Commuting in Woodford 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 Woodford County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Woodford 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 190 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 2.0 minutes.
Woodford County holds about 0.6% of Kentucky's population but accounts for roughly 0.7% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Woodford County would save about 76 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,354 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)
Woodford County
22.8 min
45.6 min
190 hrs/yr
$5,885
1,169
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
22.8
minutes to get to work in
Woodford County.
That's 2% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 14.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Woodford County
Car:
83.4%
Worked at Home:
14.9%
Walked:
1.3%
Other:
0.4%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Woodford County, versus 0.1% in Kentucky.
Public transit is essentially absent in Woodford County, versus 0.6% in Kentucky.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Woodford County, versus 0.1% in Kentucky.
Biking is essentially absent in Woodford County, versus 0.2% in Kentucky.
Commute Mode Trends in Woodford County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Woodford 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
Walked
Other
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
92.5%
5.1%
1.7%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2010
92.8%
4.8%
1.7%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
2011
91.9%
5.0%
2.1%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
2012
92.2%
4.5%
2.3%
0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2013
92.2%
4.6%
2.2%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2014
91.4%
4.8%
2.5%
0.7%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
0.2%
2015
91.5%
4.7%
2.6%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
0.2%
2016
91.3%
5.1%
2.6%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.3%
0.1%
2017
90.8%
5.3%
2.5%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.3%
0.6%
2018
91.0%
5.0%
2.3%
0.6%
0.1%
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
2019
90.6%
5.3%
2.3%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
0.4%
0.5%
2020
88.4%
8.2%
1.8%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.6%
2021
86.9%
10.4%
1.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.6%
2022
86.9%
11.0%
1.5%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2023
84.9%
13.0%
1.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
83.4%
14.9%
1.3%
0.4%
0.0%
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 peaked in 2010 at 92.8%. Overall it fell from 92.5% in 2009 to 83.4% in 2024, down 9.1 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Woodford County: its share of workers rose from 5.1% in 2009 to 14.9% in 2024, up 9.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 9.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Commute Start Times in Woodford County
🚦Rush-Hour RegularsThe 2nd-highest share of rush-hour departures among Kentucky's 120 counties: 59.4% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Woodford County?
The bars show when commuters in Woodford 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 AMWoodford County3.6%Kentucky5.9%
3.6%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMWoodford County1.9%Kentucky4.3%
1.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMWoodford County2.6%Kentucky5.3%
2.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMWoodford County9.9%Kentucky8.3%
9.9%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMWoodford County14.5%Kentucky10.3%
14.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMWoodford County17.5%Kentucky14.8%
17.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMWoodford County14.8%Kentucky12.4%
14.8%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMWoodford County12.6%Kentucky9.6%
12.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMWoodford County4.3%Kentucky4.5%
4.3%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMWoodford County4.1%Kentucky5.2%
4.1%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMWoodford County2.6%Kentucky2.5%
2.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMWoodford County0.5%Kentucky1.3%
0.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMWoodford County7.1%Kentucky7.3%
7.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMWoodford County4.1%Kentucky8.4%
4.1%
Woodford CountyKentuckySource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Woodford County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 17.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.8% across Kentucky. Early starts are less common than in Kentucky: 8.0% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 15.5% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Kentucky: 59.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.1% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (18.3%) 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 Woodford 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 Woodford 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 Woodford 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
Woodford County
Kentucky
United States
2009
7:38 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:35 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:37 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:36 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:38 AM
7:35 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:36 AM
7:35 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:37 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:37 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:38 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:33 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:33 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:32 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:31 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:28 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:29 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:30 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Woodford County were on the road by 7:30 AM, 7 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:38 AM). The shift is sharper than across Kentucky, where the typical start moved 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Woodford County now leave 8 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 Woodford County has moved 3 minutes earlier.
How does Woodford County's commute time compare?
Metric
Woodford County
Kentucky
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
22.8 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
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
14.9%
10.2%
15.0%
Walked
1.3%
2.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Woodford County is 22.8 minutes, longer than the 20.8 minutes in Kentucky.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.6% in Kentucky. 1.3% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Kentucky.
Woodford County, KY Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Woodford County, KY is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 27,278 residents against a local median of 51,842. Where Woodford County, KY breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 33% above the local median of 11.2% at 14.9%.
The counties themselves spread 4.7% on work from home, so Woodford County, KY sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Woodford County, KY has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Woodford County, Kentucky.
Is living in Woodford County, Kentucky good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 190 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,885 at a typical national wage. That's 10% more than the typical Kentucky commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Woodford County, Kentucky?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Woodford County, Kentucky. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Woodford County, Kentucky?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.6% in Kentucky, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
How much money can remote workers save in Woodford County, Kentucky?
About 14.9% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Woodford County would save about 76 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,354 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Which counties in Kentucky have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).