Hampshire County Commute Time Map & Patterns
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Commute Time Burden in Hampshire County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Hampshire County spend about 43 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 177 hours, about 7.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 17% less time on the road than the Massachusetts average of 25.6 minutes each way, a difference of 4.3 minutes.
Hampshire County holds about 2.3% of Massachusetts's population but accounts for roughly 1.9% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Hampshire County would save about 71 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,199 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire County | 21.3 min | 42.6 min | 177 hrs/yr | $5,498 | 1,505 |
| Massachusetts | 25.6 min | 51.1 min | 213 hrs/yr | $6,603 | 2,164 |
| 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: Massachusetts Counties
- Nantucket County (12.8 min)
- Dukes County (15.4 min)
- Berkshire County (16.8 min)
- Norfolk County (31.0 min)
- Suffolk County (30.4 min)
- Middlesex County (28.4 min)
Compare commute times among different counties
On average, it takes 21.3 minutes to get to work in Hampshire County. That's 5% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
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 working from home. About 18.4% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Hampshire County
- Car: 69.7%
- Worked at Home: 18.4%
- Walked: 7.4%
- Public Transportation: 2.8%
- Bicycle: 1.1%
- Other: 0.6%
- Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
- Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is unusually rare in Hampshire County: 7.8 times less than the Massachusetts average (0.0% vs 0.1%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Hampshire County, versus 0.4% in Massachusetts.
Commute Mode Trends in Hampshire County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Hampshire 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.
Show commute mode data by year
| Year | Car | Worked at Home | Walked | Public Transportation | Bicycle | Other | Taxi | Motorcycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 80.7% | 6.1% | 9.7% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.6% | 6.8% | 8.6% | 2.1% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | 8.2% | 7.9% | 2.3% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | 8.1% | 8.4% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | 7.9% | 8.0% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | 8.8% | 7.9% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | 7.2% | 9.6% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | 7.6% | 9.1% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | 7.0% | 9.1% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 76.8% | 9.5% | 8.7% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | 12.6% | 8.4% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | 14.4% | 7.5% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | 16.5% | 7.3% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.7% | 18.4% | 7.4% | 2.8% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 80.7% in 2009 to 69.7% in 2024, down 11.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Hampshire County: its share of workers rose from 6.1% in 2009 to 18.4% in 2024, up 12.3 percentage points. Most of that increase, 11.4 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 9.7% to 7.4% of workers (down 2.3 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2020 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Hampshire County
- 🦉 Night OwlThe 2nd-latest start among Massachusetts's 14 counties: half of commuters are still at home at 7:59 AM.
- 😴 Sleeping InThe 2nd-highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among Massachusetts's 14 counties: 27.7% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.
- ⏰ Earlier AlarmsThe 2nd-biggest shift to earlier mornings among Massachusetts's 14 counties: the typical start is 6 minutes earlier than in 2009.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Hampshire County?
The bars show when commuters in Hampshire 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 Massachusetts for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
| 12:00-4:59 AM |
12:00-4:59 AM
Hampshire County3.2%
Massachusetts3.7%
|
3.2% |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00-5:29 AM |
5:00-5:29 AM
Hampshire County2.5%
Massachusetts3.3%
|
2.5% |
| 5:30-5:59 AM |
5:30-5:59 AM
Hampshire County3.1%
Massachusetts4.1%
|
3.1% |
| 6:00-6:29 AM |
6:00-6:29 AM
Hampshire County6.6%
Massachusetts8.4%
|
6.6% |
| 6:30-6:59 AM |
6:30-6:59 AM
Hampshire County9.2%
Massachusetts9.5%
|
9.2% |
| 7:00-7:29 AM |
7:00-7:29 AM
Hampshire County13.2%
Massachusetts14.3%
|
13.2% |
| 7:30-7:59 AM |
7:30-7:59 AM
Hampshire County12.4%
Massachusetts11.7%
|
12.4% |
| 8:00-8:29 AM |
8:00-8:29 AM
Hampshire County12.6%
Massachusetts13.5%
|
12.6% |
| 8:30-8:59 AM |
8:30-8:59 AM
Hampshire County9.4%
Massachusetts7.1%
|
9.4% |
| 9:00-9:59 AM |
9:00-9:59 AM
Hampshire County8.1%
Massachusetts7.7%
|
8.1% |
| 10:00-10:59 AM |
10:00-10:59 AM
Hampshire County3.7%
Massachusetts3.2%
|
3.7% |
| 11:00-11:59 AM |
11:00-11:59 AM
Hampshire County2.0%
Massachusetts1.5%
|
2.0% |
| 12:00-3:59 PM |
12:00-3:59 PM
Hampshire County7.9%
Massachusetts7.1%
|
7.9% |
| 4:00-11:59 PM |
4:00-11:59 PM
Hampshire County6.0%
Massachusetts4.9%
|
6.0% |
Hampshire County Massachusetts Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Hampshire County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 13.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.3% across Massachusetts. Early starts are less common than in Massachusetts: 8.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 11.1% there. The morning rush looks much like Massachusetts's: 47.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.0% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (27.7%) 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 Hampshire 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 Hampshire 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 Hampshire County next to Massachusetts 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.
