Commuting in Wichita 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 Wichita County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Wichita County spend about 14 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 58 hours, about 2.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 59% less time on the road than the Kansas average of 17.2 minutes each way, a difference of 10.2 minutes.
Wichita County holds about 0.1% of Kansas's population but accounts for roughly 0.0% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Wichita County would save about 23 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $723 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)
Wichita County
7.0 min
14.0 min
58 hrs/yr
$1,806
233
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
7.0
minutes to get to work in
Wichita County.
That's 69% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Fastest county 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 15.0% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Wichita County
Car:
80.2%
Worked at Home:
15.0%
Walked:
4.4%
Other:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Wichita County, versus 0.1% in Kansas.
Public transit is essentially absent in Wichita County, versus 0.4% in Kansas.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Wichita County, versus 0.2% in Kansas.
Biking is essentially absent in Wichita County, versus 0.3% in Kansas.
Commute Mode Trends in Wichita County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Wichita 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
86.6%
5.0%
5.7%
2.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
88.4%
6.6%
3.9%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
86.7%
6.3%
5.8%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.7%
2012
85.9%
8.9%
4.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
2013
84.8%
8.1%
6.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
2014
86.0%
6.1%
7.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.7%
2015
86.3%
6.5%
6.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
2016
86.4%
5.5%
8.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
78.8%
9.7%
11.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
78.0%
11.6%
10.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
81.9%
11.9%
6.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
81.8%
12.1%
5.9%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
82.1%
12.2%
5.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
87.1%
8.5%
4.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
84.0%
11.8%
3.7%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
80.2%
15.0%
4.4%
0.3%
0.0%
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 2010 at 88.4% and lowest in 2018 at 78.0%. Overall it fell from 86.6% in 2009 to 80.2% in 2024, down 6.4 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Wichita County: its share of workers rose from 5.0% in 2009 to 15.0% in 2024, up 10.0 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 5.7% to 4.4% of workers (down 1.3 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2018 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Wichita County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Wichita County?
The bars show when commuters in Wichita 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 AMWichita County6.4%Kansas4.7%
6.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMWichita County7.2%Kansas3.5%
7.2%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMWichita County5.8%Kansas5.2%
5.8%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMWichita County5.7%Kansas7.6%
5.7%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMWichita County15.5%Kansas10.3%
15.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMWichita County18.9%Kansas14.9%
18.9%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMWichita County19.9%Kansas16.8%
19.9%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMWichita County11.7%Kansas10.4%
11.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMWichita County0.5%Kansas4.5%
0.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMWichita County2.9%Kansas5.0%
2.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMWichita County0.8%Kansas2.5%
0.8%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMWichita County0.0%Kansas1.1%
0.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMWichita County2.3%Kansas7.0%
2.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMWichita County2.4%Kansas6.6%
2.4%
Wichita CountyKansasSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Wichita County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 19.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.8% across Kansas. Early starts are more common than in Kansas: 19.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.5% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Kansas: 66.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 52.3% there. About 1 in 12 commuters (8.4%) 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 Wichita 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 Wichita 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 Wichita 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
Wichita County
Kansas
United States
2009
7:29 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:28 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:28 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:25 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:19 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:15 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Wichita County were on the road by 7:15 AM, 14 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 Wichita County now leave 23 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 Wichita County has moved 10 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Wichita County in the whole series.
How does Wichita County's commute time compare?
Metric
Wichita County
Kansas
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
7.0 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
15.0%
11.8%
15.0%
Walked
4.4%
2.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.4%
3.2%
The average commute time in Wichita County is 7.0 minutes, shorter than the 17.2 minutes in Kansas.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.4% in Kansas. 4.4% commute by walking, higher than the 2.3% in Kansas.
Wichita County, KS Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Wichita County, KS is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 2,091 residents against a local median of 2,707. Where Wichita County, KS breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 69% above the local median of 8.9% at 15.0%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 7.0 min against a local median of 10.9 min, 36% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 36% below the local median it puts Wichita County, KS at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 14.8% on work from home, so Wichita County, KS sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Wichita County, KS has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Wichita County, Kansas.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Wichita County, Kansas?
Commuters here spend an estimated 58 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $1,806 at a typical national wage. That's 59% less than the typical Kansas commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Wichita County, Kansas?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Wichita 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 Wichita 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.
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).