Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: Median Commute Time Trend
How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area's median commute time changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
31.6
2023
30.7
Total change
0.9
% change
-2.8%
| Year | Median Commute Time | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.6 | — |
| 2019 | 32 | +0.4 (1.3%) |
| 2020 | 31.8 | 0.2 (-0.6%) |
| 2021 | 31.3 | 0.5 (-1.6%) |
| 2022 | 31 | 0.3 (-1%) |
| 2023 | 30.7 | 0.3 (-1%) |