Glen Ellyn Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Glen Ellyn: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Glen Ellyn spend about 47 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 195 hours, about 8.1 full days, spent commuting.

That is 2% less time on the road than the Illinois average of 23.8 minutes each way, a difference of 0.4 minutes.

Glen Ellyn 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 Glen Ellyn would save about 78 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,419 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)
Glen Ellyn 23.4 min 46.8 min 195 hrs/yr $6,046 4,415
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.

Glen Ellyn Commute Map

On average, it takes 23.4 minutes to get to work in Glen Ellyn. That's 4% longer than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

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

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 26.6% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 62.5%
  • Worked at Home: 26.6%
  • Public Transportation: 7.0%
  • Walked: 2.9%
  • Other: 0.6%
  • Bicycle: 0.3%
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Motorcycle commuting is unusually low in Glen Ellyn: 177.7 times less than the Illinois average (0.0% vs 0.1%).

Taxi commuting is unusually low in Glen Ellyn: 5.5 times less than the Illinois average (0.1% vs 0.3%).

How does Glen Ellyn's commute time compare?

Metric Glen Ellyn Illinois US Average
Avg. Commute Time 23.4 min 23.8 min 22.5 min
Departure Window 07:30 AM – 07:59 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 26.6% 14.0% 13.4%
Walked 2.9% 2.7% 2.4%
Public Transit 7.0% 6.4% 3.5%

The average commute time in Glen Ellyn is 23.4 minutes, shorter than the 23.8 minutes in Illinois.

7.0% commute by public transit, higher than the 6.4% in Illinois. 2.9% commute by walking, higher than the 2.7% in Illinois.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Glen Ellyn, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

Glen Ellyn, IL is the 4th largest of the 6 cities compared here, 27,007 residents against a local median of 33,382. The measure that sets Glen Ellyn, IL apart most is work from home: 26.6%, 42% above the local median of 18.7%.

The cities themselves spread 12.6% on work from home, so Glen Ellyn, IL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Glen Ellyn, IL has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,007 23.4 min #5/6 26.6% #1/6
Wheaton, IL 45,588 21.5 min 22.8%
Lombard, IL 43,378 22.7 min 18.7%
Glendale Heights, IL 23,187 22.0 min 10.2%
Lisle, IL 21,854 25.3 min 22.7%
Addison, IL 33,382 23.4 min 11.8%

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Glen Ellyn, Illinois?

Commuters here spend an estimated 195 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,046 at a typical national wage. That's 2% less than the typical Illinois commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Glen Ellyn, Illinois?

Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Glen Ellyn, 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.

How much time do residents in Glen Ellyn, Illinois save by working from home?

About 26.6% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Glen Ellyn would save about 78 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,419 at the same national wage assumption used above.