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Commuting in Hancock County, Iowa: 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 Hancock County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Hancock County spend about 33 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 136 hours, about 5.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 4% less time on the road than the Iowa average of 17.0 minutes each way, a difference of 0.6 minutes.

Hancock County holds about 0.3% of Iowa's population and accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Hancock County would save about 54 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,689 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)
Hancock County 16.3 min 32.7 min 136 hrs/yr $4,224 353
Iowa 17.0 min 33.9 min 141 hrs/yr $4,382 606
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.

Commute Time Map: Iowa Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Iowa
  1. Sioux County (10.1 min)
  2. Union County (10.4 min)
  3. Cass County (10.6 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Iowa
  1. Monroe County (30.4 min)
  2. Madison County (30.1 min)
  3. Mills County (26.7 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Hancock County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 16.3 minutes to get to work in Hancock County. That's 27% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 7.1% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Hancock County

  • Car: 87.5%
  • Worked at Home: 7.1%
  • Walked: 3.3%
  • Other: 1.6%
  • Bicycle: 0.6%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Public transit is essentially absent in Hancock County, versus 0.7% in Iowa.

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Hancock County, versus 0.2% in Iowa.

Commute Mode Trends in Hancock County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Hancock 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 Walked Other Bicycle Public Transportation Taxi Motorcycle
2009 86.4% 6.6% 5.7% 0.8% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 86.2% 7.7% 5.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2011 86.5% 7.2% 5.1% 0.5% 0.5% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2012 86.3% 6.9% 4.9% 1.4% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2013 87.6% 6.2% 4.4% 1.3% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2014 89.1% 6.0% 3.0% 1.2% 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 88.1% 6.8% 2.8% 0.8% 0.4% 0.5% 0.0% 0.7%
2016 88.1% 7.2% 2.7% 0.9% 0.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.7%
2017 87.5% 8.5% 2.3% 0.5% 0.1% 0.5% 0.0% 0.6%
2018 87.6% 8.0% 2.2% 0.7% 0.1% 0.5% 0.0% 0.8%
2019 86.8% 9.3% 2.3% 0.8% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.7%
2020 87.2% 7.9% 2.1% 2.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.4%
2021 88.2% 7.2% 2.0% 1.8% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
2022 87.9% 7.6% 1.9% 1.6% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6%
2023 87.4% 8.6% 1.8% 1.6% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 87.5% 7.1% 3.3% 1.6% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2014 at 89.1% and lowest in 2010 at 86.2%. Overall it rose from 86.4% in 2009 to 87.5% in 2024, up 1.1 percentage points.

Working from home gained the most ground in Hancock County: its share of workers rose from 6.6% in 2009 to 7.1% in 2024, up 0.5 percentage points.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 5.7% to 3.3% of workers (down 2.4 percentage points).

Working from home peaked at 9.3% in 2019 and has since fallen back to 7.1%.

Commute Start Times in Hancock County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Hancock County?

The bars show when commuters in Hancock 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 Iowa for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM
10.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
4.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
7.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
7.9%
6:30-6:59 AM
11.1%
7:00-7:29 AM
16.0%
7:30-7:59 AM
13.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8.3%
8:30-8:59 AM
6.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
4.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
1.8%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.8%
12:00-3:59 PM
4.9%
4:00-11:59 PM
2.7%

Hancock County Iowa Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Hancock County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 16.0% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.1% across Iowa. Early starts are more common than in Iowa: 21.5% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush looks much like Iowa's: 49.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 51.0% there. About 1 in 7 commuters (14.7%) 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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County next to Iowa 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 Hancock County Iowa United States
2009 7:16 AM 7:35 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:17 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:17 AM 7:35 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:13 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:13 AM 7:34 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:14 AM 7:33 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:10 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:07 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:11 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:14 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:14 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:18 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:22 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:16 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:16 AM 7:31 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:18 AM 7:31 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Hancock County were on the road by 7:18 AM, 2 minutes later than in 2009 (7:16 AM). That goes against the trend across Iowa, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Hancock County now leave 20 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 Hancock County has moved 4 minutes later.

How does Hancock County's commute time compare?

Metric Hancock County Iowa US Average
Avg. Commute Time 16.3 min 17.0 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 7.1% 11.3% 15.0%
Walked 3.3% 2.9% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.7% 3.2%

The average commute time in Hancock County is 16.3 minutes, shorter than the 17.0 minutes in Iowa.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.7% in Iowa. 3.3% commute by walking, higher than the 2.9% in Iowa.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Hancock County, IA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Hancock County, IA is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 10,671 residents against a local median of 12,791. Hancock County, IA's one-way commute, at 16.3 min, runs 26% above the 13.0 min typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.

The counties themselves spread 10.5 min on one-way commute, so Hancock County, IA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Hancock County, IA has the 5th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Hancock County, IA 10,671 16.3 min #5/6 7.1% #5/6 7:18 AM #3/6
Winnebago County, IA 10,583 11.0 min 6.5% 7:29 AM
Wright County, IA 12,791 15.3 min 7.9% 7:17 AM
Cerro Gordo County, IA 42,632 13.0 min 7.2% 7:31 AM
Kossuth County, IA 14,516 12.4 min 7.2% 7:18 AM
Worth County, IA 7,350 21.4 min 11.3% 7:11 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Hancock County, Iowa.

Is commuting expensive in Hancock County, Iowa?

Commuters here spend an estimated 136 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,224 at a typical national wage. That's 4% less than the typical Iowa commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Hancock County, Iowa?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Hancock County, Iowa. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Hancock County, Iowa?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.7% in Iowa, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

How do commute times compare across counties in Iowa?

Among counties in Iowa, the shortest average commutes are in Sioux County (10.1 min), Union County (10.4 min), Cass County (10.6 min). The longest are in Monroe County (30.4 min), Madison County (30.1 min), Mills County (26.7 min).