Lombard Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Lombard: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Lombard spend about 45 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 189 hours, about 7.9 full days, spent commuting.

That is 5% less time on the road than the Illinois average of 23.8 minutes each way, a difference of 1.1 minutes.

Lombard holds about 0.3% of Illinois's population and accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Lombard would save about 76 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,346 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)
Lombard 22.7 min 45.4 min 189 hrs/yr $5,864 4,930
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.

Lombard Commute Map

On average, it takes 22.7 minutes to get to work in Lombard. That's 1% 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 18.7% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 75.1%
  • Worked at Home: 18.7%
  • Public Transportation: 3.7%
  • Walked: 1.2%
  • Other: 0.8%
  • Bicycle: 0.4%
  • Taxi: 0.2%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Motorcycle commuting is unusually low in Lombard: 7.2 times less than the Illinois average (0.0% vs 0.1%).

How does Lombard's commute time compare?

Metric Lombard Illinois US Average
Avg. Commute Time 22.7 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 18.7% 14.0% 13.4%
Walked 1.2% 2.7% 2.4%
Public Transit 3.7% 6.4% 3.5%

The average commute time in Lombard is 22.7 minutes, shorter than the 23.8 minutes in Illinois.

3.7% 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

Lombard, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

Lombard, IL is the largest of the 4 cities compared here, 43,378 residents against a local median of 27,007. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest cities, which makes Lombard, IL an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.

The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 3% below the local median at 22.7 min against 23.4 min. Lombard, IL has the lowest one-way commute of the 4 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home
Lombard, IL 43,378 22.7 min #1/4 18.7% #3/4
Villa Park, IL 20,741 23.4 min 18.9%
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,007 23.4 min 26.6%
Addison, IL 33,382 23.4 min 11.8%

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Lombard, Illinois.

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

Commuters here spend an estimated 189 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,864 at a typical national wage. That's 5% less than the typical Illinois commuter spends.

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

Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Lombard, 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 Lombard, Illinois save by working from home?

About 18.7% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Lombard would save about 76 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,346 at the same national wage assumption used above.