Sagadahoc County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Sagadahoc County, Maine: 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 Sagadahoc County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Sagadahoc County spend about 44 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 185 hours, about 7.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 7% more time on the road than the Maine average of 20.8 minutes each way, a difference of 1.4 minutes.

Sagadahoc County holds about 2.7% of Maine's population but accounts for roughly 2.9% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Sagadahoc County would save about 74 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,292 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)
Sagadahoc County	22.2 min	44.4 min	185 hrs/yr	$5,731	1,148
Maine	20.8 min	41.6 min	173 hrs/yr	$5,372	1,015
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: Maine Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Maine

Aroostook County (13.5 min)
Piscataquis County (16.3 min)
Knox County (16.6 min)

Slowest commutes among counties in Maine

York County (23.9 min)
Oxford County (23.4 min)
Somerset County (22.5 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Sagadahoc County

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Average commute time

On average, it takes 22.2 minutes to get to work in Sagadahoc County. That's 1% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Among the 5 slowest counties in Maine

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 16.9% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Sagadahoc County

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Sagadahoc County, versus 0.1% in Maine.

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Sagadahoc County, versus 0.2% in Maine.

Commute Mode Trends in Sagadahoc County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Sagadahoc 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	Bicycle	Taxi	Motorcycle
2009	90.8%	4.4%	3.3%	0.6%	0.5%	0.3%	0.1%	0.1%
2010	90.4%	4.3%	3.5%	0.7%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.2%
2011	90.9%	4.3%	3.1%	0.6%	0.3%	0.5%	0.1%	0.1%
2012	89.7%	5.0%	3.6%	0.7%	0.3%	0.5%	0.1%	0.1%
2013	90.8%	4.8%	3.0%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.1%
2014	90.5%	5.3%	2.5%	0.6%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%
2015	90.5%	5.2%	3.0%	0.6%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%
2016	89.4%	5.4%	3.8%	0.7%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
2017	89.1%	5.7%	3.9%	0.4%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.6%
2018	87.8%	6.4%	4.1%	0.8%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
2019	87.8%	6.4%	4.1%	0.9%	0.1%	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
2020	87.7%	7.5%	3.2%	0.8%	0.2%	0.3%	0.0%	0.4%
2021	85.4%	9.8%	3.2%	0.8%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.2%
2022	83.5%	11.5%	3.4%	1.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	82.8%	12.6%	2.9%	1.0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	78.8%	16.9%	2.8%	0.9%	0.3%	0.2%	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 2011 at 90.9%. Overall it fell from 90.8% in 2009 to 78.8% in 2024, down 12.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Sagadahoc County: its share of workers rose from 4.4% in 2009 to 16.9% in 2024, up 12.5 percentage points. Most of that increase, 10.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.3% to 2.8% of workers (down 0.5 percentage points).

Commute Start Times in Sagadahoc County

Earlier AlarmsThe 2nd-biggest shift to earlier mornings among Maine's 16 counties: the typical start is 10 minutes earlier than in 2009.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Sagadahoc County?

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

12:00-4:59 AM		5.4%
5:00-5:29 AM		5.4%
5:30-5:59 AM		6.8%
6:00-6:29 AM		10.2%
6:30-6:59 AM		10.6%
7:00-7:29 AM		18.3%
7:30-7:59 AM		10.2%
8:00-8:29 AM		9.2%
8:30-8:59 AM		6.5%
9:00-9:59 AM		5.1%
10:00-10:59 AM		2.2%
11:00-11:59 AM		2.2%
12:00-3:59 PM		4.4%
4:00-11:59 PM		3.6%

Sagadahoc County Maine Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Sagadahoc County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 18.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.8% across Maine. Early starts are more common than in Maine: 17.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.0% there. The morning rush looks much like Maine's: 48.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.9% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (17.5%) 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 Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County next to Maine 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	Sagadahoc County	Maine	United States
2009	7:29 AM	7:26 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:30 AM	7:26 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:28 AM	7:27 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:26 AM	7:27 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:27 AM	7:27 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:23 AM	7:27 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:20 AM	7:26 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:19 AM	7:26 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:19 AM	7:25 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:18 AM	7:24 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:19 AM	7:24 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:20 AM	7:24 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:21 AM	7:24 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:18 AM	7:24 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:18 AM	7:25 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:19 AM	7:25 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Sagadahoc County were on the road by 7:19 AM, 10 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:29 AM). The shift is sharper than across Maine, where the typical start moved 1 minute earlier. Commuters in Sagadahoc County now leave 19 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).

How does Sagadahoc County's commute time compare?

Metric	Sagadahoc County	Maine	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	22.2 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	06:30 AM – 06:59 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	16.9%	15.9%	15.0%
Walked	2.8%	3.4%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.5%	3.2%

The average commute time in Sagadahoc County is 22.2 minutes, longer than the 20.8 minutes in Maine.

0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in Maine. 2.8% commute by walking, lower than the 3.4% in Maine.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Sagadahoc County, ME Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Sagadahoc County, ME is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 37,285 residents against a local median of 113,398. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest counties, which makes Sagadahoc County, ME an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.

The largest of those small differences is work from home, 11% above the local median at 16.9% against 15.3%. Sagadahoc County, ME has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Sagadahoc County, ME	37,285	22.2 min #6/6	16.9% #2/6	7:19 AM #2/6
Lincoln County, ME	36,099	21.2 min	13.2%	7:23 AM
Androscoggin County, ME	113,398	20.9 min	13.8%	7:26 AM
Cumberland County, ME	308,608	20.3 min	21.8%	7:43 AM
Kennebec County, ME	126,799	21.1 min	15.3%	7:18 AM
Knox County, ME	41,003	16.6 min	16.6%	7:30 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Sagadahoc County, Maine.

Is commuting expensive in Sagadahoc County, Maine?

Commuters here spend an estimated 185 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,731 at a typical national wage. That's 7% more than the typical Maine commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Sagadahoc County, Maine?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Sagadahoc County, Maine. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Maine?

Among counties in Maine, the shortest average commutes are in Aroostook County (13.5 min), Piscataquis County (16.3 min), Knox County (16.6 min). The longest are in York County (23.9 min), Oxford County (23.4 min), Somerset County (22.5 min).