Maywood Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Maywood: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Maywood spend about 62 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 257 hours, about 10.7 full days, spent commuting.

That is 29% more time on the road than the Illinois average of 23.8 minutes each way, a difference of 7.0 minutes.

Maywood 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 Maywood would save about 103 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,182 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)
Maywood 30.8 min 61.6 min 257 hrs/yr $7,955 4,131
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.

Maywood Commute Map

On average, it takes 30.8 minutes to get to work in Maywood. That's 37% longer than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM .

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 11.7% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 80.0%
  • Worked at Home: 11.7%
  • Public Transportation: 5.9%
  • Walked: 2.3%
  • Other: 0.1%
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Motorcycle commuting is essentially absent in Maywood, versus 0.1% in Illinois.

Taxi commuting is essentially absent in Maywood, versus 0.3% in Illinois.

Bicycle commuting is unusually low in Maywood: 294583.2 times less than the Illinois average (0.0% vs 0.5%).

How does Maywood's commute time compare?

Metric Maywood Illinois US Average
Avg. Commute Time 30.8 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 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 11.7% 14.0% 13.4%
Walked 2.3% 2.7% 2.4%
Public Transit 5.9% 6.4% 3.5%

The average commute time in Maywood is 30.8 minutes, longer than the 23.8 minutes in Illinois.

5.9% commute by public transit, lower than the 6.4% in Illinois. 2.3% commute by walking, lower than the 2.7% in Illinois.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Maywood, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How Maywood, IL compares with the 1 cities closest to it.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home
Maywood, IL 22,010 30.8 min #2/2 11.7% #1/2
Melrose Park, IL 24,517 27.2 min 5.4%

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Maywood, Illinois.

Is commuting expensive in Maywood, Illinois?

Commuters here spend an estimated 257 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,955 at a typical national wage. That's 29% more than the typical Illinois commuter spends.

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

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Maywood, Illinois. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.