Commuting in Hickman 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 Hickman County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Hickman County spend about 37 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 153 hours, about 6.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 12% less time on the road than the Kentucky average of 20.8 minutes each way, a difference of 2.5 minutes.
Hickman 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 Hickman County would save about 61 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,893 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)
Hickman County
18.3 min
36.6 min
153 hrs/yr
$4,732
250
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.
On average, it takes
18.3
minutes to get to work in
Hickman County.
That's 18% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 77% of counties in Kentucky
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by other means. About 7.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Hickman County
Car:
81.1%
Other:
7.6%
Worked at Home:
7.1%
Public Transportation:
3.1%unusually high
Walked:
1.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Hickman County, versus 0.1% in Kentucky.
Public transit is unusually common in Hickman County: 5.1 times more than the Kentucky average (3.1% vs 0.6%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Hickman County, versus 0.1% in Kentucky.
Biking is essentially absent in Hickman County, versus 0.2% in Kentucky.
Commute Mode Trends in Hickman County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Hickman 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
Other
Worked at Home
Public Transportation
Walked
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
90.8%
2.8%
3.4%
0.0%
3.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
90.1%
4.9%
1.9%
0.0%
3.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
90.5%
3.6%
2.9%
0.1%
2.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
88.7%
3.6%
4.4%
0.1%
3.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
90.1%
3.8%
3.4%
0.0%
2.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
90.4%
2.1%
6.4%
0.0%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
90.0%
1.4%
7.6%
0.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
90.5%
1.1%
7.8%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
86.9%
6.0%
6.9%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
86.7%
5.0%
8.1%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
84.8%
3.9%
7.3%
0.0%
4.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
80.7%
5.5%
7.4%
3.1%
3.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
76.3%
7.8%
9.9%
2.7%
3.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
78.3%
3.4%
10.7%
3.5%
4.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
79.8%
5.1%
9.3%
2.9%
2.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
81.1%
7.6%
7.1%
3.1%
1.1%
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 bottomed out in 2021 at 76.3%. Overall it fell from 90.8% in 2009 to 81.1% in 2024, down 9.7 percentage points. It has risen in each of the last 3 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Hickman 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 3.0% to 1.1% of workers (down 1.9 percentage points).
Public transit overtook walking to become the 4th most common choice in the 2024 release and has stayed ahead since.
Working from home peaked at 10.7% in 2022 and has since fallen back to 7.1%.
Commute Start Times in Hickman County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Hickman County?
The bars show when commuters in Hickman 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
12:00-4:59 AMHickman County5.2%Kentucky5.9%
5.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMHickman County6.6%Kentucky4.3%
6.6%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMHickman County4.1%Kentucky5.3%
4.1%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMHickman County8.7%Kentucky8.3%
8.7%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMHickman County12.5%Kentucky10.3%
12.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMHickman County22.2%Kentucky14.8%
22.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMHickman County8.4%Kentucky12.4%
8.4%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMHickman County13.7%Kentucky9.6%
13.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMHickman County0.4%Kentucky4.5%
0.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMHickman County0.9%Kentucky5.2%
0.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMHickman County4.5%Kentucky2.5%
4.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMHickman County2.4%Kentucky1.3%
2.4%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMHickman County6.9%Kentucky7.3%
6.9%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMHickman County3.5%Kentucky8.4%
3.5%
Hickman CountyKentuckySource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Hickman County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 22.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.8% across Kentucky. Early starts are about as common as in Kentucky: 15.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.5% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Kentucky: 56.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.1% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (18.2%) 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 Hickman 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 Hickman 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 Hickman 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
Hickman County
Kentucky
United States
2009
7:16 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:22 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:21 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:14 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2013
6:55 AM
7:35 AM
7:39 AM
2014
6:59 AM
7:35 AM
7:39 AM
2015
6:53 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2016
6:59 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:09 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:21 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:16 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:17 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:19 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:14 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:15 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:18 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Hickman County were on the road by 7:18 AM, 2 minutes later than in 2009 (7:16 AM). That goes against the trend across Kentucky, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Hickman County now leave 20 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 Hickman County has moved 2 minutes later.
How does Hickman County's commute time compare?
Metric
Hickman County
Kentucky
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
18.3 min
20.8 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
7.1%
10.2%
15.0%
Walked
1.1%
2.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
3.1%
0.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Hickman County is 18.3 minutes, shorter than the 20.8 minutes in Kentucky.
3.1% commute by public transit, higher than the 0.6% in Kentucky. 1.1% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Kentucky.
Hickman County, KY Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Hickman County, KY is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 4,439 residents against a local median of 11,898. Hickman County, KY's work from home, at 7.1%, runs 67% above the 4.3% typical of the counties around it.
The counties themselves spread 4.2% on work from home, so Hickman County, KY sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Hickman County, KY has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Hickman County, Kentucky.
Is commuting expensive in Hickman County, Kentucky?
Commuters here spend an estimated 153 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,732 at a typical national wage. That's 12% less than the typical Kentucky commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Hickman County, Kentucky?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Hickman County, Kentucky. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Hickman County, Kentucky?
Public transit usage is notably higher here than typical: about 3.1% of commuters use it versus 0.6% in Kentucky, making it a realistic option for many workers.
How do commute times compare across 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).