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Commute Time Burden in Caldwell County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Caldwell County spend about 62 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 257 hours, about 10.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 47% more time on the road than the Missouri average of 21.0 minutes each way, a difference of 9.9 minutes.

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

Working from home just 2 days a week in Caldwell County would save about 103 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,193 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)
Caldwell County 30.9 min 61.8 min 257 hrs/yr $7,982 433
Missouri 21.0 min 41.9 min 175 hrs/yr $5,415 923
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: Missouri Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Missouri
  1. Saline County (11.9 min)
  2. Adair County (12.0 min)
  3. Nodaway County (12.1 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Missouri
  1. Bollinger County (33.1 min)
  2. Ray County (32.2 min)
  3. Maries County (31.9 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Caldwell County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 30.9 minutes to get to work in Caldwell County. That's 38% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 10.4% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Caldwell County

  • Car: 87.4%
  • Worked at Home: 10.4%
  • Walked: 1.1%
  • Other: 1.1%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Caldwell County, versus 0.1% in Missouri.

Public transit is unusually rare in Caldwell County: 11.3 times less than the Missouri average (0.1% vs 0.8%).

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Caldwell County, versus 0.2% in Missouri.

Biking is essentially absent in Caldwell County, versus 0.2% in Missouri.

Commute Mode Trends in Caldwell County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Caldwell 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 91.0% 6.2% 2.1% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
2010 91.7% 6.1% 1.2% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2%
2011 89.7% 7.7% 1.5% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
2012 89.0% 8.4% 1.4% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
2013 91.1% 5.8% 2.1% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
2014 90.9% 5.8% 2.3% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2015 91.0% 5.9% 2.4% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2016 92.0% 5.3% 1.9% 0.7% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 92.1% 3.7% 3.4% 0.7% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 92.2% 4.0% 2.9% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 93.4% 3.4% 2.6% 0.5% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2020 91.8% 4.7% 2.6% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2021 90.9% 5.1% 3.0% 1.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 89.9% 7.8% 0.9% 1.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 89.0% 8.6% 0.7% 1.6% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 87.4% 10.4% 1.1% 1.1% 0.1% 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 2019 at 93.4%. Overall it fell from 91.0% in 2009 to 87.4% in 2024, down 3.6 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Caldwell County: its share of workers rose from 6.2% in 2009 to 10.4% in 2024, up 4.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 7.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.1% to 1.1% of workers (down 1.0 percentage points).

Commute Start Times in Caldwell County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Caldwell County?

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

12:00-4:59 AM
12.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
6.4%
5:30-5:59 AM
6.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
14.3%
6:30-6:59 AM
9.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
15.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
10.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
8.2%
8:30-8:59 AM
1.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
2.1%
10:00-10:59 AM
1.4%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.4%
12:00-3:59 PM
5.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
6.8%

Caldwell County Missouri Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Caldwell County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.0% across Missouri. Early starts are more common than in Missouri: 25.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.5% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Missouri: 43.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.1% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (15.9%) 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 Caldwell 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 Caldwell 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 Caldwell County next to Missouri 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 Caldwell County Missouri United States
2009 7:15 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:11 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:10 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:14 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:14 AM 7:33 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:12 AM 7:33 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:09 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:11 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:10 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:06 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:10 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:06 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:03 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:03 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:05 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:02 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Caldwell County were on the road by 7:02 AM, 13 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:15 AM). Across Missouri, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Caldwell County now leave 36 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 Caldwell County has moved 8 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Caldwell County in the whole series.

How does Caldwell County's commute time compare?

Metric Caldwell County Missouri US Average
Avg. Commute Time 30.9 min 21.0 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 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 10.4% 13.0% 15.0%
Walked 1.1% 1.8% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.8% 3.2%

The average commute time in Caldwell County is 30.9 minutes, longer than the 21.0 minutes in Missouri.

0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.8% in Missouri. 1.1% commute by walking, lower than the 1.8% in Missouri.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Caldwell County, MO Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Caldwell County, MO is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 8,927 residents against a local median of 14,364. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest counties, which makes Caldwell County, MO an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.

The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 15% above the local median at 30.9 min against 26.9 min. Caldwell County, MO has the 5th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Caldwell County, MO 8,927 30.9 min #5/6 10.4% #3/6 7:02 AM #1/6
Ray County, MO 23,145 32.2 min 10.6% 7:18 AM
Daviess County, MO 8,477 22.1 min 13.5% 7:24 AM
Clinton County, MO 21,414 27.2 min 10.0% 7:10 AM
Livingston County, MO 14,364 13.5 min 6.1% 7:32 AM
DeKalb County, MO 10,876 26.9 min 9.9% 7:07 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Caldwell County, Missouri.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Caldwell County, Missouri?

Commuters here spend an estimated 257 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,982 at a typical national wage. That's 47% more than the typical Missouri commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Caldwell County, Missouri?

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

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Caldwell County, Missouri?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.1% of commuters use it versus 0.8% in Missouri, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

How do commute times compare across counties in Missouri?

Among counties in Missouri, the shortest average commutes are in Saline County (11.9 min), Adair County (12.0 min), Nodaway County (12.1 min). The longest are in Bollinger County (33.1 min), Ray County (32.2 min), Maries County (31.9 min).