Best Cities for Public Transit in Illinois.

Cities in Illinois with the highest percentage of commuters using public transit.

224 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Transit %	Avg Commute
1	River Forest	11,992	19.7%	32.5 min
2	Chicago	2,711,226	17.7%	33.1 min
3	Winnetka	12,484	16.5%	32.6 min
4	Riverdale	10,340	14.7%	33.9 min
5	Wilmette	27,503	13.5%	34.6 min
6	Oak Park	53,292	13.1%	31.6 min
7	Lake Forest	19,416	12.3%	31.3 min
8	Evanston	76,340	11.6%	27.5 min
9	Homewood	19,294	11.1%	33.1 min
10	Western Springs	13,446	11.1%	31 min
11	La Grange	15,998	10.0%	28.5 min
12	Hinsdale	17,175	9.8%	31.6 min
13	Calumet City	35,100	9.4%	34.4 min
14	Harvey	20,230	9.4%	30.1 min
15	Brookfield	19,331	8.9%	32.7 min
16	Summit	10,846	8.8%	28.9 min
17	River Grove	10,451	8.8%	30.8 min
18	Elmhurst	45,671	8.6%	29.1 min
19	Park Ridge	38,667	8.6%	29.1 min
20	Dolton	20,825	8.1%	30.7 min
21	Glen Ellyn	28,390	7.9%	29.1 min
22	Lisle	23,407	7.6%	27.7 min
23	Blue Island	21,741	7.5%	29 min
24	Downers Grove	50,054	7.4%	27.8 min
25	Cicero	82,797	7.3%	29.3 min
26	Urbana	39,341	7.0%	14.2 min
27	Burr Ridge	11,141	6.6%	29.2 min
28	Deerfield	19,518	6.5%	27.8 min
29	Hazel Crest	13,792	6.2%	26.8 min
30	Glenview	47,752	6.1%	27.1 min
31	Evergreen Park	19,420	6.0%	32.1 min
32	Lyons	10,339	5.9%	28.1 min
33	Northbrook	34,585	5.7%	26.8 min
34	Highland Park	30,398	5.6%	27.5 min
35	Oak Forest	26,805	5.6%	31.8 min
36	Forest Park	13,943	5.6%	27.4 min
37	Barrington	11,077	5.6%	30.5 min
38	Cahokia Heights	17,106	5.5%	26.4 min
39	Crestwood	10,579	5.5%	32.7 min
40	Naperville	150,692	5.4%	30.5 min
41	Justice	12,324	5.3%	31.5 min
42	La Grange Park	13,447	5.2%	29 min
43	Maywood	23,201	5.1%	34.4 min
44	Park Forest	21,156	5.1%	31.8 min
45	Markham	11,355	5.1%	35.7 min
46	Berwyn	55,595	5.0%	29 min
47	Elmwood Park	23,868	5.0%	32.2 min
48	Richton Park	12,521	4.8%	33.1 min
49	Chicago Heights	26,736	4.7%	30.1 min
50	Geneva	21,258	4.7%	27.8 min
51	Bellwood	18,256	4.7%	27.8 min
52	Westchester	16,436	4.7%	27.4 min
53	Niles	30,064	4.6%	28.3 min
54	Champaign	89,996	4.5%	14.9 min
55	Arlington Heights	76,005	4.3%	27.7 min
56	Skokie	66,219	4.3%	27.9 min
57	Tinley Park	54,842	4.3%	33.7 min
58	Oak Lawn	56,861	4.2%	30.8 min
59	Wheaton	53,557	4.2%	25.7 min
60	Lincolnwood	13,112	4.1%	28.5 min
61	Des Plaines	59,156	4.0%	28.2 min
62	Woodridge	33,941	3.8%	29.8 min
63	Alsip	18,583	3.7%	30.1 min
64	Palos Heights	12,152	3.7%	29.9 min
65	Mount Prospect	55,472	3.6%	25.9 min
66	Frankfort	20,651	3.6%	35.2 min
67	Schaumburg	76,868	3.5%	27.8 min
68	Cary	17,923	3.5%	28.4 min
69	Orland Park	57,916	3.4%	33.8 min
70	Westmont	23,724	3.4%	26.6 min
71	Morton Grove	24,619	3.3%	28.4 min
