Hoffman Estates Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Hoffman Estates: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Hoffman Estates spend about 51 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 213 hours, about 8.9 full days, spent commuting.

That is 8% more time on the road than the Illinois average of 23.8 minutes each way, a difference of 1.8 minutes.

Hoffman Estates 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 Hoffman Estates would save about 85 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,644 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)
Hoffman Estates 25.6 min 51.2 min 213 hrs/yr $6,610 3,734
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.

Hoffman Estates Commute Map

On average, it takes 25.6 minutes to get to work in Hoffman Estates. That's 14% 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 16.4% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 78.1%
  • Worked at Home: 16.4%
  • Public Transportation: 3.0%
  • Walked: 1.2%
  • Other: 1.0%
  • Bicycle: 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1%

Taxi commuting is unusually low in Hoffman Estates: 4.0 times less than the Illinois average (0.1% vs 0.3%).

Bicycle commuting is unusually low in Hoffman Estates: 3.6 times less than the Illinois average (0.1% vs 0.5%).

How does Hoffman Estates's commute time compare?

Metric Hoffman Estates Illinois US Average
Avg. Commute Time 25.6 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 16.4% 14.0% 13.4%
Walked 1.2% 2.7% 2.4%
Public Transit 3.0% 6.4% 3.5%

The average commute time in Hoffman Estates is 25.6 minutes, longer than the 23.8 minutes in Illinois.

3.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 6.4% in Illinois. 1.2% commute by walking, lower than the 2.7% in Illinois.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Hoffman Estates, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

Hoffman Estates, IL is the 2nd largest of the 4 cities compared here, 46,407 residents against a local median of 37,804. The measure that sets Hoffman Estates, IL apart most is work from home: 16.4%, 59% above the local median of 10.3%.

The cities themselves spread 7.4% on work from home, so Hoffman Estates, IL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Hoffman Estates, IL has the 2nd highest work from home of the 4 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home
Hoffman Estates, IL 46,407 25.6 min #2/4 16.4% #2/4
Streamwood, IL 37,804 25.8 min 10.3%
Schaumburg, IL 75,461 23.9 min 16.9%
Hanover Park, IL 29,338 25.8 min 9.5%

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Is commuting expensive in Hoffman Estates, Illinois?

Commuters here spend an estimated 213 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,610 at a typical national wage. That's 8% more than the typical Illinois commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Hoffman Estates, Illinois?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Hoffman Estates, 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.