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Commute Time Burden in Calhoun County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Calhoun County spend about 88 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 365 hours, about 15.2 full days, spent commuting. That is 86% more time on the road than the Illinois average of 23.6 minutes each way, a difference of 20.2 minutes.
Calhoun County holds about 0.0% of Illinois's population but accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Calhoun County would save about 146 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $4,530 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Calhoun County
43.8 min
87.7 min
365 hrs/yr
$11,324
1,591
Illinois
23.6 min
47.3 min
197 hrs/yr
$6,104
1,547
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
43.8
minutes to get to work in
Calhoun County.
That's 96% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slowest county in Illinois
The most common departure window is 05:30 AM – 05:59 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 20.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Calhoun County
Car:
79.7%
Worked at Home:
20.1%
Other:
0.2%
Walked:
< 0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Calhoun County, versus 0.1% in Illinois.
Walking is unusually rare in Calhoun County: 51.5 times less than the Illinois average (0.1% vs 2.8%).
Public transit is essentially absent in Calhoun County, versus 5.8% in Illinois.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Calhoun County, versus 0.3% in Illinois.
Biking is essentially absent in Calhoun County, versus 0.5% in Illinois.
Few people walk or bike to work in Calhoun County: just 0.1%, 61.6 times below the Illinois average of 3.3%.
Commute Mode Trends in Calhoun County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Calhoun County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Other
Walked
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
93.4%
2.7%
1.2%
2.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
92.9%
4.0%
1.0%
2.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
92.3%
5.3%
0.8%
1.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
90.3%
6.4%
2.0%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
90.6%
6.7%
1.8%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
91.1%
6.1%
1.2%
1.2%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
91.1%
5.2%
1.7%
1.4%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
90.2%
5.6%
1.8%
1.6%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
90.3%
5.6%
0.7%
2.2%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
88.2%
7.2%
0.8%
2.5%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
89.5%
7.1%
1.3%
1.8%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
87.2%
10.9%
0.5%
1.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
82.5%
14.9%
0.8%
1.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
83.6%
15.5%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
82.3%
16.8%
0.8%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
79.7%
20.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 93.4% in 2009 to 79.7% in 2024, down 13.7 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Calhoun County: its share of workers rose from 2.7% in 2009 to 20.1% in 2024, up 17.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 13.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.7% to 0.1% of workers (down 2.6 percentage points).
Public transit peaked at 1.4% in 2018 and has since fallen back to 0.0%.
Commute Start Times in Calhoun County
🐦Early BirdThe earliest start among Illinois's 102 counties: half of commuters are on the road by 6:34 AM.
🌅Dawn PatrolThe highest share of pre-6 AM departures among Illinois's 102 counties: 38.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM.
⏰Earlier AlarmsThe 3rd-biggest shift to earlier mornings among Illinois's 102 counties: the typical start is 27 minutes earlier than in 2009.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Calhoun County?
The bars show when commuters in Calhoun County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Illinois for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMCalhoun County12.5%Illinois5.6%
12.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMCalhoun County10.7%Illinois4.3%
10.7%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMCalhoun County15.1%Illinois4.9%
15.1%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMCalhoun County10.5%Illinois9.0%
10.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMCalhoun County9.1%Illinois9.4%
9.1%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMCalhoun County10.7%Illinois14.3%
10.7%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMCalhoun County12.6%Illinois11.6%
12.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMCalhoun County6.5%Illinois11.2%
6.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMCalhoun County0.5%Illinois5.2%
0.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMCalhoun County3.2%Illinois6.1%
3.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMCalhoun County0.5%Illinois2.9%
0.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMCalhoun County1.4%Illinois1.5%
1.4%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMCalhoun County3.6%Illinois7.7%
3.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMCalhoun County3.2%Illinois6.3%
3.2%
Calhoun CountyIllinoisSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Calhoun County is 5:30-5:59 AM, when 15.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 4.9% across Illinois. Early starts are more common than in Illinois: 38.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.8% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Illinois: 38.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.5% there. About 1 in 8 commuters (11.8%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Calhoun County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Calhoun County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Calhoun County next to Illinois and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Calhoun County
Illinois
United States
2009
7:01 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:00 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:06 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:07 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:07 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:08 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:06 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2016
6:59 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:06 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:08 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:11 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:10 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:07 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:01 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2023
6:52 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2024
6:34 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Calhoun County were on the road by 6:34 AM, 27 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:01 AM). That goes against the trend across Illinois, where the typical commuter now leaves 1 minute later than in 2009. Commuters in Calhoun County now leave 64 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Calhoun County has moved 37 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Calhoun County in the whole series.
How does Calhoun County's commute time compare?
Metric
Calhoun County
Illinois
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
43.8 min
23.6 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
05:30 AM – 05:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
20.1%
15.9%
15.0%
Walked
< 0.1%
2.8%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
5.8%
3.2%
The average commute time in Calhoun County is 43.8 minutes, longer than the 23.6 minutes in Illinois.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 5.8% in Illinois. 0.1% commute by walking, lower than the 2.8% in Illinois.
Calhoun County, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Calhoun County, IL is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 4,330 residents against a local median of 21,266. The measure that sets Calhoun County, IL apart most is work from home: 20.1%, 101% above the local median of 10.0%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 43.8 min against a local median of 22.8 min, 92% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 92% above the local median it puts Calhoun County, IL at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 12.1% on work from home, so Calhoun County, IL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Calhoun County, IL has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Calhoun County, Illinois.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Calhoun County, Illinois?
Commuters here spend an estimated 365 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $11,324 at a typical national wage. That's 86% more than the typical Illinois commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Calhoun County, Illinois?
Traffic peaks between 05:30 AM – 05:59 AM in Calhoun County, Illinois. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Calhoun County, Illinois?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 5.8% in Illinois, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
How do commute times compare across counties in Illinois?
Among counties in Illinois, the shortest average commutes are in Edgar County (12.0 min), Brown County (12.7 min), Morgan County (13.1 min). The longest are in Calhoun County (43.8 min), Pulaski County (31.2 min), Pope County (31.0 min).