Elmwood Park Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Elmwood Park: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Elmwood Park spend about 64 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 267 hours, about 11.1 full days, spent commuting.

That is 35% more time on the road than the Illinois average of 23.8 minutes each way, a difference of 8.3 minutes.

Elmwood Park holds about 0.2% of Illinois's population but accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Elmwood Park would save about 107 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,314 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)
Elmwood Park 32.1 min 64.1 min 267 hrs/yr $8,286 5,487
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.

Elmwood Park Commute Map

On average, it takes 32.1 minutes to get to work in Elmwood Park. That's 43% longer than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

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

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 10.3% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 79.6%
  • Worked at Home: 10.3%
  • Public Transportation: 6.8%
  • Walked: 1.8%
  • Other: 0.8%
  • Bicycle: 0.4%
  • Taxi: 0.3%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Motorcycle commuting is essentially absent in Elmwood Park, versus 0.1% in Illinois.

How does Elmwood Park's commute time compare?

Metric Elmwood Park Illinois US Average
Avg. Commute Time 32.1 min 23.8 min 22.5 min
Departure Window 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 10.3% 14.0% 13.4%
Walked 1.8% 2.7% 2.4%
Public Transit 6.8% 6.4% 3.5%

The average commute time in Elmwood Park is 32.1 minutes, longer than the 23.8 minutes in Illinois.

6.8% 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

Elmwood Park, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How Elmwood Park, IL compares with the 1 cities closest to it.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home
Elmwood Park, IL 23,308 32.1 min #1/2 10.3% #2/2
Oak Park, IL 51,035 32.3 min 27.7%

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Elmwood Park, Illinois.

Is living in Elmwood Park, Illinois good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 267 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $8,286 at a typical national wage. That's 35% more than the typical Illinois commuter spends.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Elmwood Park, Illinois?

Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Elmwood Park, 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.