Commuting in Hendry County, Florida: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Hendry County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Hendry County spend about 48 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 198 hours, about 8.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 1% less time on the road than the Florida average of 24.0 minutes each way, a difference of 0.1 minutes.
Hendry County holds about 0.2% of Florida's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Hendry County would save about 79 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,461 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Hendry County
23.8 min
47.6 min
198 hrs/yr
$6,153
1,548
Florida
24.0 min
47.9 min
200 hrs/yr
$6,189
3,068
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
23.8
minutes to get to work in
Hendry County.
That's 6% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 6.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Hendry County
Car:
86.3%
Worked at Home:
6.9%
Public Transportation:
2.1%
Walked:
1.9%
Other:
1.5%
Bicycle:
1.0%
Taxi:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Hendry County, versus 0.2% in Florida.
Commute Mode Trends in Hendry County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Hendry County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Public Transportation
Walked
Other
Bicycle
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
75.2%
4.8%
17.3%
1.2%
1.0%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
2010
78.3%
4.0%
12.8%
2.2%
1.9%
0.6%
0.1%
0.0%
2011
81.2%
4.7%
8.4%
3.2%
1.5%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
83.6%
3.5%
7.1%
2.8%
2.8%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
81.9%
3.9%
6.5%
2.9%
4.0%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
83.4%
2.7%
5.0%
3.0%
4.3%
1.1%
0.5%
0.0%
2015
81.7%
2.9%
7.9%
2.2%
3.9%
0.6%
0.5%
0.2%
2016
80.1%
3.3%
8.3%
2.4%
4.8%
0.6%
0.4%
0.1%
2017
79.0%
4.2%
8.8%
3.1%
3.2%
1.2%
0.4%
0.1%
2018
80.7%
4.2%
7.6%
4.1%
2.2%
0.6%
0.5%
0.1%
2019
78.8%
4.4%
6.6%
4.2%
4.2%
1.0%
0.7%
0.1%
2020
83.7%
5.3%
3.1%
4.1%
2.1%
0.9%
0.8%
0.0%
2021
83.4%
5.7%
2.9%
4.3%
2.0%
1.1%
0.6%
0.0%
2022
85.2%
5.5%
2.4%
3.6%
2.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
2023
83.6%
5.4%
3.0%
3.0%
3.3%
1.4%
0.4%
0.0%
2024
86.3%
6.9%
2.1%
1.9%
1.5%
1.0%
0.3%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share rose from 75.2% in 2009 to 86.3% in 2024, up 11.1 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Hendry County: its share of workers rose from 4.8% in 2009 to 6.9% in 2024, up 2.1 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 17.3% to 2.1% of workers (down 15.2 percentage points).
Working from home overtook public transit to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2020 release and has stayed ahead since.
Walking peaked at 4.3% in 2021 and has since fallen back to 1.9%.
Commute Start Times in Hendry County
🐦Early BirdThe 2nd-earliest start among Florida's 67 counties: half of commuters are on the road by 6:44 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Hendry County?
The bars show when commuters in Hendry County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Florida for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMHendry County8.0%Florida4.7%
8.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMHendry County7.6%Florida3.5%
7.6%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMHendry County7.4%Florida4.0%
7.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMHendry County19.2%Florida9.1%
19.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMHendry County16.2%Florida8.9%
16.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMHendry County17.1%Florida15.1%
17.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMHendry County7.0%Florida10.6%
7.0%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMHendry County6.8%Florida13.1%
6.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMHendry County2.1%Florida5.8%
2.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMHendry County4.0%Florida8.0%
4.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMHendry County0.7%Florida3.5%
0.7%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMHendry County0.0%Florida1.5%
0.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMHendry County2.0%Florida6.3%
2.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMHendry County1.8%Florida5.9%
1.8%
Hendry CountyFloridaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Hendry County is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 19.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 9.1% across Florida. Early starts are more common than in Florida: 23.0% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.2% there. The morning rush looks much like Florida's: 47.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.7% there. About 1 in 12 commuters (8.5%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Hendry County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Hendry County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Hendry County next to Florida and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Hendry County
Florida
United States
2009
6:55 AM
7:41 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:00 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2011
6:57 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2012
6:56 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2013
6:58 AM
7:47 AM
7:39 AM
2014
6:58 AM
7:47 AM
7:39 AM
2015
6:55 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2016
6:54 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2017
6:58 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2018
6:58 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2019
6:55 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2020
6:54 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2021
6:49 AM
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
2022
6:47 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2023
6:45 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2024
6:44 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Hendry County were on the road by 6:44 AM, 10 minutes earlier than in 2009 (6:55 AM). That goes against the trend across Florida, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Hendry County now leave 53 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Hendry County has moved 11 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Hendry County in the whole series.
How does Hendry County's commute time compare?
Metric
Hendry County
Florida
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
23.8 min
24.0 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
06:00 AM – 06:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
6.9%
15.7%
15.0%
Walked
1.9%
1.4%
2.4%
Public Transit
2.1%
1.2%
3.2%
The average commute time in Hendry County is about the same as in Florida.
2.1% commute by public transit, higher than the 1.2% in Florida. 1.9% commute by walking, higher than the 1.4% in Florida.
Hendry County, FL Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Hendry County, FL is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 42,373 residents against a local median of 398,267. Hendry County, FL's work from home, at 6.9%, runs 53% below the 14.7% typical of the counties around it.
The counties themselves spread 12.6% on work from home, so Hendry County, FL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Hendry County, FL has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Hendry County, Florida.
Is commuting expensive in Hendry County, Florida?
Commuters here spend an estimated 198 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,153 at a typical national wage. That's 1% less than the typical Florida commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Hendry County, Florida?
Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Hendry County, Florida. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Which counties in Florida have the fastest and slowest commutes?
Among counties in Florida, the shortest average commutes are in Taylor County (13.8 min), Monroe County (16.1 min), Franklin County (16.6 min). The longest are in Washington County (32.8 min), Osceola County (32.3 min), Liberty County (32.1 min).