Anderson Commute Time Map & Patterns
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Commute Time Burden in Anderson: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Anderson spend about 41 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 170 hours, about 7.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 3% less time on the road than the Indiana average of 21.1 minutes each way, a difference of 0.7 minutes.
Anderson holds about 0.8% of Indiana's population and accounts for roughly 0.8% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Anderson would save about 68 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,109 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 20.4 min | 40.8 min | 170 hrs/yr | $5,272 | 2,035 |
| Indiana | 21.1 min | 42.2 min | 176 hrs/yr | $5,455 | 1,308 |
| 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.
Anderson Commute Map
On average, it takes 20.4 minutes to get to work in Anderson. That's 9% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 9.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Anderson
- Car: 85.7%
- Worked at Home: 9.7%
- Walked: 1.7%
- Bicycle: 0.9%
- Other: 0.6%
- Motorcycle: 0.5% unusually high
- Public Transportation: 0.5%
- Taxi: 0.3%
Riding a motorcycle is unusually common in Anderson: 7.0 times more than the Indiana average (0.5% vs 0.1%).
Commute Mode Trends in Anderson, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Anderson 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.
Show commute mode data by year
| Year | Car | Worked at Home | Walked | Bicycle | Other | Public Transportation | Motorcycle | Taxi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 91.6% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | 5.0% | 2.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | 6.9% | 2.0% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | 8.6% | 2.2% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.7% | 9.7% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 91.6% in 2009 to 85.7% in 2024, down 5.9 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Anderson: its share of workers rose from 3.1% in 2009 to 9.7% in 2024, up 6.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.1% to 1.7% of workers (down 1.4 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Anderson
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Anderson?
The bars show when commuters in Anderson 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 Indiana for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
| 12:00-4:59 AM |
12:00-4:59 AM
Anderson6.2%
Indiana6.7%
|
6.2% |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00-5:29 AM |
5:00-5:29 AM
Anderson4.0%
Indiana4.5%
|
4.0% |
| 5:30-5:59 AM |
5:30-5:59 AM
Anderson6.2%
Indiana5.6%
|
6.2% |
| 6:00-6:29 AM |
6:00-6:29 AM
Anderson8.0%
Indiana8.5%
|
8.0% |
| 6:30-6:59 AM |
6:30-6:59 AM
Anderson8.5%
Indiana9.9%
|
8.5% |
| 7:00-7:29 AM |
7:00-7:29 AM
Anderson10.4%
Indiana13.8%
|
10.4% |
| 7:30-7:59 AM |
7:30-7:59 AM
Anderson10.5%
Indiana12.3%
|
10.5% |
| 8:00-8:29 AM |
8:00-8:29 AM
Anderson12.1%
Indiana9.6%
|
12.1% |
| 8:30-8:59 AM |
8:30-8:59 AM
Anderson5.0%
Indiana4.4%
|
5.0% |
| 9:00-9:59 AM |
9:00-9:59 AM
Anderson6.4%
Indiana5.2%
|
6.4% |
| 10:00-10:59 AM |
10:00-10:59 AM
Anderson2.8%
Indiana2.5%
|
2.8% |
| 11:00-11:59 AM |
11:00-11:59 AM
Anderson1.2%
Indiana1.2%
|
1.2% |
| 12:00-3:59 PM |
12:00-3:59 PM
Anderson9.1%
Indiana7.5%
|
9.1% |
| 4:00-11:59 PM |
4:00-11:59 PM
Anderson9.6%
Indiana8.0%
|
9.6% |
Anderson Indiana Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Anderson is 8:00-8:29 AM, when 12.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 9.6% across Indiana. Early starts are about as common as in Indiana: 16.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.9% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Indiana: 41.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.7% there. About 1 in 3 commuters (29.2%) 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 Anderson, 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 Anderson 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 Anderson next to Indiana 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.
Show typical departure times by year
| Year | Anderson | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7:39 AM | 7:31 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2010 | 7:41 AM | 7:32 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2011 | 7:44 AM | 7:33 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2012 | 7:45 AM | 7:34 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2013 | 7:51 AM | 7:34 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2014 | 7:52 AM | 7:34 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2015 | 7:57 AM | 7:34 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2016 | 7:56 AM | 7:34 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2017 | 7:51 AM | 7:33 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2018 | 7:50 AM | 7:33 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2019 | 7:50 AM | 7:32 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2020 | 7:52 AM | 7:32 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2021 | 7:45 AM | 7:32 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2022 | 7:48 AM | 7:32 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2023 | 7:50 AM | 7:32 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2024 | 7:49 AM | 7:32 AM | 7:38 AM |
In 2024, half of commuters in Anderson were on the road by 7:49 AM, 10 minutes later than in 2009 (7:39 AM). Across Indiana, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Anderson now leave 11 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).
How does Anderson's commute time compare?
| Metric | Anderson | Indiana | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. Commute Time | 20.4 min | 21.1 min | 22.4 min |
| Departure Window | 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM | 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM | 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM |
| Secondary Departure Window | 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM | 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM | 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM |
| Work From Home | 9.7% | 10.7% | 15.0% |
| Walked | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2.4% |
| Public Transit | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3.2% |
The average commute time in Anderson is 20.4 minutes, shorter than the 21.1 minutes in Indiana.
0.5% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.6% in Indiana. 1.7% commute by walking, lower than the 1.9% in Indiana.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about commuting in Anderson, Indiana.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Anderson, Indiana?
Commuters here spend an estimated 170 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,272 at a typical national wage. That's 3% less than the typical Indiana commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Anderson, Indiana?
Traffic peaks between 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM in Anderson, Indiana. 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.