See what the average commute is in Fayette 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 Fayette County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Fayette County has a shorter commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with Clinton County, IL having the longest commute at 25.9 minutes.

Fayette County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 21.9 minutes
--- 24.7% lower than state average
--- #33 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.9%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.1%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.3%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.6%
- Workers who work from home: 3.5%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 18.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 41.2%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Effingham County, IL: 17.5 minutes
#2. Marion County, IL: 19.4 minutes
#3. Fayette County, IL: 21.9 minutes
#4. Shelby County, IL: 23.2 minutes
#5. Clay County, IL: 24.2 minutes
#6. Montgomery County, IL: 24.3 minutes
#7. Clinton County, IL: 25.9 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