Best Walk-to-Work Cities in Illinois.

Cities in Illinois where the largest share of workers walk to work.

224 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Walk to work	Public transit
1	North Chicago	30,643	22.3%	0.8%
2	Urbana	39,341	13.9%	7.0%
3	Evanston	76,340	11.0%	11.6%
4	Charleston	17,062	10.0%	0.2%
5	Carbondale	22,158	9.3%	1.7%
6	Champaign	89,996	8.9%	4.5%
7	Normal	53,569	8.1%	1.4%
8	DeKalb	40,443	8.1%	1.1%
9	Macomb	14,894	6.9%	0.3%
10	Forest Park	13,943	6.9%	5.6%
11	Galesburg	29,481	5.9%	0.7%
12	Chicago	2,711,226	5.8%	17.7%
13	River Forest	11,992	5.8%	19.7%
14	Lake Forest	19,416	5.5%	12.3%
15	East Moline	20,904	5.4%	1.0%
16	Hazel Crest	13,792	4.8%	6.2%
17	Bourbonnais	18,078	4.7%	0.6%
18	Sterling	14,717	4.6%	0.3%
19	Oak Park	53,292	4.3%	13.1%
20	Bradley	15,325	4.1%	0.8%
21	Wheaton	53,557	4.0%	4.2%
22	Lemont	17,820	3.9%	3.2%
23	Westchester	16,436	3.6%	4.7%
24	Pontiac	11,294	3.6%	0.0%
25	Maywood	23,201	3.5%	5.1%
26	Quincy	39,109	3.4%	0.7%
27	Franklin Park	18,197	3.4%	1.6%
28	Morton	16,595	3.4%	0.1%
29	Kewanee	11,913	3.4%	0.0%
30	Rock Island	36,151	3.3%	1.7%
31	Alsip	18,583	3.3%	3.7%
32	Riverdale	10,340	3.2%	14.7%
33	Wilmette	27,503	3.1%	13.5%
34	La Grange Park	13,447	3.1%	5.2%
35	Lincoln	13,281	3.0%	0.7%
36	Edwardsville	26,474	2.9%	0.7%
37	Norridge	15,439	2.9%	2.3%
38	Streator	12,330	2.9%	0.4%
39	Lyons	10,339	2.9%	5.9%
40	Danville	28,595	2.8%	1.2%
41	Melrose Park	24,549	2.8%	3.1%
42	Worth	10,700	2.8%	0.7%
43	Centralia	11,856	2.7%	0.4%
44	Cicero	82,797	2.6%	7.3%
45	Bloomington	78,907	2.6%	0.6%
46	Glen Ellyn	28,390	2.6%	7.9%
47	Kankakee	23,996	2.6%	2.7%
48	Dolton	20,825	2.6%	8.1%
49	Canton	13,144	2.6%	0.1%
50	Decatur	69,815	2.5%	1.4%
51	Freeport	23,505	2.5%	1.0%
52	Gages Lake	10,819	2.5%	1.4%
53	Calumet City	35,100	2.4%	9.4%
54	Hickory Hills	14,526	2.4%	1.9%
55	Downers Grove	50,054	2.3%	7.4%
56	Highland Park	30,398	2.3%	5.6%
57	Alton	25,279	2.3%	1.5%
58	Washington	15,919	2.3%	0.0%
59	O'Fallon	32,262	2.2%	0.5%
60	Morris	14,898	2.2%	0.3%
61	Berwyn	55,595	2.1%	5.0%
62	Elmhurst	45,671	2.1%	8.6%
63	Woodstock	26,147	2.1%	0.3%
64	Shiloh	14,572	2.1%	1.5%
65	Peoria	112,169	2.0%	1.7%
66	Northbrook	34,585	2.0%	5.7%
67	Rolling Meadows	24,027	2.0%	1.9%
68	Lisle	23,407	2.0%	7.6%
69	Mokena	20,021	2.0%	2.9%
70	Evergreen Park	19,420	2.0%	6.0%
71	Hinsdale	17,175	2.0%	9.8%
72	Addison	35,489	1.9%	1.1%
73	Libertyville	20,525	1.9%	2.6%
