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Marshall County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Marshall County spend about 42 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 175 hours, about 7.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 1% more time on the road than the Kentucky average of 20.8 minutes each way, a difference of 0.2 minutes.

Marshall County holds about 0.7% of Kentucky's population and accounts for roughly 0.7% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Marshall County would save about 70 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,169 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)
Marshall County 21.0 min 42.0 min 175 hrs/yr $5,423 726
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

Marshall County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 21.0 minutes to get to work in Marshall County. That's 6% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 7.9% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Marshall County

  • Car: 88.5%
  • Worked at Home: 7.9%
  • Other: 1.7%
  • Walked: 1.6%
  • Motorcycle: 0.2%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Public transit is unusually rare in Marshall County: 11.9 times less than the Kentucky average (0.1% vs 0.6%).

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Marshall County, versus 0.1% in Kentucky.

Biking is essentially absent in Marshall County, versus 0.2% in Kentucky.

Commute Mode Trends in Marshall County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Marshall 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 Other Walked Motorcycle Public Transportation Taxi Bicycle
2009 95.4% 2.7% 0.2% 1.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 95.7% 2.1% 0.4% 1.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2011 95.6% 2.3% 0.5% 0.9% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2012 95.3% 3.1% 0.4% 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2013 93.8% 4.3% 0.6% 0.3% 0.5% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0%
2014 93.6% 3.8% 0.6% 1.1% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1%
2015 93.4% 3.9% 1.1% 0.9% 0.3% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1%
2016 93.3% 3.3% 1.7% 0.8% 0.2% 0.6% 0.0% 0.1%
2017 94.4% 2.6% 1.5% 0.8% 0.2% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1%
2018 96.4% 1.4% 1.2% 0.7% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1%
2019 95.5% 2.2% 1.5% 0.4% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1%
2020 94.2% 2.6% 2.2% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2021 93.8% 3.3% 1.7% 1.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 91.1% 5.7% 1.9% 1.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 90.1% 6.5% 1.7% 1.5% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 88.5% 7.9% 1.7% 1.6% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2018 at 96.4%. Overall it fell from 95.4% in 2009 to 88.5% in 2024, down 6.9 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Marshall County: its share of workers rose from 2.7% in 2009 to 7.9% in 2024, up 5.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Commute Start Times in Marshall County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Marshall County?

The bars show when commuters in Marshall 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
7.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
6.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
11.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
10.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
14.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
10.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
7.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
4.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
4.4%
10:00-10:59 AM
3.9%
11:00-11:59 AM
1.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
6.8%
4:00-11:59 PM
6.7%

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

The busiest time to head out in Marshall County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 14.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.8% across Kentucky. Early starts are more common than in Kentucky: 19.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.5% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Kentucky: 42.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.1% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (23.1%) 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 Marshall 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 Marshall 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County Kentucky United States
2009 7:17 AM 7:35 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:16 AM 7:35 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:14 AM 7:35 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:14 AM 7:35 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:14 AM 7:35 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:14 AM 7:35 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:09 AM 7:35 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:07 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:12 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:13 AM 7:34 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:10 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:13 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:17 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:19 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:17 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:20 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Marshall County were on the road by 7:20 AM, 3 minutes later than in 2009 (7:17 AM). That goes against the trend across Kentucky, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Marshall County now leave 18 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 Marshall County has moved 10 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Marshall County in the whole series.

How does Marshall County's commute time compare?

Metric Marshall County Kentucky US Average
Avg. Commute Time 21.0 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 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 7.9% 10.2% 15.0%
Walked 1.6% 2.0% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.6% 3.2%

The average commute time in Marshall County is about the same as in Kentucky.

0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.6% in Kentucky. 1.6% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Kentucky.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Marshall County, KY Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Marshall County, KY is typical in size for this group, 31,743 residents against a local median of 36,630, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. Marshall County, KY's work from home, at 7.9%, runs 31% above the 6.0% typical of the counties around it.

One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 21.0 min against a local median of 18.2 min, 15% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 15% above the local median it puts Marshall County, KY at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 3.5% on work from home, so Marshall County, KY sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Marshall County, KY has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Marshall County, KY 31,743 21.0 min #5/6 7.9% #2/6 7:20 AM #4/6
Calloway County, KY 38,226 13.9 min 6.0% 7:26 AM
Lyon County, KY 8,900 18.7 min 4.8% 6:55 AM
Livingston County, KY 8,899 26.9 min 4.9% 6:52 AM
Graves County, KY 36,630 18.2 min 7.4% 7:13 AM
McCracken County, KY 67,525 15.5 min 8.3% 7:37 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Marshall County, Kentucky.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Marshall County, Kentucky?

Commuters here spend an estimated 175 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,423 at a typical national wage. That's 1% more than the typical Kentucky commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Marshall County, Kentucky?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Marshall County, Kentucky. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Do people use public transit in Marshall 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).