Wheaton Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Wheaton: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Wheaton spend about 43 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 179 hours, about 7.5 full days, spent commuting.

That is 10% less time on the road than the Illinois average of 23.8 minutes each way, a difference of 2.3 minutes.

Wheaton holds about 0.4% of Illinois's population but accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Wheaton would save about 72 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,220 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)
Wheaton 21.5 min 43.0 min 179 hrs/yr $5,551 3,950
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.

Wheaton Commute Map

On average, it takes 21.5 minutes to get to work in Wheaton. That's 4% shorter than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 22.8% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 66.8%
  • Worked at Home: 22.8%
  • Public Transportation: 4.8%
  • Walked: 3.5%
  • Other: 1.1%
  • Bicycle: 0.7%
  • Taxi: 0.2%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1%

How does Wheaton's commute time compare?

Metric Wheaton Illinois US Average
Avg. Commute Time 21.5 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 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 22.8% 14.0% 13.4%
Walked 3.5% 2.7% 2.4%
Public Transit 4.8% 6.4% 3.5%

The average commute time in Wheaton is 21.5 minutes, shorter than the 23.8 minutes in Illinois.

4.8% commute by public transit, lower than the 6.4% in Illinois. 3.5% commute by walking, higher than the 2.7% in Illinois.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Wheaton, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

Wheaton, IL is the largest of the 5 cities compared here, 45,588 residents against a local median of 25,097. The measure that sets Wheaton, IL apart most is work from home: 22.8%, 25% above the local median of 18.3%.

The cities themselves spread 16.3% on work from home, so Wheaton, IL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Wheaton, IL has the 2nd highest work from home of the 5 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home
Wheaton, IL 45,588 21.5 min #1/5 22.8% #2/5
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,007 23.4 min 26.6%
Carol Stream, IL 36,866 26.4 min 13.9%
Lisle, IL 21,854 25.3 min 22.7%
Glendale Heights, IL 23,187 22.0 min 10.2%

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Wheaton, Illinois.

Is commuting expensive in Wheaton, Illinois?

Commuters here spend an estimated 179 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,551 at a typical national wage. That's 10% less than the typical Illinois commuter spends.

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

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Wheaton, Illinois. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

How much money can remote workers save in Wheaton, Illinois?

About 22.8% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Wheaton would save about 72 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,220 at the same national wage assumption used above.