74	Fairview Heights	16,745	1.9%	1.5%
75	Dixon	14,910	1.9%	0.6%
76	Springfield	113,330	1.8%	1.3%
77	Sycamore	18,559	1.8%	1.0%
78	Jacksonville	18,014	1.8%	1.4%
79	Winnetka	12,484	1.8%	16.5%
80	Effingham	12,342	1.8%	0.3%
81	Palos Heights	12,152	1.8%	3.7%
82	Fox Lake	11,131	1.8%	1.8%
83	Columbia	11,127	1.8%	0.0%
84	Oak Lawn	56,861	1.7%	4.2%
85	Park Ridge	38,667	1.7%	8.6%
86	Bridgeview	16,849	1.7%	1.2%
87	La Grange	15,998	1.7%	10.0%
88	Western Springs	13,446	1.7%	11.1%
89	Campton Hills	10,877	1.7%	1.9%
90	Hanover Park	36,732	1.6%	2.3%
91	St. Charles	32,854	1.6%	2.3%
92	Burbank	28,739	1.6%	1.7%
93	Country Club Hills	16,324	1.6%	2.0%
94	Aurora	179,898	1.5%	2.6%
95	Skokie	66,219	1.5%	4.3%
96	Glenview	47,752	1.5%	6.1%
97	Glendale Heights	32,808	1.5%	1.4%
98	Belvidere	24,752	1.5%	0.0%
99	Zion	24,600	1.5%	1.3%
100	Elmwood Park	23,868	1.5%	5.0%
101	Brookfield	19,331	1.5%	8.9%
102	Des Plaines	59,156	1.4%	4.0%
103	Crystal Lake	40,579	1.4%	1.2%
104	Yorkville	23,617	1.4%	0.9%
105	Wood Dale	13,933	1.4%	1.2%
106	Rantoul	12,421	1.4%	0.1%
107	Summit	10,846	1.4%	8.8%
108	Naperville	150,692	1.3%	5.4%
109	Rockford	147,521	1.3%	1.0%
110	Hoffman Estates	51,175	1.3%	2.1%
111	Moline	42,197	1.3%	1.8%
112	Lansing	28,284	1.3%	2.9%
113	Machesney Park	22,630	1.3%	0.1%
114	Palos Hills	18,081	1.3%	2.5%
115	Antioch	14,859	1.3%	0.4%
116	Warrenville	14,718	1.3%	2.4%
117	Orland Park	57,916	1.2%	3.4%
118	Lombard	43,619	1.2%	2.4%
119	Wheeling	38,433	1.2%	2.4%
120	Pekin	31,781	1.2%	0.6%
121	East Peoria	22,324	1.2%	1.3%
122	Blue Island	21,741	1.2%	7.5%
123	Mattoon	16,586	1.2%	0.0%
124	Schiller Park	11,393	1.2%	2.1%
125	Waterloo	11,129	1.2%	0.0%
126	Mount Prospect	55,472	1.1%	3.6%
127	Belleville	41,370	1.1%	3.0%
128	Woodridge	33,941	1.1%	3.8%
129	McHenry	28,074	1.1%	0.9%
130	Batavia	27,151	1.1%	2.4%
131	Oak Forest	26,805	1.1%	5.6%
132	Darien	21,879	1.1%	2.7%
133	Geneva	21,258	1.1%	4.7%
134	Crest Hill	20,628	1.1%	0.9%
135	Arlington Heights	76,005	1.0%	4.3%
136	Palatine	66,293	1.0%	2.3%
137	Buffalo Grove	42,891	1.0%	2.8%
138	Mundelein	31,915	1.0%	1.1%
139	Vernon Hills	26,876	1.0%	2.6%
140	Granite City	26,549	1.0%	1.2%
141	Morton Grove	24,619	1.0%	3.3%
142	Bloomingdale	22,457	1.0%	2.0%
143	Villa Park	22,345	1.0%	3.1%
144	Harvey	20,230	1.0%	9.4%
145	Bensenville	18,603	1.0%	2.4%
146	Chicago Ridge	14,099	1.0%	2.3%
147	Elgin	114,934	0.9%	1.9%
148	Waukegan	89,076	0.9%	2.1%
149	Bolingbrook	74,096	0.9%	2.0%
