Lisle Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Lisle: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Lisle spend about 51 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 211 hours, about 8.8 full days, spent commuting.

That is 6% more time on the road than the Illinois average of 23.8 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 $2,612 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 25.3 min 50.6 min 211 hrs/yr $6,530 4,336
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.

Lisle Commute Map

On average, it takes 25.3 minutes to get to work in Lisle. That's 13% 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 22.7% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 67.0%
  • Worked at Home: 22.7%
  • Public Transportation: 6.9%
  • Walked: 2.2%
  • Other: 0.8%
  • Bicycle: 0.2%
  • Taxi: 0.1%
  • Motorcycle: 0.1%

How does Lisle's commute time compare?

Metric Lisle Illinois US Average
Avg. Commute Time 25.3 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 22.7% 14.0% 13.4%
Walked 2.2% 2.7% 2.4%
Public Transit 6.9% 6.4% 3.5%

The average commute time in Lisle is 25.3 minutes, longer than the 23.8 minutes in Illinois.

6.9% commute by public transit, higher than the 6.4% in Illinois. 2.2% commute by walking, lower than the 2.7% in Illinois.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Lisle, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

Lisle, IL is the smallest of the 6 cities compared here, 21,854 residents against a local median of 45,588. 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 one-way commute, 6% above the local median at 25.3 min against 23.9 min. Lisle, IL has the 4th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home
Lisle, IL 21,854 25.3 min #4/6 22.7% #4/6
Wheaton, IL 45,588 21.5 min 22.8%
Downers Grove, IL 50,363 23.9 min 22.1%
Woodridge, IL 31,506 27.3 min 18.1%
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,007 23.4 min 26.6%
Naperville, IL 127,521 26.9 min 26.5%

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Lisle, Illinois.

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

Commuters here spend an estimated 211 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,530 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 22.7% 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 $2,612 at the same national wage assumption used above.