Coal City, IL is a small town located in Grundy County with a population of 5,587 according to the 2010 Census. As such, public transportation is limited to car and bus services. The Pace bus system services Coal City with several routes throughout the village including the Route 805 which runs from Joliet to Morris and onto Coal City and Route 806 which runs from Ottawa to Coal City. With these two routes, residents have access to many places in neighboring towns and cities for leisure activities or work commutes. Additionally, many commuters rely on automobile travel due to the close proximity of Interstates 80 and 55 for traveling into larger cities such as Chicago or Joliet.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Coal City (zip 60416) takes 27.0 minutes. That's longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Coal City (zip 60416) get to work:
- 88.8% drive their own car alone
- 6.9% carpool with others
- 2.6% work from home
- 0.7% take mass transit