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Commuting in Noblesville, Indiana: 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 Noblesville: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Noblesville spend about 47 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 197 hours, about 8.2 full days, spent commuting. That is 12% more time on the road than the Indiana average of 21.1 minutes each way, a difference of 2.5 minutes.

Noblesville holds about 0.8% of Indiana's population but accounts for roughly 0.9% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Noblesville would save about 79 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,442 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)
Noblesville 23.6 min 47.3 min 197 hrs/yr $6,105 2,474
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.

Noblesville Commute Map

On average, it takes 23.6 minutes to get to work in Noblesville. That's 5% longer 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 19.9% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Noblesville

  • Car: 78.5%
  • Worked at Home: 19.9%
  • Walked: 1.0%
  • Other: 0.4%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1%
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Public transit is unusually rare in Noblesville: 15.6 times less than the Indiana average (0.0% vs 0.6%).

Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Noblesville: 4229554211.2 times less than the Indiana average (0.0% vs 0.1%).

Biking is unusually rare in Noblesville: 5.7 times less than the Indiana average (0.1% vs 0.4%).

Commute Mode Trends in Noblesville, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Noblesville 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 Motorcycle Bicycle Public Transportation Taxi
2009 92.3% 5.1% 1.2% 0.5% 0.1% 0.2% 0.6% 0.0%
2010 91.4% 5.5% 1.9% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.5% 0.0%
2011 91.8% 5.5% 1.5% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.0%
2012 91.3% 5.2% 1.8% 0.9% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.0%
2013 92.0% 5.6% 1.3% 0.6% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
2014 91.8% 6.1% 1.2% 0.5% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2015 92.5% 5.8% 0.9% 0.5% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
2016 91.6% 6.5% 1.2% 0.5% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
2017 91.5% 7.0% 1.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 91.3% 6.9% 1.3% 0.4% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 90.8% 7.1% 1.2% 0.6% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
2020 87.8% 10.3% 0.9% 0.5% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2021 85.6% 13.0% 0.6% 0.4% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2022 84.8% 13.8% 0.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2023 80.7% 17.8% 0.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0%
2024 78.5% 19.9% 1.0% 0.4% 0.1% 0.1% 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 2015 at 92.5%. Overall it fell from 92.3% in 2009 to 78.5% in 2024, down 13.8 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 9 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Noblesville: its share of workers rose from 5.1% in 2009 to 19.9% in 2024, up 14.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 12.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 0.6% to 0.0% of workers (down 0.6 percentage points).

Commute Start Times in Noblesville

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Noblesville?

The bars show when commuters in Noblesville 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
3.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
2.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
3.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
6.9%
6:30-6:59 AM
10.1%
7:00-7:29 AM
19.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
14.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
12.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
5.3%
9:00-9:59 AM
5.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
3.9%
11:00-11:59 AM
1.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
5.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
6.4%

Noblesville Indiana Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Noblesville is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 19.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.8% across Indiana. Early starts are less common than in Indiana: 9.5% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.9% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Indiana: 56.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.7% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (22.0%) 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 Noblesville, 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 Noblesville 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 Noblesville 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.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show typical departure times by year
Year Noblesville Indiana United States
2009 7:33 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:34 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:37 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:37 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:39 AM 7:34 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:39 AM 7:34 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:42 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:40 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:46 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:47 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:48 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:47 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:48 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:41 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:42 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:39 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Noblesville were on the road by 7:39 AM, 6 minutes later than in 2009 (7:33 AM). Across Indiana, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Noblesville now leave 1 minute later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Noblesville has moved 9 minutes earlier.

How does Noblesville's commute time compare?

Metric Noblesville Indiana US Average
Avg. Commute Time 23.6 min 21.1 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 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 19.9% 10.7% 15.0%
Walked 1.0% 1.9% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.6% 3.2%

The average commute time in Noblesville is 23.6 minutes, longer than the 21.1 minutes in Indiana.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.6% in Indiana. 1.0% commute by walking, lower than the 1.9% in Indiana.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Noblesville, IN Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How Noblesville, IN compares with the 2 cities closest to it.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Noblesville, IN 54,784 23.6 min #2/3 19.9% #3/3 7:39 AM #1/3
Fishers, IN 84,547 26.5 min 24.8% 7:48 AM
Westfield, IN 44,969 21.7 min 21.5% 7:43 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Noblesville, Indiana.

Is commuting expensive in Noblesville, Indiana?

Commuters here spend an estimated 197 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,105 at a typical national wage. That's 12% more than the typical Indiana commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Noblesville, Indiana?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Noblesville, 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.

How common is public transit use in Noblesville, Indiana?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.6% in Indiana, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

Is Noblesville, Indiana a good location for remote and hybrid workers?

About 19.9% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Noblesville would save about 79 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,442 at the same national wage assumption used above.