Carlisle County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Carlisle County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Carlisle County spend about 48 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 198 hours, about 8.3 full days, spent commuting.

That is 15% more time on the road than the Kentucky average of 20.8 minutes each way, a difference of 3.0 minutes.

Carlisle County holds about 0.1% of Kentucky's population and accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Carlisle County would save about 79 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,459 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)
Carlisle County 23.8 min 47.6 min 198 hrs/yr $6,149 347
Kentucky 20.8 min 41.5 min 173 hrs/yr $5,361 832
United States 22.5 min 44.9 min 187 hrs/yr $5,803 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: Kentucky Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Kentucky
  1. Calloway County (13.4 min)
  2. McCracken County (14.0 min)
  3. Clinton County (15.3 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Kentucky
  1. Owen County (37.1 min)
  2. Menifee County (36.6 min)
  3. Bracken County (33.6 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

On average, it takes 23.8 minutes to get to work in Carlisle County. That's 6% longer than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

Slower than 71% of counties in Kentucky

The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 5.4% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 93.2%
  • Worked at Home: 5.4%
  • Public Transportation: 0.8%
  • Other: 0.5%
  • Walked: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Motorcycle commuting is essentially absent in Carlisle County, versus 0.1% in Kentucky.

Walked commuting is unusually low in Carlisle County: 19.9 times less than the Kentucky average (0.1% vs 2.0%).

Taxi commuting is essentially absent in Carlisle County, versus 0.1% in Kentucky.

Bicycle commuting is essentially absent in Carlisle County, versus 0.2% in Kentucky.

Few people walk or bike to work in Carlisle County: just 0.1%, 21.7 times below the Kentucky average of 2.2%.

How does Carlisle County's commute time compare?

Metric Carlisle County Kentucky US Average
Avg. Commute Time 23.8 min 20.8 min 22.5 min
Departure Window 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 5.4% 9.1% 13.4%
Walked < 0.1% 2.0% 2.4%
Public Transit 0.8% 0.7% 3.5%

The average commute time in Carlisle County is 23.8 minutes, longer than the 20.8 minutes in Kentucky.

0.8% commute by public transit, higher than the 0.7% in Kentucky. 0.1% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Kentucky.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Carlisle County, Kentucky.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Carlisle County, Kentucky?

Commuters here spend an estimated 198 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,149 at a typical national wage. That's 15% more than the typical Kentucky commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Carlisle County, Kentucky?

Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Carlisle County, Kentucky. 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 do commute times compare across counties in Kentucky?

Among counties in Kentucky, the shortest average commutes are in Calloway County (13.4 min), McCracken County (14.0 min), Clinton County (15.3 min). The longest are in Owen County (37.1 min), Menifee County (36.6 min), Bracken County (33.6 min).