Commuting in Lisle, Illinois: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Lisle: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Lisle spend about 50 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 209 hours, about 8.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 6% more time on the road than the Illinois average of 23.6 minutes each way, a difference of 1.5 minutes.
Lisle 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 Lisle would save about 84 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,592 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)
Lisle
25.1 min
50.2 min
209 hrs/yr
$6,480
4,336
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.
Lisle Commute Map
On average, it takes
25.1
minutes to get to work in
Lisle.
That's 12% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 22.6% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Lisle
Car:
67.3%
Worked at Home:
22.6%
Public Transportation:
6.7%
Walked:
2.2%
Other:
0.7%
Bicycle:
0.3%
Taxi:
0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Commute Mode Trends in Lisle, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Lisle 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
Public Transportation
Walked
Other
Bicycle
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
83.9%
6.1%
7.6%
1.3%
0.5%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
2010
85.0%
5.1%
7.4%
1.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
2011
83.7%
4.8%
7.5%
2.6%
0.8%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
2012
84.0%
4.7%
7.7%
2.4%
0.9%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
2013
83.5%
4.9%
7.3%
3.3%
0.7%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
2014
82.7%
4.9%
7.9%
3.4%
0.8%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2015
82.2%
5.8%
8.1%
3.0%
0.7%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
2016
82.1%
6.2%
8.2%
2.5%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2017
82.7%
6.2%
8.0%
2.3%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
82.1%
6.5%
8.9%
2.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2019
80.4%
7.7%
9.2%
2.1%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2020
76.4%
12.6%
8.3%
2.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2021
73.0%
16.7%
7.2%
2.2%
0.5%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
2022
69.3%
19.4%
7.7%
2.4%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
2023
67.0%
22.6%
6.9%
2.2%
0.8%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
2024
67.3%
22.6%
6.7%
2.2%
0.7%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2010 at 85.0% and lowest in 2023 at 67.0%. Overall it fell from 83.9% in 2009 to 67.3% in 2024, down 16.6 percentage points.
Working from home gained the most ground in Lisle: its share of workers rose from 6.1% in 2009 to 22.6% in 2024, up 16.5 percentage points. Most of that increase, 14.9 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 7.6% to 6.7% of workers (down 0.9 percentage points).
Working from home overtook public transit to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2020 release and has stayed ahead since.
Walking peaked at 3.4% in 2014 and has since fallen back to 2.2%.
Commute Start Times in Lisle
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Lisle?
The bars show when commuters in Lisle 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
12:00-4:59 AMLisle2.9%Illinois5.6%
2.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMLisle2.9%Illinois4.3%
2.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMLisle3.0%Illinois4.9%
3.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMLisle6.5%Illinois9.0%
6.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMLisle10.0%Illinois9.4%
10.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMLisle15.6%Illinois14.3%
15.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMLisle17.2%Illinois11.6%
17.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMLisle14.1%Illinois11.2%
14.1%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMLisle5.2%Illinois5.2%
5.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMLisle8.3%Illinois6.1%
8.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMLisle2.7%Illinois2.9%
2.7%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMLisle1.8%Illinois1.5%
1.8%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMLisle6.4%Illinois7.7%
6.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMLisle3.4%Illinois6.3%
3.4%
LisleIllinoisSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Lisle is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 17.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 11.6% across Illinois. Early starts are less common than in Illinois: 8.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.8% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Illinois: 56.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.5% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (22.6%) 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 Lisle, 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 Lisle 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 Lisle 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
Lisle
Illinois
United States
2009
7:43 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:44 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:40 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:40 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:39 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:38 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:38 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:41 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:44 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:44 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:46 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:44 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:43 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:44 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:47 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:46 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Lisle were on the road by 7:46 AM, 3 minutes later than in 2009 (7:43 AM). Illinois followed the same path, with the typical start moving 1 minute later. Commuters in Lisle now leave 8 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).
How does Lisle's commute time compare?
Metric
Lisle
Illinois
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
25.1 min
23.6 min
22.4 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
22.6%
15.9%
15.0%
Walked
2.2%
2.8%
2.4%
Public Transit
6.7%
5.8%
3.2%
The average commute time in Lisle is 25.1 minutes, longer than the 23.6 minutes in Illinois.
6.7% commute by public transit, higher than the 5.8% in Illinois. 2.2% commute by walking, lower than the 2.8% in Illinois.
Lisle, IL is the smallest of the 6 cities compared here, 22,476 residents against a local median of 46,899. Lisle, IL sits close to the middle of its own neighbourhood. No measure below is more than 15% off the local median, so the choice between these cities turns on things this data does not capture.
The largest of those small differences is work from home, 6% below the local median at 22.6% against 24.1%. Lisle, IL has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Lisle, Illinois.
Is living in Lisle, Illinois good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 209 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,480 at a typical national wage. That's 6% more than the typical Illinois commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Lisle, Illinois?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Lisle, 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 Lisle, Illinois save by working from home?
About 22.6% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Lisle would save about 84 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,592 at the same national wage assumption used above.