Edwards County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Edwards County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Edwards County spend about 40 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 168 hours, about 7.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 15% less time on the road than the Illinois average of 23.6 minutes each way, a difference of 3.4 minutes.

Edwards County holds about 0.0% of Illinois's population and accounts for roughly 0.0% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Edwards County would save about 67 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,086 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)
Edwards County	20.2 min	40.4 min	168 hrs/yr	$5,215	844
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.

Commute Time Map: Illinois Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Illinois

Edgar County (12.0 min)
Brown County (12.7 min)
Morgan County (13.1 min)

Slowest commutes among counties in Illinois

Calhoun County (43.8 min)
Pulaski County (31.2 min)
Pope County (31.0 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Edwards County

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Average commute time

On average, it takes 20.2 minutes to get to work in Edwards County. That's 10% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 4.8% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Edwards County

Riding a motorcycle is unusually common in Edwards County: 3.4 times more than the Illinois average (0.2% vs 0.1%).

Driving is 21% more common in Edwards County than the Illinois average (88.9% vs 73.7%).

Public transit is unusually rare in Edwards County: 20.3 times less than the Illinois average (0.3% vs 5.8%).

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Edwards County, versus 0.3% in Illinois.

Working from home is unusually rare in Edwards County: 3.3 times less than the Illinois average (4.8% vs 15.9%).

Biking is essentially absent in Edwards County, versus 0.5% in Illinois.

Commute Mode Trends in Edwards County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Edwards 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	Walked	Other	Public Transportation	Motorcycle	Taxi	Bicycle
2009	89.4%	4.8%	3.9%	0.7%	0.2%	0.9%	0.0%	0.2%
2010	88.6%	5.8%	4.0%	0.6%	0.1%	0.7%	0.0%	0.2%
2011	89.7%	4.6%	3.6%	0.7%	0.2%	1.1%	0.0%	0.2%
2012	91.4%	3.2%	3.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.8%	0.0%	0.2%
2013	91.4%	3.1%	3.2%	1.0%	0.4%	0.7%	0.0%	0.2%
2014	93.0%	3.0%	2.6%	0.7%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2015	92.4%	3.9%	2.2%	0.7%	0.1%	0.5%	0.0%	0.2%
2016	93.3%	3.9%	1.9%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%	0.0%	0.2%
2017	92.5%	4.3%	2.3%	0.6%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
2018	91.1%	5.6%	2.4%	0.6%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
2019	90.3%	6.0%	2.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
2020	91.7%	4.4%	2.8%	1.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	89.2%	5.1%	3.6%	1.8%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	89.0%	4.6%	4.5%	1.6%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	88.3%	4.9%	4.6%	1.3%	0.4%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	88.9%	4.8%	4.4%	1.5%	0.3%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2016 at 93.3% and lowest in 2023 at 88.3%. Overall it fell from 89.4% in 2009 to 88.9% in 2024, down 0.5 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.

Walking gained the most ground in Edwards County: its share of workers rose from 3.9% in 2009 to 4.4% in 2024, up 0.5 percentage points. Most of that increase, 1.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Riding a motorcycle lost the most ground, falling from 0.9% to 0.2% of workers (down 0.7 percentage points).

Working from home peaked at 6.0% in 2019 and has since fallen back to 4.8%.

Commute Start Times in Edwards County

Rush-Hour DodgersThe 2nd-lowest share of rush-hour departures among Illinois's 102 counties: only 34.9% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Edwards County?

The bars show when commuters in Edwards 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		8.3%
5:00-5:29 AM		5.3%
5:30-5:59 AM		9.0%
6:00-6:29 AM		14.2%
6:30-6:59 AM		9.4%
7:00-7:29 AM		9.9%
7:30-7:59 AM		12.8%
8:00-8:29 AM		2.8%
8:30-8:59 AM		2.0%
9:00-9:59 AM		2.4%
10:00-10:59 AM		1.3%
11:00-11:59 AM		0.3%
12:00-3:59 PM		10.5%
4:00-11:59 PM		11.7%

Edwards County Illinois Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Edwards County is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 14.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 9.0% across Illinois. Early starts are more common than in Illinois: 22.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.8% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Illinois: 34.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.5% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (26.3%) 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 Edwards 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 Edwards 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 Edwards 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	Edwards County	Illinois	United States
2009	7:19 AM	7:35 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:17 AM	7:35 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:06 AM	7:36 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:01 AM	7:36 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:17 AM	7:36 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:18 AM	7:36 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:15 AM	7:35 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:13 AM	7:35 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:10 AM	7:35 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:10 AM	7:35 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:04 AM	7:35 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:09 AM	7:35 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:02 AM	7:35 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:04 AM	7:35 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:01 AM	7:36 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:11 AM	7:36 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Edwards County were on the road by 7:11 AM, 7 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:19 AM). That goes against the trend across Illinois, where the typical commuter now leaves 1 minute later than in 2009. Commuters in Edwards County now leave 27 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 Edwards County has moved 8 minutes later.

How does Edwards County's commute time compare?

Metric	Edwards County	Illinois	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	20.2 min	23.6 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	06:00 AM – 06:29 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	4.8%	15.9%	15.0%
Walked	4.4%	2.8%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.3%	5.8%	3.2%

The average commute time in Edwards County is 20.2 minutes, shorter than the 23.6 minutes in Illinois.

0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 5.8% in Illinois. 4.4% commute by walking, higher than the 2.8% in Illinois.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Edwards County, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Edwards County, IL is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 6,071 residents against a local median of 15,599. Edwards County, IL's work from home, at 4.8%, runs 20% below the 6.0% typical of the counties around it.

The counties themselves spread 2.4% on work from home, so Edwards County, IL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Edwards County, IL has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Edwards County, IL	6,071	20.2 min #3/6	4.8% #5/6	7:11 AM #3/6
Wabash County, IL	11,116	20.3 min	4.7%	6:52 AM
Richland County, IL	15,599	13.4 min	6.4%	7:20 AM
White County, IL	13,619	18.8 min	5.8%	7:21 AM
Wayne County, IL	15,973	21.4 min	7.0%	7:20 AM
Posey County, IN	25,116	22.5 min	6.0%	7:09 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Edwards County, Illinois.

Is commuting expensive in Edwards County, Illinois?

Commuters here spend an estimated 168 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,215 at a typical national wage. That's 15% less than the typical Illinois commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Edwards County, Illinois?

Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Edwards 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.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Edwards County, Illinois?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.3% of commuters use it versus 5.8% in Illinois, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among 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).