Mean Commute Time in Cook County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
34.9 min
Rank #292/3,222 · #3 in IL
91th
Cook 34.9 min
IL 30.7 min +13.9%
US 27.6 min +26.5%
Mean Commute Time Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Commute Change
National Distribution
How Cook County's mean commute time of 34.9 min compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 3.7 min to 49.1 min.
Distribution of Mean Commute Time Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Cook County for mean commute time.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #289 | Harford County, MD | 35.0 min |
| #290 | Hendry County, FL | 35.0 min |
| #291 | Newton County, IN | 34.9 min |
| #292 | Cook County, IL | 34.9 min |
| #293 | Bradford County, FL | 34.9 min |
| #294 | Philadelphia County, PA | 34.9 min |
| #295 | Morrow County, OH | 34.9 min |
About Mean Commute Time
Cook County, Illinois has a mean commute time of 34.9 min, ranking #292 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 26.5% above the national value of 27.6 min. Within Illinois, it ranks #3 of 102. This places it in the 91th percentile nationally.
Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.