Commuting in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Winnebago County spend about 22 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 91 hours, about 3.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 35% less time on the road than the Iowa average of 17.0 minutes each way, a difference of 6.0 minutes.
Winnebago County holds about 0.3% of Iowa's population but accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Winnebago County would save about 37 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,134 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)
Winnebago County
11.0 min
22.0 min
91 hrs/yr
$2,835
602
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.
On average, it takes
11.0
minutes to get to work in
Winnebago County.
That's 51% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the top 5 fastest counties in Iowa
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 6.5% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Winnebago County
Car:
85.4%
Worked at Home:
6.5%
Walked:
6.4%
Other:
0.7%
Bicycle:
0.6%
Motorcycle:
0.2%
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%
Public transit is unusually rare in Winnebago County: 7.1 times less than the Iowa average (0.1% vs 0.7%).
Commute Mode Trends in Winnebago County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Winnebago 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
Motorcycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
2009
84.8%
5.2%
7.7%
0.8%
0.4%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
2010
85.4%
5.0%
7.8%
0.7%
0.1%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
2011
85.3%
5.0%
8.0%
0.8%
0.2%
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
2012
85.9%
5.2%
7.3%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.2%
2013
86.8%
5.4%
5.8%
0.7%
0.6%
0.0%
0.1%
0.6%
2014
87.2%
6.0%
5.1%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.1%
0.5%
2015
89.0%
4.1%
4.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.6%
2016
89.6%
4.8%
3.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.6%
2017
90.0%
4.1%
3.7%
0.6%
0.8%
0.2%
0.3%
0.3%
2018
89.9%
4.6%
3.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.6%
0.0%
2019
88.4%
5.3%
4.4%
0.1%
0.6%
0.1%
0.6%
0.5%
2020
88.6%
4.7%
5.1%
0.1%
0.4%
0.2%
0.6%
0.5%
2021
86.4%
6.4%
5.3%
0.1%
0.4%
0.4%
0.6%
0.4%
2022
86.6%
6.6%
5.2%
0.3%
0.1%
0.3%
0.4%
0.4%
2023
87.3%
6.9%
4.5%
0.6%
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
0.3%
2024
85.4%
6.5%
6.4%
0.7%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2017 at 90.0%. Overall it rose from 84.8% in 2009 to 85.4% in 2024, up 0.6 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Winnebago County: its share of workers rose from 5.2% in 2009 to 6.5% in 2024, up 1.3 percentage points. Most of that increase, 1.2 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 7.7% to 6.4% of workers (down 1.3 percentage points).
Biking overtook public transit to become the 5th most common choice in the 2023 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Winnebago County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Winnebago County?
The bars show when commuters in Winnebago 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
12:00-4:59 AMWinnebago County5.8%Iowa5.2%
5.8%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMWinnebago County6.0%Iowa4.1%
6.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMWinnebago County8.7%Iowa5.7%
8.7%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMWinnebago County8.5%Iowa8.2%
8.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMWinnebago County9.6%Iowa11.2%
9.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMWinnebago County11.6%Iowa15.1%
11.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMWinnebago County19.9%Iowa15.6%
19.9%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMWinnebago County6.3%Iowa9.1%
6.3%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMWinnebago County3.2%Iowa3.6%
3.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMWinnebago County1.7%Iowa4.4%
1.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMWinnebago County3.5%Iowa2.3%
3.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMWinnebago County1.2%Iowa1.1%
1.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMWinnebago County9.3%Iowa7.5%
9.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMWinnebago County4.8%Iowa6.8%
4.8%
Winnebago CountyIowaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Winnebago County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 19.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.6% across Iowa. Early starts are more common than in Iowa: 20.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Iowa: 47.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 51.0% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (20.4%) 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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
Winnebago County
Iowa
United States
2009
7:20 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:21 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:23 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:23 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:25 AM
7:34 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:19 AM
7:33 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:16 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:13 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:16 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:11 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:11 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:14 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:18 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:24 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:22 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:29 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Winnebago County were on the road by 7:29 AM, 9 minutes later than in 2009 (7:20 AM). That goes against the trend across Iowa, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Winnebago County now leave 8 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 Winnebago County has moved 18 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Winnebago County in the whole series.
How does Winnebago County's commute time compare?
Metric
Winnebago County
Iowa
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
11.0 min
17.0 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
6.5%
11.3%
15.0%
Walked
6.4%
2.9%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.7%
3.2%
The average commute time in Winnebago County is 11.0 minutes, shorter than the 17.0 minutes in Iowa.
0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.7% in Iowa. 6.4% commute by walking, higher than the 2.9% in Iowa.
Winnebago County, IA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Winnebago County, IA is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 10,583 residents against a local median of 13,914. The measure that sets Winnebago County, IA apart most is one-way commute: 11.0 min, 30% below the local median of 15.7 min. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 9.0 min on one-way commute, so Winnebago County, IA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Winnebago County, IA has the lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Winnebago County, Iowa.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Winnebago County, Iowa?
Commuters here spend an estimated 91 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $2,835 at a typical national wage. That's 35% less than the typical Iowa commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Winnebago County, Iowa?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Winnebago County, Iowa. 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.
Do people use public transit in Winnebago County, Iowa?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.1% of commuters use it versus 0.7% in Iowa, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Which counties in Iowa have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).