Wolfe County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Wolfe County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Wolfe County spend about 58 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 240 hours, about 10.0 full days, spent commuting.

That is 39% more time on the road than the Kentucky average of 20.8 minutes each way, a difference of 8.1 minutes.

Wolfe County holds about 0.1% of Kentucky's population but accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Wolfe County would save about 96 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,980 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)
Wolfe County 28.8 min 57.7 min 240 hrs/yr $7,451 280
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 28.8 minutes to get to work in Wolfe County. That's 28% longer than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

Slower than 85% of counties in Kentucky

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 05:00 AM – 05:29 AM .

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 7.7% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 90.1%
  • Worked at Home: 7.7%
  • Other: 1.6%
  • Public Transportation: 0.6%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Walked: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

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

Walked commuting is essentially absent in Wolfe County, versus 2.0% in Kentucky.

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

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

Walking or biking to work is essentially absent in Wolfe County, versus 2.2% in Kentucky.

How does Wolfe County's commute time compare?

Metric Wolfe County Kentucky US Average
Avg. Commute Time 28.8 min 20.8 min 22.5 min
Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 05:00 AM – 05:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 7.7% 9.1% 13.4%
Walked < 0.1% 2.0% 2.4%
Public Transit 0.6% 0.7% 3.5%

The average commute time in Wolfe County is 28.8 minutes, longer than the 20.8 minutes in Kentucky.

0.6% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.7% in Kentucky. 0.0% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Kentucky.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Wolfe County, Kentucky.

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

Commuters here spend an estimated 240 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,451 at a typical national wage. That's 39% more than the typical Kentucky commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Wolfe County, Kentucky?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Wolfe County, Kentucky. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 05:00 AM – 05:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among 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).