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Marion County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Marion 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 Marion County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Marion County spend about 34 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 141 hours, about 5.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 2% less time on the road than the Kansas average of 17.2 minutes each way, a difference of 0.3 minutes.

Marion County holds about 0.4% of Kansas's population and accounts for roughly 0.4% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Marion County would save about 56 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,749 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)
Marion County 16.9 min 33.9 min 141 hrs/yr $4,373 533
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.

Commute Time Map: Kansas Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Kansas
  1. Wichita County (7.0 min)
  2. Scott County (7.1 min)
  3. Greeley County (7.2 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Kansas
  1. Linn County (31.3 min)
  2. Miami County (30.8 min)
  3. Jefferson County (30.3 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Marion County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 16.9 minutes to get to work in Marion County. That's 24% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

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 8.2% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Marion County

  • Car: 86.0%
  • Worked at Home: 8.2%
  • Walked: 4.3%
  • Other: 1.2%
  • Bicycle: 0.2%
  • Motorcycle: 0.1%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Public transit is unusually rare in Marion County: 21.6 times less than the Kansas average (0.0% vs 0.4%).

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Marion County, versus 0.2% in Kansas.

Commute Mode Trends in Marion County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Marion 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 Bicycle Motorcycle Public Transportation Taxi
2009 86.3% 5.5% 7.0% 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 84.7% 6.1% 7.5% 0.6% 0.8% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
2011 83.5% 7.2% 7.5% 0.7% 0.8% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2012 83.0% 7.4% 7.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2013 83.2% 7.2% 7.7% 0.7% 0.9% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
2014 84.0% 7.0% 7.4% 0.6% 0.6% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2015 86.4% 6.4% 6.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2016 87.0% 5.7% 6.2% 0.3% 0.7% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 87.4% 5.4% 6.2% 0.2% 0.8% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 87.5% 5.2% 6.0% 0.3% 1.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 85.7% 5.6% 7.1% 0.3% 1.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
2020 85.8% 5.7% 6.7% 0.5% 1.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
2021 85.6% 5.7% 7.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2022 86.1% 7.4% 5.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0%
2023 83.7% 9.5% 5.5% 0.7% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
2024 86.0% 8.2% 4.3% 1.2% 0.2% 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 was highest in 2018 at 87.5% and lowest in 2012 at 83.0%. Overall it held roughly steady, at 86.3% in 2009 and 86.0% in 2024. It has risen in the latest release.

Working from home gained the most ground in Marion County: its share of workers rose from 5.5% in 2009 to 8.2% in 2024, up 2.7 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 7.0% to 4.3% of workers (down 2.7 percentage points).

Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2022 release and has stayed ahead since.

Working from home peaked at 9.5% in 2023 and has since fallen back to 8.2%.

Commute Start Times in Marion County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Marion County?

The bars show when commuters in Marion 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
7.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
4.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
4.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
7.9%
6:30-6:59 AM
9.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
15.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
21.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
3.0%
9:00-9:59 AM
6.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
1.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
7.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
3.1%

Marion County Kansas Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Marion County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 21.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.8% across Kansas. Early starts are more common than in Kansas: 15.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.5% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Kansas: 54.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 52.3% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (18.8%) 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 Marion 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 Marion 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 Marion 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 Marion County Kansas United States
2009 7:37 AM 7:39 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:34 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:38 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:35 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:39 AM 7:38 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:37 AM 7:38 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:34 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:33 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:34 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:30 AM 7:37 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:31 AM 7:37 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:35 AM 7:37 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:35 AM 7:37 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:30 AM 7:37 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:32 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:33 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Marion County were on the road by 7:33 AM, 4 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:37 AM). The shift is sharper than across Kansas, where the typical start moved 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Marion County now leave 5 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 Marion County has moved 2 minutes later.

How does Marion County's commute time compare?

Metric Marion County Kansas US Average
Avg. Commute Time 16.9 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 8.2% 11.8% 15.0%
Walked 4.3% 2.3% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.4% 3.2%

The average commute time in Marion County is about the same as in Kansas.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.4% in Kansas. 4.3% commute by walking, higher than the 2.3% in Kansas.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Marion County, KS Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Marion County, KS is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 11,754 residents against a local median of 18,445. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest counties, which makes Marion County, KS an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.

The largest of those small differences is work from home, 2% below the local median at 8.2% against 8.4%. Marion County, KS has the 4th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Marion County, KS 11,754 16.9 min #3/6 8.2% #4/6 7:33 AM #5/6
Harvey County, KS 33,756 17.3 min 8.8% 7:24 AM
Chase County, KS 2,561 18.8 min 8.4% 7:24 AM
Dickinson County, KS 18,445 21.0 min 5.7% 7:20 AM
McPherson County, KS 30,205 11.5 min 7.3% 7:37 AM
Morris County, KS 5,340 15.2 min 8.7% 7:23 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Marion County, Kansas.

Is commuting expensive in Marion County, Kansas?

Commuters here spend an estimated 141 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,373 at a typical national wage. That's 2% less than the typical Kansas commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Marion County, Kansas?

Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Marion 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.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Marion 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.

How do commute times compare across counties in Kansas?

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).