Commuting in Wabash County, Illinois: 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 Wabash County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Wabash County spend about 41 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 169 hours, about 7.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 14% less time on the road than the Illinois average of 23.6 minutes each way, a difference of 3.3 minutes.
Wabash County holds about 0.1% of Illinois's population and accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Wabash County would save about 68 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,100 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)
Wabash County
20.3 min
40.6 min
169 hrs/yr
$5,250
673
Illinois
23.6 min
47.3 min
197 hrs/yr
$6,104
1,547
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
20.3
minutes to get to work in
Wabash County.
That's 9% shorter 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 4.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Wabash County
Car:
90.6%unusually high
Worked at Home:
4.7%unusually low
Walked:
2.9%
Other:
1.0%
Public Transportation:
0.5%unusually low
Bicycle:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Wabash County, versus 0.1% in Illinois.
Driving is 23% more common in Wabash County than the Illinois average (90.6% vs 73.7%).
Public transit is unusually rare in Wabash County: 12.0 times less than the Illinois average (0.5% vs 5.8%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Wabash County, versus 0.3% in Illinois.
Working from home is unusually rare in Wabash County: 3.4 times less than the Illinois average (4.7% vs 15.9%).
Commute Mode Trends in Wabash County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Wabash 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
Public Transportation
Bicycle
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
93.8%
3.6%
1.1%
0.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
2010
93.2%
3.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.3%
0.4%
0.0%
0.3%
2011
93.5%
3.1%
1.0%
1.4%
0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
2012
92.2%
3.4%
1.0%
1.6%
0.5%
0.9%
0.0%
0.4%
2013
92.3%
3.7%
0.8%
1.7%
0.4%
0.8%
0.0%
0.3%
2014
94.2%
3.2%
0.8%
0.5%
0.3%
0.9%
0.0%
0.1%
2015
94.2%
3.2%
0.6%
0.8%
0.3%
0.7%
0.0%
0.1%
2016
93.6%
4.2%
0.4%
0.7%
0.1%
0.9%
0.0%
0.1%
2017
95.3%
3.4%
0.5%
0.6%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
93.1%
4.6%
1.4%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2019
93.1%
4.5%
1.4%
0.7%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2020
92.7%
4.7%
1.6%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2021
93.5%
3.9%
1.6%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2022
91.3%
3.8%
3.5%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2023
91.8%
3.6%
3.3%
1.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
90.6%
4.7%
2.9%
1.0%
0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2017 at 95.3%. Overall it fell from 93.8% in 2009 to 90.6% in 2024, down 3.2 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Walking gained the most ground in Wabash County: its share of workers rose from 1.1% in 2009 to 2.9% in 2024, up 1.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 1.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Commute Start Times in Wabash County
🧘Rush-Hour DodgersThe lowest share of rush-hour departures among Illinois's 102 counties: only 33.4% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.
⏰Earlier AlarmsThe biggest shift to earlier mornings among Illinois's 102 counties: the typical start is 32 minutes earlier than in 2009.
🐦Early BirdThe 3rd-earliest start among Illinois's 102 counties: half of commuters are on the road by 6:52 AM.
🌅Dawn PatrolThe 3rd-highest share of pre-6 AM departures among Illinois's 102 counties: 29.5% of commuters leave before 6 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Wabash County?
The bars show when commuters in Wabash 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 Illinois for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMWabash County11.8%Illinois5.6%
11.8%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMWabash County10.9%Illinois4.3%
10.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMWabash County6.8%Illinois4.9%
6.8%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMWabash County15.2%Illinois9.0%
15.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMWabash County7.4%Illinois9.4%
7.4%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMWabash County13.8%Illinois14.3%
13.8%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMWabash County6.6%Illinois11.6%
6.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMWabash County5.6%Illinois11.2%
5.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMWabash County0.9%Illinois5.2%
0.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMWabash County2.7%Illinois6.1%
2.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMWabash County3.1%Illinois2.9%
3.1%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMWabash County0.3%Illinois1.5%
0.3%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMWabash County2.7%Illinois7.7%
2.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMWabash County12.2%Illinois6.3%
12.2%
Wabash CountyIllinoisSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Wabash County is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 15.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 9.0% across Illinois. Early starts are more common than in Illinois: 29.5% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.8% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Illinois: 33.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.5% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (21.0%) 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 Wabash 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 Wabash 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 Wabash County next to Illinois 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
Wabash County
Illinois
United States
2009
7:23 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:23 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:31 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:33 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:28 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:30 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:22 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:16 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:15 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:15 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:13 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:09 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:04 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2022
6:57 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2023
6:46 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2024
6:52 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Wabash County were on the road by 6:52 AM, 32 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:23 AM). That goes against the trend across Illinois, where the typical commuter now leaves 1 minute later than in 2009. Commuters in Wabash County now leave 46 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 Wabash County has moved 22 minutes earlier.
How does Wabash County's commute time compare?
Metric
Wabash County
Illinois
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
20.3 min
23.6 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
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
4.7%
15.9%
15.0%
Walked
2.9%
2.8%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.5%
5.8%
3.2%
The average commute time in Wabash County is 20.3 minutes, shorter than the 23.6 minutes in Illinois.
0.5% commute by public transit, lower than the 5.8% in Illinois. 2.9% commute by walking, higher than the 2.8% in Illinois.
Wabash County, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Wabash County, IL is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 11,116 residents against a local median of 15,599. The measure that sets Wabash County, IL apart most is work from home: 4.7%, 21% below the local median of 6.0%.
The counties themselves spread 4.8% on work from home, so Wabash County, IL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Wabash County, IL has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Wabash County, Illinois.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Wabash County, Illinois?
Commuters here spend an estimated 169 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,250 at a typical national wage. That's 14% less than the typical Illinois commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Wabash County, Illinois?
Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Wabash County, Illinois. 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.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Wabash County, Illinois?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.5% of commuters use it versus 5.8% in Illinois, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
How do commute times compare across counties in Illinois?
Among counties in Illinois, the shortest average commutes are in Edgar County (12.0 min), Brown County (12.7 min), Morgan County (13.1 min). The longest are in Calhoun County (43.8 min), Pulaski County (31.2 min), Pope County (31.0 min).