Commuting in Sumner 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 Sumner County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Sumner County spend about 47 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 197 hours, about 8.2 full days, spent commuting. That is 37% more time on the road than the Kansas average of 17.2 minutes each way, a difference of 6.4 minutes.
Sumner County holds about 0.8% of Kansas's population but accounts for roughly 1.0% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Sumner County would save about 79 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,440 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)
Sumner County
23.6 min
47.2 min
197 hrs/yr
$6,099
491
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
23.6
minutes to get to work in
Sumner County.
That's 5% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 95% of counties in Kansas
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 7.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Sumner County
Car:
90.7%
Worked at Home:
7.1%
Walked:
0.9%
Other:
0.5%
Public Transportation:
0.4%
Bicycle:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Sumner County, versus 0.2% in Kansas.
Commute Mode Trends in Sumner County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Sumner 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
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
92.4%
3.4%
2.8%
0.3%
0.4%
0.1%
0.5%
0.0%
2010
92.1%
4.1%
2.7%
0.2%
0.4%
0.1%
0.5%
0.0%
2011
90.9%
5.1%
2.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.5%
0.0%
2012
91.2%
4.9%
2.8%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2013
90.9%
4.5%
3.4%
0.6%
0.2%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
2014
90.7%
5.2%
2.7%
0.7%
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
2015
90.2%
4.9%
3.6%
0.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2016
90.5%
4.9%
3.6%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2017
91.2%
5.2%
2.7%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2018
91.2%
6.5%
1.8%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
2019
91.0%
5.4%
3.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
0.4%
0.0%
2020
91.3%
5.4%
2.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
2021
90.4%
6.0%
3.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2022
89.4%
7.1%
3.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2023
89.1%
7.0%
3.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
2024
90.7%
7.1%
0.9%
0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
0.1%
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 89.1%. Overall it fell from 92.4% in 2009 to 90.7% in 2024, down 1.7 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Sumner County: its share of workers rose from 3.4% in 2009 to 7.1% in 2024, up 3.7 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.8% to 0.9% of workers (down 1.9 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Sumner County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Sumner County?
The bars show when commuters in Sumner 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 AMSumner County5.0%Kansas4.7%
5.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMSumner County4.1%Kansas3.5%
4.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMSumner County6.6%Kansas5.2%
6.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMSumner County9.6%Kansas7.6%
9.6%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMSumner County9.2%Kansas10.3%
9.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMSumner County19.4%Kansas14.9%
19.4%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMSumner County17.6%Kansas16.8%
17.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMSumner County8.4%Kansas10.4%
8.4%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMSumner County0.7%Kansas4.5%
0.7%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMSumner County3.4%Kansas5.0%
3.4%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMSumner County1.5%Kansas2.5%
1.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMSumner County1.1%Kansas1.1%
1.1%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMSumner County7.4%Kansas7.0%
7.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMSumner County5.9%Kansas6.6%
5.9%
Sumner CountyKansasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Sumner County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 19.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.9% across Kansas. Early starts are more common than in Kansas: 15.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.5% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Kansas: 54.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 52.3% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (19.4%) 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 Sumner 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 Sumner 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 Sumner 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
Sumner County
Kansas
United States
2009
7:21 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:17 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:19 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:19 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:18 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:23 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:23 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:22 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:23 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:24 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Sumner County were on the road by 7:24 AM, 4 minutes later than in 2009 (7:21 AM). That goes against the trend across Kansas, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Sumner County now leave 14 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 Sumner County has moved 2 minutes earlier.
How does Sumner County's commute time compare?
Metric
Sumner County
Kansas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
23.6 min
17.2 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
7.1%
11.8%
15.0%
Walked
0.9%
2.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.4%
0.4%
3.2%
The average commute time in Sumner County is 23.6 minutes, longer than the 17.2 minutes in Kansas.
The share of commuters using public transit is about the same as Kansas. 0.9% commute by walking, lower than the 2.3% in Kansas.
Sumner County, KS Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Sumner County, KS is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 22,353 residents against a local median of 34,411. Sumner County, KS's one-way commute, at 23.6 min, runs 57% above the 15.0 min typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 7.1% against a local median of 5.0%, 41% above it. The counties themselves spread 9.3 min on one-way commute, so Sumner County, KS sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Sumner County, KS has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Sumner County, Kansas.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Sumner County, Kansas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 197 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,099 at a typical national wage. That's 37% more than the typical Kansas commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Sumner County, Kansas?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Sumner County, Kansas. 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.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among 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).