See what the average commute is in Calhoun County, IL

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Calhoun County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Calhoun County has a longer commute than all of its six neighboring counties, with Pike County, MO having the shortest commute at 24.2 minutes.

Calhoun County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 42.6 minutes
--- 46.5% higher than state average
--- #1 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 33.7%
- Workers who drive to work: 87.2%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.3%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 10.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 23.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 38.6%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Pike County, MO: 24.2 minutes
#2. St. Charles County, MO: 25.6 minutes
#3. Pike County, IL: 25.8 minutes
#4. Jersey County, IL: 26.5 minutes
#5. Greene County, IL: 29.5 minutes
#6. Lincoln County, MO: 33.6 minutes
#7. Calhoun County, IL: 42.6 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Illinois
#1. Crawford County: 16.1 minutes
#2. McDonough County: 16.8 minutes
#3. Brown County: 16.9 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Illinois
#1. Calhoun County: 42.6 minutes
#2. Kendall County: 33.7 minutes
#3. Cook County: 33.2 minutes