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Commuting in Hart County, Kentucky: 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 Hart County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Hart County spend about 46 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 191 hours, about 7.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 10% more time on the road than the Kentucky average of 20.8 minutes each way, a difference of 2.1 minutes.

Hart County holds about 0.4% of Kentucky's population but accounts for roughly 0.5% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Hart County would save about 76 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,363 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)
Hart County 22.9 min 45.7 min 191 hrs/yr $5,907 390
Kentucky 20.8 min 41.6 min 173 hrs/yr $5,369 832
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.

Commute Time Map: Kentucky Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Kentucky
  1. Calloway County (13.9 min)
  2. Owsley County (15.0 min)
  3. Taylor County (15.3 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Kentucky
  1. Owen County (37.7 min)
  2. Spencer County (33.3 min)
  3. Bracken County (33.2 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Hart County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 22.9 minutes to get to work in Hart County. That's 2% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 4.8% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Hart County

  • Car: 91.3%
  • Worked at Home: 4.8%
  • Taxi: 1.4% unusually high
  • Other: 1.3%
  • Walked: 0.8%
  • Bicycle: 0.4%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Hart County, versus 0.1% in Kentucky.

Public transit is unusually rare in Hart County: 7.7 times less than the Kentucky average (0.1% vs 0.6%).

Taking a taxi is unusually common in Hart County: 10.2 times more than the Kentucky average (1.4% vs 0.1%).

Commute Mode Trends in Hart County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Hart 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 Taxi Other Walked Bicycle Public Transportation Motorcycle
2009 90.7% 5.4% 0.0% 0.9% 2.5% 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
2010 89.0% 6.4% 0.2% 0.8% 2.8% 0.0% 0.5% 0.3%
2011 91.1% 5.1% 0.2% 0.6% 2.4% 0.0% 0.6% 0.0%
2012 90.5% 5.4% 0.2% 0.8% 2.4% 0.0% 0.8% 0.0%
2013 89.5% 5.3% 0.6% 1.1% 2.6% 0.0% 0.8% 0.1%
2014 90.2% 4.9% 0.5% 0.8% 2.8% 0.0% 0.6% 0.2%
2015 90.4% 4.8% 0.3% 1.7% 2.2% 0.0% 0.3% 0.2%
2016 91.4% 4.5% 0.3% 1.6% 1.9% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2%
2017 91.1% 3.6% 1.2% 2.0% 2.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2018 92.3% 3.0% 0.9% 2.1% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2019 92.4% 3.3% 1.0% 1.8% 1.2% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
2020 94.2% 2.6% 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
2021 93.1% 3.2% 1.3% 1.5% 0.6% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
2022 93.0% 3.9% 0.7% 1.8% 0.5% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
2023 92.7% 4.1% 0.8% 1.6% 0.7% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
2024 91.3% 4.8% 1.4% 1.3% 0.8% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2020 at 94.2% and lowest in 2010 at 89.0%. Overall it rose from 90.7% in 2009 to 91.3% in 2024, up 0.6 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 4 releases.

Taking a taxi gained the most ground in Hart County: its share of workers rose from 0.0% in 2009 to 1.4% in 2024, up 1.4 percentage points.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.5% to 0.8% of workers (down 1.7 percentage points).

Taking a taxi overtook walking to become the 3rd most common choice in the 2020 release and has stayed ahead since.

Working from home peaked at 6.4% in 2010 and has since fallen back to 4.8%.

Commute Start Times in Hart County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Hart County?

The bars show when commuters in Hart 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 Kentucky for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM
8.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
7.4%
5:30-5:59 AM
7.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
15.6%
6:30-6:59 AM
8.7%
7:00-7:29 AM
13.0%
7:30-7:59 AM
8.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
9.4%
8:30-8:59 AM
1.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
2.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
1.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
1.4%
12:00-3:59 PM
5.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
10.4%

Hart County Kentucky Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Hart County is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 15.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 8.3% across Kentucky. Early starts are more common than in Kentucky: 22.9% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.5% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Kentucky: 39.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.1% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (21.0%) 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 Hart 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 Hart 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 Hart County next to Kentucky 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 Hart County Kentucky United States
2009 7:07 AM 7:35 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:11 AM 7:35 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:02 AM 7:35 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:00 AM 7:35 AM 7:38 AM
2013 6:57 AM 7:35 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:00 AM 7:35 AM 7:39 AM
2015 6:56 AM 7:35 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:01 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:04 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:05 AM 7:34 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:02 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:06 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:14 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:14 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:14 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:06 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Hart County were on the road by 7:06 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across Kentucky, meanwhile, the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Hart County now leave 31 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 Hart County has moved 4 minutes later.

How does Hart County's commute time compare?

Metric Hart County Kentucky US Average
Avg. Commute Time 22.9 min 20.8 min 22.4 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 4.8% 10.2% 15.0%
Walked 0.8% 2.0% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.6% 3.2%

The average commute time in Hart County is 22.9 minutes, longer than the 20.8 minutes in Kentucky.

0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.6% in Kentucky. 0.8% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Kentucky.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Hart County, KY Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Hart County, KY is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 19,595 residents against a local median of 12,355. Hart County, KY's work from home, at 4.8%, runs 35% below the 7.4% typical of the counties around it.

The counties themselves spread 4.5% on work from home, so Hart County, KY sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Hart County, KY has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Hart County, KY 19,595 22.9 min #3/6 4.8% #6/6 7:06 AM #2/6
Larue County, KY 15,088 27.1 min 9.5% 7:17 AM
Green County, KY 11,369 22.7 min 5.1% 7:10 AM
Barren County, KY 44,937 18.2 min 7.3% 7:08 AM
Edmonson County, KY 12,355 31.2 min 7.4% 7:13 AM
Metcalfe County, KY 10,425 23.9 min 8.3% 7:04 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Hart County, Kentucky.

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

Commuters here spend an estimated 191 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,907 at a typical national wage. That's 10% more than the typical Kentucky commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Hart County, Kentucky?

Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Hart 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.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Hart County, Kentucky?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.1% of commuters use it versus 0.6% in Kentucky, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Kentucky?

Among counties in Kentucky, the shortest average commutes are in Calloway County (13.9 min), Owsley County (15.0 min), Taylor County (15.3 min). The longest are in Owen County (37.7 min), Spencer County (33.3 min), Bracken County (33.2 min).