%

79Clinton, ILIL6,78118.3+22%

80Alton, ILIL25,01318.3+11%

81Belvidere, ILIL25,46218.4−4%

82West Frankfort, ILIL7,10518.5+26%

83Sycamore, ILIL19,08318.6+12%

84Harvard, ILIL9,50418.7+5%

85Swansea, ILIL14,35618.7+17%

86Wood River, ILIL10,22418.7+21%

87Eureka, ILIL5,12918.7+49%

88Canton, ILIL13,29718.7+3%

89Granite City, ILIL26,80718.7+26%

90Du Quoin, ILIL5,56918.7+19%

91Washington, ILIL15,90218.8+49%

92Chatham, ILIL14,57919.0+58%

93West Chicago, ILIL25,29619.2+11%

94Taylorville, ILIL10,52219.4+15%

95Shiloh, ILIL14,60419.5+17%

96Roscoe, ILIL11,03419.5+29%

97Carterville, ILIL5,83919.5+54%

98Park City, ILIL7,89319.5+5%

99Franklin Park, ILIL18,04519.6+8%

100Rockton, ILIL7,87019.6+35%

101East St. Louis, ILIL17,68219.7+11%

102Shorewood, ILIL18,53619.8−2%

103Belleville, ILIL40,23719.9+22%

104Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17520.0+21%

105Carlinville, ILIL5,46520.0+9%

106Melrose Park, ILIL23,93620.0+16%

107O'Fallon, ILIL32,65620.0+30%

108Montgomery, ILIL21,97820.1+3%

109Hillside, ILIL8,14020.2−3%

110Monticello, ILIL6,08020.2+43%

111Joliet, ILIL152,24120.4−6%

112Minooka, ILIL12,89920.5+12%

113Crest Hill, ILIL20,69520.5+5%

114Waukegan, ILIL87,94020.5+12%

115Coal City, ILIL5,83120.6+11%

116Northlake, ILIL12,46220.6+28%

117Summit, ILIL10,75320.6+11%

118Hillsboro, ILIL6,18420.6+13%

119Lyons, ILIL10,43320.7+7%

120Schiller Park, ILIL11,31720.7+19%

121North Aurora, ILIL19,40620.7+13%

122Mascoutah, ILIL9,23920.8+29%

123Addison, ILIL35,75820.8+21%

124Aurora, ILIL181,50520.9−0%

125Mahomet, ILIL10,51620.9+57%

126Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50821.0+9%

127Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69021.0+22%

128Godfrey, ILIL17,62021.2+17%

129Woodstock, ILIL25,74021.2+9%

130Bethalto, ILIL9,20221.3+47%

131Pana, ILIL5,01021.3+13%

132Manteno, ILIL9,20121.4−0%

133South Elgin, ILIL25,65621.4−9%

134Beach Park, ILIL14,11421.4+4%

135Highland, ILIL10,04221.4+18%

136Bensenville, ILIL18,52521.4+32%

137North Riverside, ILIL7,16121.5+7%

138Greenville, ILIL7,46921.6+60%

139Elgin, ILIL115,47621.6+15%

140Batavia, ILIL26,58621.7+10%

141Itasca, ILIL9,48821.8+23%

142Lockport, ILIL27,82221.9−15%

143Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88722.1+43%

144Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98922.1+24%

145St. Charles, ILIL33,59422.1+18%

146Bridgeview, ILIL16,52122.2+1%

147Countryside, ILIL6,26022.3+19%

148River Grove, ILIL10,40922.3+3%

149Steger, ILIL9,35222.3+9%

150Broadview, ILIL7,87122.4+10%

151Collinsville, ILIL23,71722.5+37%

152Edwardsville, ILIL26,46322.6+31%

153Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55222.7+23%

154Maywood, ILIL23,33022.7+7%

155Elk Grove, ILIL31,88522.8+27%

156Berkeley, ILIL5,14122.8+15%

157Braidwood, ILIL6,25922.8−2%

158Sandwich, ILIL7,38022.8+11%

159Des Plaines, ILIL58,77222.8+20%

160Jerseyville, ILIL8,40922.9+11%

161Westchester, ILIL16,30023.0+29%

162Wood Dale, ILIL14,08123.1+29%

163Gurnee, ILIL30,45823.1+3%

164Elburn, ILIL7,08423.1+24%

165Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89823.2+32%

166Bellwood, ILIL18,11623.2+14%

167Oswego, ILIL39,94823.2−8%

168Villa Park, ILIL21,88823.2+27%

169Lansing, ILIL28,06823.2+4%

170Huntley, ILIL29,13223.3−4%

171Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39523.4+24%

172Norridge, ILIL14,80823.5+9%

173Niles, ILIL30,44323.6+12%

174Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52523.6+22%

175Libertyville, ILIL20,70123.7+23%

176Columbia, ILIL10,86523.7+45%

177Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84423.8+1%

178Plainfield, ILIL50,04323.8−8%

179Wilmington, ILIL5,61423.8+6%

180Zion, ILIL24,44723.8+9%

181Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38123.9+16%

182Brookfield, ILIL18,87923.9+19%

183Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67524.0+12%

184Carpentersville, ILIL37,04524.1+6%

185Maryville, ILIL8,41324.1+40%

186Morton Grove, ILIL24,58224.1+25%

187Hampshire, ILIL9,26624.1+22%

188Elmhurst, ILIL46,11124.2+29%

189Wheeling, ILIL38,39124.2+38%

190Manhattan, ILIL10,94324.3+13%

191Gages Lake, ILIL10,81924.4+14%

192Yorkville, ILIL26,73024.4+13%

193Burbank, ILIL28,57824.4+8%

194Geneva, ILIL21,13824.4+10%

195Lombard, ILIL44,39924.5+21%

196Midlothian, ILIL13,84124.5+8%

197Justice, ILIL12,28524.6+4%

198Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10124.6+7%

199La Grange Park, ILIL13,45324.6+19%

200Berwyn, ILIL55,00124.7+8%

201Stickney, ILIL6,89724.8+24%

202Sauk, ILIL9,62424.8−1%

203Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76124.8+23%

204Crestwood, ILIL10,52924.8+6%

205Forest Park, ILIL13,82924.9+16%

206Worth, ILIL10,69624.9+18%

207Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65524.9+27%

208South Holland, ILIL20,74924.9−9%

209Grayslake, ILIL21,14025.0−8%

210Palatine, ILIL65,84225.0+31%

211McHenry, ILIL29,21725.1+10%

212Marengo, ILIL7,73725.1+13%

213River Forest, ILIL11,39325.2+31%

214Cicero, ILIL81,85825.2+4%

215Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03925.2+28%

216Antioch, ILIL15,00025.2+5%

217Blue Island, ILIL21,80525.3+2%

218Lemont, ILIL18,51325.4−3%

219Warrenville, ILIL15,21125.4+29%

220Mundelein, ILIL32,68025.4+24%

221Park Ridge, ILIL38,46325.5+33%

222La Grange, ILIL15,93525.5+11%

223Skokie, ILIL66,54425.6+22%

224Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45025.6+8%

225Schaumburg, ILIL77,24925.6+25%

226Lisle, ILIL23,43225.7+17%

227Willow Springs, ILIL5,78825.7+0%

228Monee, ILIL5,11925.7+8%

229Genoa, ILIL5,54725.7+28%

230Downers Grove, ILIL50,36525.7+18%

231Troy, ILIL11,89325.8+55%

232Round Lake, ILIL18,52625.8−6%

233Romeoville, ILIL41,28125.8+2%

234Harvey, ILIL19,84925.9+3%

235Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03625.9+5%

236Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85826.0+31%

237Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21626.0+25%

238West Dundee, ILIL8,57026.0+29%

239Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28826.0+4%

240Oak Brook, ILIL8,10826.1+24%

241Calumet City, ILIL34,79826.1−8%

242Markham, ILIL11,27426.2+18%

243Westmont, ILIL24,15526.2+22%

244Roselle, ILIL22,75626.2+21%

245Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82526.2+24%

246Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75026.3+14%

247Mokena, ILIL19,89726.4−1%

248Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68126.4+19%

249New Lenox, ILIL28,89326.5+0%

250Alsip, ILIL18,48326.5+9%

251Palos Hills, ILIL18,02826.5+3%

252Gilberts, ILIL9,08226.6+18%

253Wauconda, ILIL13,99326.6+16%

