Clarksburg Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Clarksburg, Maryland: 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 Clarksburg: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Clarksburg spend about 64 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 265 hours, about 11.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 12% more time on the road than the Maryland average of 28.3 minutes each way, a difference of 3.5 minutes.

Clarksburg holds about 0.3% of Maryland's population but accounts for roughly 0.4% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Clarksburg would save about 106 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,285 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)
Clarksburg	31.8 min	63.6 min	265 hrs/yr	$8,213	1,858
Maryland	28.3 min	56.5 min	236 hrs/yr	$7,301	2,353
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.

Clarksburg Commute Map

On average, it takes 31.8 minutes to get to work in Clarksburg. That's 42% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 30.8% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Clarksburg

Public transit is unusually rare in Clarksburg: 3.7 times less than the Maryland average (1.1% vs 4.2%).

Biking is unusually rare in Clarksburg: 82629.4 times less than the Maryland average (0.0% vs 0.3%).

Commute Mode Trends in Clarksburg, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Clarksburg 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	Public Transportation	Taxi	Motorcycle	Bicycle
2009	86.2%	6.0%	1.0%	0.5%	6.1%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%
2010	88.7%	5.2%	0.3%	0.2%	5.4%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%
2011	89.2%	4.7%	0.2%	0.2%	5.4%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%
2012	88.3%	4.5%	0.6%	0.4%	6.0%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%
2013	87.6%	4.5%	0.8%	0.7%	6.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2014	87.7%	4.2%	0.6%	0.7%	6.8%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2015	88.1%	3.2%	0.6%	0.8%	7.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	85.5%	4.4%	0.8%	1.0%	8.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	86.1%	4.7%	0.9%	0.7%	7.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	86.1%	5.9%	0.6%	0.6%	6.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	85.7%	6.6%	0.6%	0.6%	6.4%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	82.8%	10.5%	1.0%	0.3%	5.0%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	77.0%	17.0%	1.2%	0.2%	3.6%	1.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	71.3%	22.9%	1.4%	0.6%	2.8%	0.9%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	66.7%	27.4%	1.7%	0.5%	2.8%	0.7%	0.1%	0.0%
2024	64.6%	30.8%	1.5%	1.3%	1.1%	0.5%	0.1%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2011 at 89.2%. Overall it fell from 86.2% in 2009 to 64.6% in 2024, down 21.6 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Clarksburg: its share of workers rose from 6.0% in 2009 to 30.8% in 2024, up 24.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 24.2 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 6.1% to 1.1% of workers (down 5.0 percentage points).

Working from home overtook public transit to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2019 release and has stayed ahead since.

Commute Start Times in Clarksburg

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Clarksburg?

The bars show when commuters in Clarksburg 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 Maryland for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM		4.0%
5:00-5:29 AM		1.9%
5:30-5:59 AM		3.7%
6:00-6:29 AM		9.8%
6:30-6:59 AM		4.8%
7:00-7:29 AM		12.2%
7:30-7:59 AM		10.9%
8:00-8:29 AM		8.0%
8:30-8:59 AM		8.3%
9:00-9:59 AM		17.8%
10:00-10:59 AM		7.8%
11:00-11:59 AM		2.1%
12:00-3:59 PM		6.6%
4:00-11:59 PM		2.3%

Clarksburg Maryland Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Clarksburg is 9:00-9:59 AM, when 17.8% of commuters leave home, compared with 7.9% across Maryland. Early starts are less common than in Maryland: 9.5% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.8% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Maryland: 35.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.3% there. About 1 in 3 commuters (36.6%) 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 Clarksburg, 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 Clarksburg 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 Clarksburg next to Maryland 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	Clarksburg	Maryland	United States
2009	7:38 AM	7:35 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:45 AM	7:36 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:48 AM	7:35 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:50 AM	7:35 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:46 AM	7:35 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:41 AM	7:35 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:44 AM	7:35 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:43 AM	7:35 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:40 AM	7:35 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:44 AM	7:35 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:50 AM	7:35 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:57 AM	7:36 AM	7:37 AM
2021	8:00 AM	7:37 AM	7:37 AM
2022	8:03 AM	7:38 AM	7:37 AM
2023	8:17 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM
2024	8:11 AM	7:39 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Clarksburg were on the road by 8:11 AM, 33 minutes later than in 2009 (7:38 AM). The shift is sharper than across Maryland, where the typical start moved 4 minutes later. Commuters in Clarksburg now leave 33 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 Clarksburg has moved 21 minutes later.

How does Clarksburg's commute time compare?

Metric	Clarksburg	Maryland	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	31.8 min	28.3 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	09:00 AM – 09:59 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	30.8%	19.3%	15.0%
Walked	1.3%	2.0%	2.4%
Public Transit	1.1%	4.2%	3.2%

The average commute time in Clarksburg is 31.8 minutes, longer than the 28.3 minutes in Maryland.

1.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 4.2% in Maryland. 1.3% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Maryland.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Clarksburg, MD Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How Clarksburg, MD compares with the 2 cities closest to it.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Clarksburg, MD	20,338	31.8 min #3/3	30.8% #1/3	8:11 AM #3/3
Germantown, MD	82,710	27.7 min	21.4%	7:52 AM
Montgomery Village, MD	25,048	30.3 min	19.0%	8:01 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Clarksburg, Maryland.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Clarksburg, Maryland?

Commuters here spend an estimated 265 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $8,213 at a typical national wage. That's 12% more than the typical Maryland commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Clarksburg, Maryland?

Traffic peaks between 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM in Clarksburg, Maryland. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Do people use public transit in Clarksburg, Maryland?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 1.1% of commuters use it versus 4.2% in Maryland, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

How much money can remote workers save in Clarksburg, Maryland?

About 30.8% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Clarksburg would save about 106 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,285 at the same national wage assumption used above.