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See what the average commute is in Kane County

By Stacker
The Silver Fox Rivers Edge Homeowners Association has hired an outside traffic consultant to evaluate current and future conditions on Red Gate Road near St. Charles North High School in light of the addition of the Red Gate Bridge, which is currently under construction. One of several recommendations include adding a left turn lane into the high school on westbound Red Gate Road.

File Photo: Red Gate Road near St. Charles North High School (Sandy Bressner)

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 Kane County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Kane County has a shorter commute than three out of four neighboring counties, with Kendall County, IL having the longest commute at 33.7 minutes.

Kane County commuting by the numbers:

Average commute: 29.2 minutes--- 0.4% higher than state average--- #11 worst commute in the state

Workers with 1+ hour commute: 11.4%

Workers who drive to work: 86.7%

Workers who carpool to work: 9.8%

Workers who take public transport to work: 2.2%

Workers who work from home: 8.1%

Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 16.2%

Worked outside county of residence: 45.0%

Commutes in neighboring counties

#1. DeKalb County, IL: 26.5 minutes

#2. Kane County, IL: 29.2 minutes

#3. DuPage County, IL: 29.4 minutes

#4. McHenry County, IL: 32.0 minutes

#5. Kendall County, IL: 33.7 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

https://stacker.com/illinois/kane-county-il/see-what-average-commute-kane-county-il

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