Darien Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Darien: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Darien spend about 51 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 212 hours, about 8.8 full days, spent commuting.

That is 7% more time on the road than the Illinois average of 23.8 minutes each way, a difference of 1.6 minutes.

Darien holds about 0.2% of Illinois's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Darien would save about 85 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,625 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)
Darien 25.4 min 50.8 min 212 hrs/yr $6,563 4,298
Illinois 23.8 min 47.6 min 198 hrs/yr $6,148 1,547
United States 22.5 min 44.9 min 187 hrs/yr $5,803 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.

Darien Commute Map

On average, it takes 25.4 minutes to get to work in Darien. That's 13% longer than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 18.1% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 76.7%
  • Worked at Home: 18.1%
  • Public Transportation: 3.0%
  • Other: 1.1%
  • Walked: 0.8% unusually low
  • Taxi: 0.2%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1%
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Walked commuting is unusually low in Darien: 3.6 times less than the Illinois average (0.8% vs 2.7%).

Bicycle commuting is unusually low in Darien: 9.8 times less than the Illinois average (0.1% vs 0.5%).

Few people walk or bike to work in Darien: just 0.8%, 4.0 times below the Illinois average of 3.3%.

How does Darien's commute time compare?

Metric Darien Illinois US Average
Avg. Commute Time 25.4 min 23.8 min 22.5 min
Departure Window 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 18.1% 14.0% 13.4%
Walked 0.8% 2.7% 2.4%
Public Transit 3.0% 6.4% 3.5%

The average commute time in Darien is 25.4 minutes, longer than the 23.8 minutes in Illinois.

3.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 6.4% in Illinois. 0.8% commute by walking, lower than the 2.7% in Illinois.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Darien, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

Darien, IL is the smallest of the 4 cities compared here, 21,280 residents against a local median of 31,506. Where Darien, IL breaks from the cities next to it is work from home, sitting 18% below the local median of 22.1% at 18.1%.

The cities themselves spread 5.1% on work from home, so Darien, IL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Darien, IL has the 4th highest work from home of the 4 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home
Darien, IL 21,280 25.4 min #3/4 18.1% #4/4
Westmont, IL 23,160 23.6 min 23.1%
Woodridge, IL 31,506 27.3 min 18.1%
Downers Grove, IL 50,363 23.9 min 22.1%

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Darien, Illinois.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Darien, Illinois?

Commuters here spend an estimated 212 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,563 at a typical national wage. That's 7% more than the typical Illinois commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Darien, Illinois?

Traffic peaks between 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM in Darien, Illinois. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.