72	East St. Louis	17,999	3.2%	23.3 min
73	Lemont	17,820	3.2%	34.8 min
74	Melrose Park	24,549	3.1%	27.1 min
75	Villa Park	22,345	3.1%	26.8 min
76	Matteson	18,645	3.1%	33.8 min
77	Beach Park	14,115	3.1%	27.7 min
78	Belleville	41,370	3.0%	25.1 min
79	Lansing	28,284	2.9%	32.6 min
80	New Lenox	28,006	2.9%	32.7 min
81	Mokena	20,021	2.9%	30.5 min
82	Buffalo Grove	42,891	2.8%	26.3 min
83	Round Lake Beach	27,079	2.8%	30.4 min
84	South Holland	20,911	2.8%	34.1 min
85	Kankakee	23,996	2.7%	22 min
86	Darien	21,879	2.7%	28.7 min
87	Aurora	179,898	2.6%	27.2 min
88	Vernon Hills	26,876	2.6%	26.9 min
89	Libertyville	20,525	2.6%	25.9 min
90	Roselle	22,752	2.5%	27.1 min
91	Palos Hills	18,081	2.5%	35.2 min
92	Wauconda	14,027	2.5%	31.3 min
93	Midlothian	13,948	2.5%	28.8 min
94	Lombard	43,619	2.4%	25.6 min
95	Wheeling	38,433	2.4%	25.7 min
96	Batavia	27,151	2.4%	28.9 min
97	Bensenville	18,603	2.4%	25.8 min
98	Warrenville	14,718	2.4%	27.4 min
99	Palatine	66,293	2.3%	27.7 min
100	Hanover Park	36,732	2.3%	29.1 min
101	St. Charles	32,854	2.3%	27 min
102	Norridge	15,439	2.3%	34.2 min
103	Chicago Ridge	14,099	2.3%	31.8 min
104	Northlake	12,513	2.2%	28.5 min
105	Waukegan	89,076	2.1%	26.1 min
106	Hoffman Estates	51,175	2.1%	28.5 min
107	Bartlett	40,501	2.1%	29.7 min
108	Schiller Park	11,393	2.1%	24.8 min
109	Bolingbrook	74,096	2.0%	30 min
110	Romeoville	41,152	2.0%	32.3 min
111	Lockport	26,409	2.0%	35.3 min
112	Bloomingdale	22,457	2.0%	27 min
113	Grayslake	20,929	2.0%	27.2 min
114	Round Lake	18,628	2.0%	31.3 min
115	Country Club Hills	16,324	2.0%	31 min
116	Elgin	114,934	1.9%	28.2 min
117	Rolling Meadows	24,027	1.9%	25.5 min
118	Hickory Hills	14,526	1.9%	29.9 min
119	Pingree Grove	10,914	1.9%	32.4 min
120	Campton Hills	10,877	1.9%	34.1 min
121	Moline	42,197	1.8%	18 min
122	Carol Stream	39,460	1.8%	28.1 min
123	Lake Zurich	19,832	1.8%	27.6 min
124	Fox Lake	11,131	1.8%	33.8 min
125	Peoria	112,169	1.7%	17.9 min
126	Rock Island	36,151	1.7%	19.3 min
127	Burbank	28,739	1.7%	31.3 min
128	Carbondale	22,158	1.7%	16.4 min
129	Plainfield	46,708	1.6%	33.3 min
130	Elk Grove Village	31,987	1.6%	25.5 min
131	Homer Glen	24,529	1.6%	35.8 min
132	Franklin Park	18,197	1.6%	28.9 min
133	Plano	12,203	1.6%	27.5 min
134	Streamwood	39,001	1.5%	30.1 min
135	Alton	25,279	1.5%	22.7 min
136	Fairview Heights	16,745	1.5%	22 min
137	Shiloh	14,572	1.5%	24.6 min
138	Lindenhurst	14,417	1.5%	34.1 min
139	Decatur	69,815	1.4%	17.7 min
140	Normal	53,569	1.4%	16.5 min
141	Glendale Heights	32,808	1.4%	26.7 min
142	Gurnee	30,510	1.4%	27.4 min
143	Huntley	28,005	1.4%	29.5 min
144	Jacksonville	18,014	1.4%	16 min
145	Prospect Heights	15,618	1.4%	26 min
146	Gages Lake	10,819	1.4%	26.1 min
147	Joliet	150,445	1.3%	28.8 min
