Commuting in Norton 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 Norton County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Norton County spend about 16 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 67 hours, about 2.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 54% less time on the road than the Kansas average of 17.2 minutes each way, a difference of 9.2 minutes.
Norton County holds about 0.2% of Kansas's population but accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Norton County would save about 27 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $826 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)
Norton County
8.0 min
16.0 min
67 hrs/yr
$2,065
153
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
8.0
minutes to get to work in
Norton County.
That's 64% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 93% 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 16.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Norton County
Car:
78.7%
Worked at Home:
16.9%
Walked:
3.8%
Public Transportation:
0.7%
Other:
< 0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Norton County, versus 0.1% in Kansas.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Norton County, versus 0.2% in Kansas.
Biking is essentially absent in Norton County, versus 0.3% in Kansas.
Commute Mode Trends in Norton County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Norton 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
Public Transportation
Other
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
86.7%
4.5%
8.4%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
86.4%
4.7%
8.6%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
90.6%
4.4%
4.8%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2012
92.8%
3.2%
4.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2013
91.7%
4.0%
3.5%
0.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2014
94.0%
3.0%
1.9%
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2015
92.7%
4.8%
1.3%
0.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2016
93.4%
4.8%
0.9%
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
93.0%
5.9%
0.2%
0.0%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
90.1%
4.8%
4.6%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
93.1%
1.9%
4.2%
0.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
86.3%
6.0%
6.6%
0.4%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
81.8%
6.1%
10.7%
0.4%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
77.9%
8.5%
12.0%
0.3%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
76.5%
17.3%
5.6%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
78.7%
16.9%
3.8%
0.7%
0.1%
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 was highest in 2014 at 94.0% and lowest in 2023 at 76.5%. Overall it fell from 86.7% in 2009 to 78.7% in 2024, down 8.0 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Norton County: its share of workers rose from 4.5% in 2009 to 16.9% in 2024, up 12.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 15.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 8.4% to 3.8% of workers (down 4.6 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2023 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Norton County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Norton County?
The bars show when commuters in Norton 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 AMNorton County2.9%Kansas4.7%
2.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMNorton County6.9%Kansas3.5%
6.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMNorton County6.9%Kansas5.2%
6.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMNorton County3.2%Kansas7.6%
3.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMNorton County11.9%Kansas10.3%
11.9%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMNorton County13.7%Kansas14.9%
13.7%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMNorton County26.9%Kansas16.8%
26.9%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMNorton County6.7%Kansas10.4%
6.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMNorton County5.4%Kansas4.5%
5.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMNorton County5.8%Kansas5.0%
5.8%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMNorton County0.0%Kansas2.5%
0.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMNorton County2.6%Kansas1.1%
2.6%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMNorton County3.7%Kansas7.0%
3.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMNorton County3.3%Kansas6.6%
3.3%
Norton CountyKansasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Norton County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 26.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.8% across Kansas. Early starts are more common than in Kansas: 16.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.5% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Kansas: 59.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 52.3% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (15.4%) 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 Norton 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 Norton 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 Norton 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
Norton County
Kansas
United States
2009
7:43 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:49 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:49 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Norton County were on the road by 7:35 AM, 8 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:43 AM). The shift is sharper than across Kansas, where the typical start moved 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Norton 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 Norton County has moved 9 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Norton County in the whole series.
How does Norton County's commute time compare?
Metric
Norton County
Kansas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
8.0 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
16.9%
11.8%
15.0%
Walked
3.8%
2.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.7%
0.4%
3.2%
The average commute time in Norton County is 8.0 minutes, shorter than the 17.2 minutes in Kansas.
0.7% commute by public transit, higher than the 0.4% in Kansas. 3.8% commute by walking, higher than the 2.3% in Kansas.
Norton County, KS Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Norton County, KS is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 5,359 residents against a local median of 2,847. Where Norton County, KS breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 114% above the local median of 7.9% at 16.9%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 8.0 min against a local median of 11.3 min, 29% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 29% below the local median it puts Norton County, KS at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 9.8% on work from home, so Norton County, KS sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Norton County, KS has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Norton County, Kansas.
Is commuting expensive in Norton County, Kansas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 67 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $2,065 at a typical national wage. That's 54% less than the typical Kansas commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Norton County, Kansas?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Norton 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.
How much time do residents in Norton County, Kansas save by working from home?
About 16.9% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Norton County would save about 27 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $826 at the same national wage assumption used above.
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).