Commuting in Pulaski County, 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 Pulaski County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Pulaski County spend about 40 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 168 hours, about 7.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 4% less time on the road than the Indiana average of 21.1 minutes each way, a difference of 0.9 minutes.
Pulaski County holds about 0.2% of Indiana's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Pulaski County would save about 67 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,089 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)
Pulaski County
20.2 min
40.4 min
168 hrs/yr
$5,222
611
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.
On average, it takes
20.2
minutes to get to work in
Pulaski County.
That's 10% 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 5.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Pulaski County
Car:
89.9%
Worked at Home:
5.9%
Walked:
2.2%
Other:
1.3%
Public Transportation:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
0.3%unusually high
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is unusually common in Pulaski County: 4.0 times more than the Indiana average (0.3% vs 0.1%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Pulaski County, versus 0.1% in Indiana.
Biking is essentially absent in Pulaski County, versus 0.4% in Indiana.
Commute Mode Trends in Pulaski County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Pulaski 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
Motorcycle
Taxi
Bicycle
2009
90.2%
2.9%
5.0%
0.7%
1.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
89.7%
4.3%
4.3%
0.5%
1.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
91.7%
5.6%
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
2012
91.4%
5.3%
1.2%
0.6%
0.5%
0.9%
0.0%
0.2%
2013
90.7%
6.3%
1.0%
0.7%
0.3%
0.7%
0.0%
0.2%
2014
90.3%
5.2%
2.1%
1.0%
0.3%
0.7%
0.0%
0.3%
2015
89.1%
4.0%
3.0%
2.2%
0.4%
0.9%
0.0%
0.5%
2016
89.6%
4.0%
3.3%
1.9%
0.2%
0.6%
0.0%
0.4%
2017
90.6%
4.7%
2.8%
1.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.3%
2018
90.7%
4.1%
3.1%
1.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2019
92.6%
3.2%
2.2%
1.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.3%
0.3%
2020
91.3%
5.4%
1.9%
0.9%
0.1%
0.0%
0.3%
0.1%
2021
92.0%
4.9%
1.7%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.1%
2022
90.4%
5.3%
2.3%
1.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
2023
89.9%
6.2%
2.0%
1.2%
0.3%
0.1%
0.3%
0.1%
2024
89.9%
5.9%
2.2%
1.3%
0.3%
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 was highest in 2019 at 92.6% and lowest in 2015 at 89.1%. Overall it held roughly steady, at 90.2% in 2009 and 89.9% in 2024.
Working from home gained the most ground in Pulaski County: its share of workers rose from 2.9% in 2009 to 5.9% in 2024, up 3.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 5.0% to 2.2% of workers (down 2.8 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2011 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Pulaski County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Pulaski County?
The bars show when commuters in Pulaski 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 Indiana for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMPulaski County8.7%Indiana6.7%
8.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMPulaski County8.4%Indiana4.5%
8.4%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMPulaski County9.7%Indiana5.6%
9.7%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMPulaski County9.1%Indiana8.5%
9.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMPulaski County10.0%Indiana9.9%
10.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMPulaski County17.7%Indiana13.8%
17.7%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMPulaski County10.4%Indiana12.3%
10.4%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMPulaski County6.0%Indiana9.6%
6.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMPulaski County2.4%Indiana4.4%
2.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMPulaski County4.2%Indiana5.2%
4.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMPulaski County2.0%Indiana2.5%
2.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMPulaski County1.1%Indiana1.2%
1.1%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMPulaski County6.2%Indiana7.5%
6.2%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMPulaski County4.0%Indiana8.0%
4.0%
Pulaski CountyIndianaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Pulaski County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 17.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.8% across Indiana. Early starts are more common than in Indiana: 26.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.9% there. The morning rush looks much like Indiana's: 44.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.7% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (17.6%) 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County 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
Pulaski County
Indiana
United States
2009
7:09 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:13 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:16 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:21 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:27 AM
7:34 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:25 AM
7:34 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:26 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:21 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:14 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:15 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:18 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:17 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:15 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:12 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:08 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:07 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Pulaski County were on the road by 7:07 AM, 2 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:09 AM). Across Indiana, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Pulaski County now leave 31 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 Pulaski County has moved 11 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Pulaski County in the whole series.
How does Pulaski County's commute time compare?
Metric
Pulaski County
Indiana
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
20.2 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
5.9%
10.7%
15.0%
Walked
2.2%
1.9%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.3%
0.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Pulaski County is 20.2 minutes, shorter than the 21.1 minutes in Indiana.
0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.6% in Indiana. 2.2% commute by walking, higher than the 1.9% in Indiana.
Pulaski County, IN Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Pulaski County, IN is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 12,441 residents against a local median of 24,718. The measure that sets Pulaski County, IN apart most is work from home: 5.9%, 17% above the local median of 5.1%.
The counties themselves spread 3.0% on work from home, so Pulaski County, IN sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Pulaski County, IN has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Pulaski County, Indiana.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Pulaski County, Indiana?
Commuters here spend an estimated 168 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,222 at a typical national wage. That's 4% less than the typical Indiana commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Pulaski County, Indiana?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Pulaski County, 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 do commute times compare across counties in Indiana?
Among counties in Indiana, the shortest average commutes are in Knox County (15.8 min), Howard County (15.9 min), Daviess County (16.3 min). The longest are in Crawford County (33.6 min), Brown County (32.6 min), Franklin County (31.9 min).