254Lakemoor, ILIL6,44926.6−2%

255Posen, ILIL5,40526.7+23%

256Glenview, ILIL47,71126.7+28%

257Wheaton, ILIL54,06526.8+28%

258Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20626.8+13%

259Deerfield, ILIL19,64226.8+19%

260Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47626.8+23%

261Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26226.8+14%

262Park Forest, ILIL21,07926.9+8%

263Riverside, ILIL8,93926.9+24%

264Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28327.0+7%

265Evanston, ILIL76,38027.0+20%

266Winfield, ILIL10,14627.0+14%

267Woodridge, ILIL34,02827.1+22%

268Waterloo, ILIL11,13227.1+29%

269Oak Park, ILIL52,82327.1+28%

270Carol Stream, ILIL39,31527.2+26%

271Hanover Park, ILIL36,56827.3+30%

272Western Springs, ILIL13,58827.3+19%

273Palos Heights, ILIL12,08427.6+11%

274Naperville, ILIL153,11427.7+10%

275Frankfort, ILIL21,36527.7+11%

276Lynwood, ILIL9,29727.7+3%

277Dolton, ILIL20,67127.7−12%

278Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81227.8+29%

279Oak Forest, ILIL26,79227.8+13%

280Tinley Park, ILIL55,14028.0+6%

281Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80328.0+13%

282Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17928.1+14%

283Northbrook, ILIL34,74428.1+31%

284Lake Villa, ILIL8,69228.2+4%

285Streamwood, ILIL38,27728.2+25%

286Northfield, ILIL5,63228.3+38%

287Crete, ILIL8,34528.4+20%

288Richton Park, ILIL12,48328.4−12%

289Hinsdale, ILIL17,57328.5+32%

290Homewood, ILIL18,77328.5+9%

291Darien, ILIL22,03228.6+19%

292Glenwood, ILIL8,41628.6+15%

293Willowbrook, ILIL9,12628.6+24%

294Matteson, ILIL18,54328.6+1%

295Flossmoor, ILIL9,35828.6+5%

296Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02428.6+5%

297Orland Park, ILIL57,95428.7+3%

298Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90228.8+5%

299Chicago, ILIL2,731,58528.9+13%

300Highland Park, ILIL30,76729.0+26%

301Orland Hills, ILIL6,66329.0−1%

302Inverness, ILIL7,41829.1+29%

303Spring Grove, ILIL5,52629.1−4%

304Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59029.4+1%

305Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86829.6+28%

306Wilmette, ILIL27,45929.7+20%

307Riverdale, ILIL10,28029.7−6%

308Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56030.2+7%

309Long Grove, ILIL8,34330.2+24%

310Lake Forest, ILIL19,73130.3+30%

311Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81030.4+14%

312Algonquin, ILIL30,82430.5+15%

313Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96330.6+43%

314Fox Lake, ILIL10,84930.6−1%

315Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21530.7−2%

316Cary, ILIL17,93230.8+5%

317Calumet Park, ILIL6,77230.9+2%

318Bartlett, ILIL40,85530.9+24%

319Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67930.9+26%

320Barrington, ILIL10,58631.2+32%

321South Barrington, ILIL5,07131.7+36%

322Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56331.7+27%

323University Park, ILIL7,01932.0+1%

324Island Lake, ILIL8,04732.4+12%

325Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59333.5+22%

326Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54533.6+155%

327Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13033.7+4%

328Winnetka, ILIL12,51834.3+29%

329Glencoe, ILIL8,72436.1+42%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES