Downers Grove Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Downers Grove: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Downers Grove spend about 48 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 199 hours, about 8.3 full days, spent commuting.

That is about the same time on the road as the Illinois average of 23.8 minutes each way.

Downers Grove holds about 0.4% of Illinois's population and accounts for roughly 0.4% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Downers Grove would save about 80 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,466 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)
Downers Grove 23.9 min 47.7 min 199 hrs/yr $6,165 3,676
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.

Downers Grove Commute Map

On average, it takes 23.9 minutes to get to work in Downers Grove. That's 6% longer than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 22.1% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 67.7%
  • Worked at Home: 22.1%
  • Public Transportation: 7.4%
  • Walked: 1.8%
  • Other: 0.4%
  • Taxi: 0.4%
  • Bicycle: 0.2% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Motorcycle commuting is unusually low in Downers Grove: 239.1 times less than the Illinois average (0.0% vs 0.1%).

Bicycle commuting is unusually low in Downers Grove: 3.4 times less than the Illinois average (0.2% vs 0.5%).

How does Downers Grove's commute time compare?

Metric Downers Grove Illinois US Average
Avg. Commute Time 23.9 min 23.8 min 22.5 min
Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 22.1% 14.0% 13.4%
Walked 1.8% 2.7% 2.4%
Public Transit 7.4% 6.4% 3.5%

The average commute time in Downers Grove is about the same as in Illinois.

7.4% commute by public transit, higher than the 6.4% in Illinois. 1.8% commute by walking, lower than the 2.7% in Illinois.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Downers Grove, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

Downers Grove, IL is the largest of the 5 cities compared here, 50,363 residents against a local median of 22,507. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest cities, which makes Downers Grove, IL an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.

The largest of those small differences is work from home, 8% above the local median at 22.1% against 20.4%. Downers Grove, IL has the 3rd highest work from home of the 5 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home
Downers Grove, IL 50,363 23.9 min #2/5 22.1% #3/5
Westmont, IL 23,160 23.6 min 23.1%
Darien, IL 21,280 25.4 min 18.1%
Woodridge, IL 31,506 27.3 min 18.1%
Lisle, IL 21,854 25.3 min 22.7%

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Downers Grove, Illinois.

Is living in Downers Grove, Illinois good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 199 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,165 at a typical national wage.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Downers Grove, Illinois?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Downers Grove, Illinois. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Is Downers Grove, Illinois a good location for remote and hybrid workers?

About 22.1% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Downers Grove would save about 80 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,466 at the same national wage assumption used above.