Morton Grove Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Morton Grove: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Morton Grove spend about 52 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 219 hours, about 9.1 full days, spent commuting.

That is 10% more time on the road than the Illinois average of 23.8 minutes each way, a difference of 2.4 minutes.

Morton Grove 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 Morton Grove would save about 87 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,710 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)
Morton Grove 26.2 min 52.4 min 219 hrs/yr $6,775 3,211
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.

Morton Grove Commute Map

On average, it takes 26.2 minutes to get to work in Morton Grove. That's 17% 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 14.8% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 77.8%
  • Worked at Home: 14.8%
  • Public Transportation: 4.7%
  • Walked: 1.4%
  • Other: 0.6%
  • Taxi: 0.4%
  • Bicycle: 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low

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

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

How does Morton Grove's commute time compare?

Metric Morton Grove Illinois US Average
Avg. Commute Time 26.2 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 14.8% 14.0% 13.4%
Walked 1.4% 2.7% 2.4%
Public Transit 4.7% 6.4% 3.5%

The average commute time in Morton Grove is 26.2 minutes, longer than the 23.8 minutes in Illinois.

4.7% commute by public transit, lower than the 6.4% in Illinois. 1.4% commute by walking, lower than the 2.7% in Illinois.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Morton Grove, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

Morton Grove, IL is the smallest of the 4 cities compared here, 23,502 residents against a local median of 46,451. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest cities, which makes Morton Grove, IL an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.

The largest of those small differences is work from home, 11% below the local median at 14.8% against 16.7%. Morton Grove, IL has the 3rd highest work from home of the 4 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home
Morton Grove, IL 23,502 26.2 min #3/4 14.8% #3/4
Niles, IL 26,538 26.3 min 10.8%
Skokie, IL 61,912 23.3 min 16.7%
Glenview, IL 46,451 25.9 min 20.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Morton Grove, Illinois.

Is commuting expensive in Morton Grove, Illinois?

Commuters here spend an estimated 219 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,775 at a typical national wage. That's 10% more than the typical Illinois commuter spends.

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

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Morton Grove, 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.