Show typical departure times by year
| Year | Hampshire County | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8:05 AM | 7:47 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2010 | 8:03 AM | 7:48 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2011 | 8:04 AM | 7:48 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2012 | 8:04 AM | 7:49 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2013 | 8:05 AM | 7:49 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2014 | 8:04 AM | 7:48 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2015 | 8:08 AM | 7:48 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2016 | 8:06 AM | 7:47 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2017 | 8:05 AM | 7:47 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2018 | 8:03 AM | 7:46 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2019 | 8:05 AM | 7:45 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2020 | 8:01 AM | 7:46 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2021 | 8:02 AM | 7:45 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2022 | 8:00 AM | 7:46 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2023 | 8:02 AM | 7:47 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2024 | 8:00 AM | 7:47 AM | 7:38 AM |
In 2024, half of commuters in Hampshire County were on the road by 8:00 AM, 6 minutes earlier than in 2009 (8:05 AM). Across Massachusetts, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Hampshire County now leave 22 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Hampshire County has moved 5 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Hampshire County in the whole series.
How does Hampshire County's commute time compare?
| Metric | Hampshire County | Massachusetts | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. Commute Time | 21.3 min | 25.6 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 | 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM | 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM |
| Work From Home | 18.4% | 18.6% | 15.0% |
| Walked | 7.4% | 4.1% | 2.4% |
| Public Transit | 2.8% | 6.5% | 3.2% |
The average commute time in Hampshire County is 21.3 minutes, shorter than the 25.6 minutes in Massachusetts.
2.8% commute by public transit, lower than the 6.5% in Massachusetts. 7.4% commute by walking, higher than the 4.1% in Massachusetts.
Hampshire County, MA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Hampshire County, MA is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 161,946 residents against a local median of 129,358. Hampshire County, MA's work from home, at 18.4%, runs 22% above the 15.1% typical of the counties around it.
The counties themselves spread 8.0% on work from home, so Hampshire County, MA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Hampshire County, MA has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | One-way commute | Work from home | Typical departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire County, MA | 161,946 | 21.3 min #5/6 | 18.4% #2/6 | 7:59 AM #6/6 |
| Hampden County, MA | 462,481 | 20.5 min | 10.5% | 7:39 AM |
| Franklin County, MA | 70,937 | 20.4 min | 15.1% | 7:55 AM |
| Capitol Planning Region, CT | 920,648 | 21.4 min | 17.1% | 7:48 AM |
| Berkshire County, MA | 129,358 | 16.8 min | 14.2% | 7:51 AM |
| Windham County, VT | 45,878 | 18.1 min | 18.5% | 7:49 AM |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about commuting in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Hampshire County, Massachusetts?
Commuters here spend an estimated 177 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,498 at a typical national wage. That's 17% less than the typical Massachusetts commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Hampshire County, Massachusetts?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. 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.
Which counties in Massachusetts have the fastest and slowest commutes?
Among counties in Massachusetts, the shortest average commutes are in Nantucket County (12.8 min), Dukes County (15.4 min), Berkshire County (16.8 min). The longest are in Norfolk County (31.0 min), Suffolk County (30.4 min), Middlesex County (28.4 min).