150	Carol Stream	39,460	0.9%	1.8%
151	Carpentersville	37,346	0.9%	0.7%
152	Algonquin	30,067	0.9%	1.2%
153	Huntley	28,005	0.9%	1.4%
154	Lockport	26,409	0.9%	2.0%
155	West Chicago	25,395	0.9%	1.1%
156	Grayslake	20,929	0.9%	2.0%
157	Cary	17,923	0.9%	3.5%
158	Justice	12,324	0.9%	5.3%
159	Markham	11,355	0.9%	5.1%
160	Romeoville	41,152	0.8%	2.0%
161	Niles	30,064	0.8%	4.6%
162	Park Forest	21,156	0.8%	5.1%
163	Midlothian	13,948	0.8%	2.5%
164	Roscoe	10,706	0.8%	0.2%
165	Crestwood	10,579	0.8%	5.5%
166	Highland	10,262	0.8%	0.4%
167	Schaumburg	76,868	0.7%	3.5%
168	Collinsville	24,031	0.7%	0.3%
169	Westmont	23,724	0.7%	3.4%
170	Lake Zurich	19,832	0.7%	1.8%
171	Bellwood	18,256	0.7%	4.7%
172	Mount Vernon	14,090	0.7%	0.4%
173	Lincolnwood	13,112	0.7%	4.1%
174	Northlake	12,513	0.7%	2.2%
175	Burr Ridge	11,141	0.7%	6.6%
176	Wood River	10,279	0.7%	0.3%
177	Joliet	150,445	0.6%	1.3%
178	Tinley Park	54,842	0.6%	4.3%
179	Deerfield	19,518	0.6%	6.5%
180	North Aurora	18,696	0.6%	1.1%
181	Ottawa	18,447	0.6%	0.2%
182	Shorewood	18,343	0.6%	0.9%
183	Wauconda	14,027	0.6%	2.5%
184	Barrington	11,077	0.6%	5.6%
185	Taylorville	10,646	0.6%	0.0%
186	Streamwood	39,001	0.5%	1.5%
187	Chicago Heights	26,736	0.5%	4.7%
188	Loves Park	23,502	0.5%	0.0%
189	South Holland	20,911	0.5%	2.8%
190	Homewood	19,294	0.5%	11.1%
191	Marion	16,836	0.5%	0.2%
192	Chatham	14,639	0.5%	0.2%
193	Plainfield	46,708	0.4%	1.6%
194	Bartlett	40,501	0.4%	2.1%
195	Oswego	36,375	0.4%	1.2%
196	Elk Grove Village	31,987	0.4%	1.6%
197	New Lenox	28,006	0.4%	2.9%
198	South Elgin	24,217	0.4%	1.1%
199	Roselle	22,752	0.4%	2.5%
200	Montgomery	21,515	0.4%	0.6%
201	Swansea	14,710	0.4%	0.7%
202	Pingree Grove	10,914	0.4%	1.9%
203	Gurnee	30,510	0.3%	1.4%
204	Round Lake	18,628	0.3%	2.0%
205	Herrin	12,226	0.3%	0.4%
206	Troy	11,647	0.3%	0.2%
207	Lake in the Hills	28,800	0.2%	0.4%
208	Homer Glen	24,529	0.2%	1.6%
209	East St. Louis	17,999	0.2%	3.2%
210	Beach Park	14,115	0.2%	3.1%
211	Channahon	13,927	0.2%	0.5%
212	Minooka	12,891	0.2%	0.6%
213	Round Lake Beach	27,079	0.1%	2.8%
214	Lindenhurst	14,417	0.1%	1.5%
215	Manhattan	11,026	0.1%	1.2%
216	River Grove	10,451	0.1%	8.8%
217	Frankfort	20,651	0.0%	3.6%
218	Matteson	18,645	0.0%	3.1%
219	Godfrey	17,712	0.0%	0.5%
220	Cahokia Heights	17,106	0.0%	5.5%
221	Prospect Heights	15,618	0.0%	1.4%
222	Glen Carbon	13,977	0.0%	0.6%
223	Richton Park	12,521	0.0%	4.8%
224	Plano	12,203	0.0%	1.6%