Commuting in Harvey County, Kansas: 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 Harvey County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Harvey County spend about 35 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 144 hours, about 6.0 full days, spent commuting. That is about the same time on the road as the Kansas average of 17.2 minutes each way.
Harvey County holds about 1.1% of Kansas's population and accounts for roughly 1.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Harvey County would save about 58 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,783 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)
Harvey County
17.3 min
34.5 min
144 hrs/yr
$4,458
933
Kansas
17.2 min
34.4 min
143 hrs/yr
$4,448
662
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
17.3
minutes to get to work in
Harvey County.
That's 23% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 73% of counties in Kansas
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 8.8% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Harvey County
Car:
87.6%
Worked at Home:
8.8%
Walked:
2.6%
Other:
0.5%
Motorcycle:
0.3%
Bicycle:
0.2%
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is unusually rare in Harvey County: 16.0 times less than the Kansas average (0.0% vs 0.4%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Harvey County, versus 0.2% in Kansas.
Commute Mode Trends in Harvey County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Harvey 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
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
2009
90.4%
4.4%
2.7%
0.5%
0.4%
1.3%
0.2%
0.1%
2010
89.3%
5.2%
2.7%
0.4%
0.3%
1.8%
0.2%
0.0%
2011
88.6%
5.2%
3.2%
0.5%
0.4%
1.8%
0.2%
0.1%
2012
89.1%
4.4%
3.8%
0.6%
0.4%
1.5%
0.2%
0.0%
2013
88.7%
5.0%
3.5%
0.5%
0.7%
1.4%
0.2%
0.0%
2014
89.5%
4.8%
3.9%
0.1%
0.5%
1.0%
0.2%
0.0%
2015
90.1%
4.0%
3.8%
0.2%
0.4%
1.3%
0.2%
0.0%
2016
89.7%
4.5%
3.6%
0.3%
0.4%
1.3%
0.2%
0.0%
2017
90.3%
4.4%
3.1%
0.6%
0.4%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
89.6%
3.7%
4.1%
0.8%
0.2%
1.5%
0.0%
0.1%
2019
90.0%
2.9%
4.6%
1.0%
0.1%
1.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2020
87.2%
5.5%
5.0%
1.0%
0.4%
0.8%
0.0%
0.1%
2021
87.2%
6.7%
4.0%
1.3%
0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
88.1%
6.9%
3.3%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
86.3%
8.5%
3.4%
1.2%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
87.6%
8.8%
2.6%
0.5%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share bottomed out in 2023 at 86.3%. Overall it fell from 90.4% in 2009 to 87.6% in 2024, down 2.8 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Harvey County: its share of workers rose from 4.4% in 2009 to 8.8% in 2024, up 4.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.9 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Biking lost the most ground, falling from 1.3% to 0.2% of workers (down 1.1 percentage points).
Walking peaked at 5.0% in 2020 and has since fallen back to 2.6%.
Commute Start Times in Harvey County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Harvey County?
The bars show when commuters in Harvey 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 Kansas for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMHarvey County7.5%Kansas4.7%
7.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMHarvey County4.8%Kansas3.5%
4.8%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMHarvey County5.6%Kansas5.2%
5.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMHarvey County8.1%Kansas7.6%
8.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMHarvey County12.2%Kansas10.3%
12.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMHarvey County14.5%Kansas14.9%
14.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMHarvey County16.4%Kansas16.8%
16.4%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMHarvey County7.3%Kansas10.4%
7.3%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMHarvey County6.0%Kansas4.5%
6.0%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMHarvey County4.3%Kansas5.0%
4.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMHarvey County1.9%Kansas2.5%
1.9%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMHarvey County0.5%Kansas1.1%
0.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMHarvey County5.5%Kansas7.0%
5.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMHarvey County5.3%Kansas6.6%
5.3%
Harvey CountyKansasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Harvey County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 16.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.8% across Kansas. Early starts are more common than in Kansas: 17.9% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.5% there. The morning rush looks much like Kansas's: 50.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 52.3% 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 Harvey 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 Harvey 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 Harvey County next to Kansas 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
Harvey County
Kansas
United States
2009
7:29 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:28 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:25 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:21 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:24 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Harvey County were on the road by 7:24 AM, 5 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:29 AM). The shift is sharper than across Kansas, where the typical start moved 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Harvey County now leave 13 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 Harvey County has moved 11 minutes earlier.
How does Harvey County's commute time compare?
Metric
Harvey County
Kansas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
17.3 min
17.2 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
8.8%
11.8%
15.0%
Walked
2.6%
2.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.4%
3.2%
The average commute time in Harvey County is about the same as in Kansas.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.4% in Kansas. 2.6% commute by walking, higher than the 2.3% in Kansas.
Harvey County, KS Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Harvey County, KS is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 33,756 residents against a local median of 61,553. Harvey County, KS sits close to the middle of its own neighbourhood. No measure below is more than 15% off the local median, so the choice between these counties turns on things this data does not capture.
The largest of those small differences is work from home, 9% above the local median at 8.8% against 8.1%. Harvey County, KS has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Harvey County, Kansas.
Is living in Harvey County, Kansas good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 144 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,458 at a typical national wage.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Harvey County, Kansas?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Harvey County, Kansas. 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 Harvey County, Kansas?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.4% in Kansas, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Which counties in Kansas have the fastest and slowest commutes?
Among counties in Kansas, the shortest average commutes are in Wichita County (7.0 min), Scott County (7.1 min), Greeley County (7.2 min). The longest are in Linn County (31.3 min), Miami County (30.8 min), Jefferson County (30.3 min).