Schaumburg Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Schaumburg: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Schaumburg spend about 48 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 199 hours, about 8.3 full days, spent commuting.

That is about the same time on the road as the Illinois average of 23.8 minutes each way.

Schaumburg holds about 0.6% of Illinois's population and accounts for roughly 0.6% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Schaumburg would save about 80 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,469 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)
Schaumburg 23.9 min 47.8 min 199 hrs/yr $6,172 3,768
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.

Schaumburg Commute Map

On average, it takes 23.9 minutes to get to work in Schaumburg. That's 6% 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 16.9% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 78.0%
  • Worked at Home: 16.9%
  • Public Transportation: 2.8%
  • Other: 1.2%
  • Walked: 0.8% unusually low
  • Taxi: 0.1%
  • Bicycle: 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Motorcycle commuting is unusually low in Schaumburg: 5.7 times less than the Illinois average (0.0% vs 0.1%).

Walked commuting is unusually low in Schaumburg: 3.2 times less than the Illinois average (0.8% vs 2.7%).

Bicycle commuting is unusually low in Schaumburg: 5.2 times less than the Illinois average (0.1% vs 0.5%).

Few people walk or bike to work in Schaumburg: just 1.0%, 3.4 times below the Illinois average of 3.3%.

How does Schaumburg's commute time compare?

Metric Schaumburg Illinois US Average
Avg. Commute Time 23.9 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 16.9% 14.0% 13.4%
Walked 0.8% 2.7% 2.4%
Public Transit 2.8% 6.4% 3.5%

The average commute time in Schaumburg is about the same as in Illinois.

2.8% commute by public transit, lower than the 6.4% in Illinois. 0.8% commute by walking, lower than the 2.7% in Illinois.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Schaumburg, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

Schaumburg, IL is the largest of the 5 cities compared here, 75,461 residents against a local median of 26,337. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest cities, which makes Schaumburg, IL an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.

The largest of those small differences is work from home, 12% above the local median at 16.9% against 15.1%. Schaumburg, IL has the highest work from home of the 5 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home
Schaumburg, IL 75,461 23.9 min #2/5 16.9% #1/5
Hoffman Estates, IL 46,407 25.6 min 16.4%
Rolling Meadows, IL 23,336 23.0 min 15.0%
Hanover Park, IL 29,338 25.8 min 9.5%
Bloomingdale, IL 22,627 25.7 min 15.1%

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Schaumburg, Illinois.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Schaumburg, Illinois?

Commuters here spend an estimated 199 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,172 at a typical national wage.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Schaumburg, Illinois?

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