See what the average commute is in Lake 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 Lake County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Lake County has a longer commute than four out of five neighboring counties, with Berrien County, MI having the shortest commute at 20.2 minutes.

Lake County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 30.4 minutes
--- 4.6% higher than state average
--- #8 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 12.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 82.7%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.5%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 4.3%
- Workers who work from home: 9.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 13.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 27.0%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Berrien County, MI: 20.2 minutes
#2. Van Buren County, MI: 23.8 minutes
#3. Allegan County, MI: 23.9 minutes
#4. Kenosha County, WI: 25.9 minutes
#5. Lake County, IL: 30.4 minutes
#6. McHenry County, IL: 32.0 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