See what the average commute is in Mason 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 Mason County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Mason County has a longer commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Tazewell County, IL having the shortest commute at 20.8 minutes.

Mason County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 27.4 minutes
--- 5.8% lower than state average
--- #20 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 10.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 89.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 12.3%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 5.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 19.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 48.7%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Tazewell County, IL: 20.8 minutes
#2. Logan County, IL: 21.1 minutes
#3. Schuyler County, IL: 24.1 minutes
#4. Fulton County, IL: 24.3 minutes
#5. Menard County, IL: 26.1 minutes
#6. Mason County, IL: 27.4 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