Commuting in Meade 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 Meade County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Meade County spend about 30 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 126 hours, about 5.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 12% less time on the road than the Kansas average of 17.2 minutes each way, a difference of 2.1 minutes.
Meade County holds about 0.1% of Kansas's population and accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Meade County would save about 50 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,563 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)
Meade County
15.1 min
30.2 min
126 hrs/yr
$3,906
115
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
15.1
minutes to get to work in
Meade County.
That's 33% 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 7.8% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Meade County
Car:
86.5%
Worked at Home:
7.8%
Walked:
5.0%
Other:
0.4%
Public Transportation:
0.2%
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Meade County, versus 0.1% in Kansas.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Meade County, versus 0.2% in Kansas.
Biking is unusually rare in Meade County: 9444279643.5 times less than the Kansas average (0.0% vs 0.3%).
Commute Mode Trends in Meade County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Meade 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
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
84.6%
6.2%
6.8%
1.7%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2010
87.9%
4.8%
6.1%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2011
87.3%
4.9%
6.7%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
2012
88.2%
4.6%
6.3%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2013
88.2%
5.9%
5.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2014
88.9%
5.7%
4.0%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2015
86.6%
6.6%
5.6%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2016
85.2%
7.5%
5.8%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
84.8%
7.8%
6.2%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
85.3%
8.2%
5.3%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2019
86.8%
7.7%
4.6%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
88.6%
7.8%
2.7%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
89.2%
6.8%
2.9%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
90.6%
6.4%
2.1%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
89.7%
8.0%
1.3%
0.7%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
86.5%
7.8%
5.0%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
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 2022 at 90.6%. Overall it rose from 84.6% in 2009 to 86.5% in 2024, up 1.9 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Meade County: its share of workers rose from 6.2% in 2009 to 7.8% in 2024, up 1.6 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 6.8% to 5.0% of workers (down 1.8 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2013 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Meade County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Meade County?
The bars show when commuters in Meade 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 AMMeade County2.8%Kansas4.7%
2.8%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMMeade County3.3%Kansas3.5%
3.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMMeade County6.8%Kansas5.2%
6.8%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMMeade County7.5%Kansas7.6%
7.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMMeade County7.1%Kansas10.3%
7.1%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMMeade County19.3%Kansas14.9%
19.3%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMMeade County22.3%Kansas16.8%
22.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMMeade County14.4%Kansas10.4%
14.4%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMMeade County0.9%Kansas4.5%
0.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMMeade County3.2%Kansas5.0%
3.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMMeade County1.0%Kansas2.5%
1.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMMeade County0.5%Kansas1.1%
0.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMMeade County2.3%Kansas7.0%
2.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMMeade County8.6%Kansas6.6%
8.6%
Meade CountyKansasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Meade County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 22.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.8% across Kansas. Early starts are about as common as in Kansas: 12.9% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.5% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Kansas: 63.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 52.3% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (15.7%) 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 Meade 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 Meade 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 Meade 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
Meade County
Kansas
United States
2009
7:33 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:31 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
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:25 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Meade County were on the road by 7:34 AM, 2 minutes later than in 2009 (7:33 AM). That goes against the trend across Kansas, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Meade County now leave 3 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 Meade County has moved 8 minutes later.
How does Meade County's commute time compare?
Metric
Meade County
Kansas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
15.1 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
7.8%
11.8%
15.0%
Walked
5.0%
2.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.2%
0.4%
3.2%
The average commute time in Meade County is 15.1 minutes, shorter than the 17.2 minutes in Kansas.
0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.4% in Kansas. 5.0% commute by walking, higher than the 2.3% in Kansas.
Meade County, KS Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Meade County, KS is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 3,903 residents against a local median of 5,028. The measure that sets Meade County, KS apart most is work from home: 7.8%, 63% above the local median of 4.8%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 15.1 min against a local median of 11.7 min, 30% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 30% above the local median it puts Meade County, KS at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 3.5% on work from home, so Meade County, KS sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Meade County, KS has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Meade County, Kansas.
Is commuting expensive in Meade County, Kansas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 126 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,906 at a typical national wage. That's 12% less than the typical Kansas commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Meade County, Kansas?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Meade 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.
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).