148	Springfield	113,330	1.3%	17.4 min
149	Zion	24,600	1.3%	27.7 min
150	East Peoria	22,324	1.3%	20.8 min
151	Crystal Lake	40,579	1.2%	29.3 min
152	Oswego	36,375	1.2%	31.5 min
153	Algonquin	30,067	1.2%	30.6 min
154	Danville	28,595	1.2%	14.4 min
155	Granite City	26,549	1.2%	22.1 min
156	Bridgeview	16,849	1.2%	30.7 min
157	Wood Dale	13,933	1.2%	27.8 min
158	Manhattan	11,026	1.2%	37.5 min
159	DeKalb	40,443	1.1%	23.8 min
160	Addison	35,489	1.1%	25.6 min
161	Mundelein	31,915	1.1%	27.9 min
162	West Chicago	25,395	1.1%	26.3 min
163	South Elgin	24,217	1.1%	28.2 min
164	North Aurora	18,696	1.1%	26.5 min
165	Rockford	147,521	1.0%	21.9 min
166	Freeport	23,505	1.0%	15.9 min
167	East Moline	20,904	1.0%	19 min
168	Sycamore	18,559	1.0%	26.3 min
169	McHenry	28,074	0.9%	29 min
170	Yorkville	23,617	0.9%	34 min
171	Crest Hill	20,628	0.9%	28 min
172	Shorewood	18,343	0.9%	34.7 min
173	North Chicago	30,643	0.8%	16.8 min
174	Bradley	15,325	0.8%	23.8 min
175	Quincy	39,109	0.7%	13.6 min
176	Carpentersville	37,346	0.7%	28.2 min
177	Galesburg	29,481	0.7%	16.6 min
178	Edwardsville	26,474	0.7%	22.8 min
179	Swansea	14,710	0.7%	24.1 min
180	Lincoln	13,281	0.7%	18.2 min
181	Worth	10,700	0.7%	28 min
182	Bloomington	78,907	0.6%	16.8 min
183	Pekin	31,781	0.6%	21.7 min
184	Montgomery	21,515	0.6%	33.4 min
185	Bourbonnais	18,078	0.6%	19.6 min
186	Dixon	14,910	0.6%	20.7 min
187	Glen Carbon	13,977	0.6%	26.4 min
188	Minooka	12,891	0.6%	31.8 min
189	O'Fallon	32,262	0.5%	25.3 min
190	Godfrey	17,712	0.5%	25.7 min
191	Channahon	13,927	0.5%	30.3 min
192	Lake in the Hills	28,800	0.4%	32 min
193	Antioch	14,859	0.4%	30.4 min
194	Mount Vernon	14,090	0.4%	14 min
195	Streator	12,330	0.4%	27.7 min
196	Herrin	12,226	0.4%	21.9 min
197	Centralia	11,856	0.4%	19 min
198	Highland	10,262	0.4%	27.3 min
199	Woodstock	26,147	0.3%	24.6 min
200	Collinsville	24,031	0.3%	24.2 min
201	Morris	14,898	0.3%	21.5 min
202	Macomb	14,894	0.3%	15.5 min
203	Sterling	14,717	0.3%	18.1 min
204	Effingham	12,342	0.3%	13.3 min
205	Wood River	10,279	0.3%	23.7 min
206	Ottawa	18,447	0.2%	22.7 min
207	Charleston	17,062	0.2%	15.2 min
208	Marion	16,836	0.2%	21.9 min
209	Chatham	14,639	0.2%	23 min
210	Troy	11,647	0.2%	25.7 min
211	Roscoe	10,706	0.2%	27.2 min
212	Machesney Park	22,630	0.1%	21.7 min
213	Morton	16,595	0.1%	16.6 min
214	Canton	13,144	0.1%	21.3 min
215	Rantoul	12,421	0.1%	19.5 min
216	Belvidere	24,752	0.0%	24.3 min
217	Loves Park	23,502	0.0%	21.5 min
218	Mattoon	16,586	0.0%	18.1 min
219	Washington	15,919	0.0%	19.6 min
220	Kewanee	11,913	0.0%	19.4 min
221	Pontiac	11,294	0.0%	16.7 min
222	Waterloo	11,129	0.0%	26.8 min
223	Columbia	11,127	0.0%	26.4 min
224	Taylorville	10,646	0.0%	20.4 min