Woodridge Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Woodridge: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Woodridge spend about 55 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 227 hours, about 9.5 full days, spent commuting.

That is 15% more time on the road than the Illinois average of 23.8 minutes each way, a difference of 3.5 minutes.

Woodridge 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 Woodridge would save about 91 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,818 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)
Woodridge 27.3 min 54.5 min 227 hrs/yr $7,044 4,210
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.

Woodridge Commute Map

On average, it takes 27.3 minutes to get to work in Woodridge. That's 21% 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 18.1% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 76.6%
  • Worked at Home: 18.1%
  • Public Transportation: 3.6%
  • Other: 0.9%
  • Walked: 0.6% unusually low
  • Taxi: 0.1%
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Motorcycle commuting is unusually low in Woodridge: 41026674421.9 times less than the Illinois average (0.0% vs 0.1%).

Walked commuting is unusually low in Woodridge: 4.4 times less than the Illinois average (0.6% vs 2.7%).

Bicycle commuting is unusually low in Woodridge: 9.6 times less than the Illinois average (0.1% vs 0.5%).

Few people walk or bike to work in Woodridge: just 0.7%, 4.8 times below the Illinois average of 3.3%.

How does Woodridge's commute time compare?

Metric Woodridge Illinois US Average
Avg. Commute Time 27.3 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 18.1% 14.0% 13.4%
Walked 0.6% 2.7% 2.4%
Public Transit 3.6% 6.4% 3.5%

The average commute time in Woodridge is 27.3 minutes, longer than the 23.8 minutes in Illinois.

3.6% commute by public transit, lower than the 6.4% in Illinois. 0.6% commute by walking, lower than the 2.7% in Illinois.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Woodridge, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

Woodridge, IL is the 3rd largest of the 6 cities compared here, 31,506 residents against a local median of 23,160. The measure that sets Woodridge, IL apart most is work from home: 18.1%, 18% below the local median of 22.1%.

The cities themselves spread 7.7% on work from home, so Woodridge, IL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Woodridge, IL has the 4th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home
Woodridge, IL 31,506 27.3 min #6/6 18.1% #4/6
Darien, IL 21,280 25.4 min 18.1%
Downers Grove, IL 50,363 23.9 min 22.1%
Lisle, IL 21,854 25.3 min 22.7%
Bolingbrook, IL 75,045 26.3 min 15.4%
Westmont, IL 23,160 23.6 min 23.1%

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Woodridge, Illinois.

Is commuting expensive in Woodridge, Illinois?

Commuters here spend an estimated 227 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,044 at a typical national wage. That's 15% more than the typical Illinois commuter spends.

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

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