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Commuting in Hickory County, Missouri: 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 Hickory County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Hickory 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 183 hours, about 7.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 5% more time on the road than the Missouri average of 21.0 minutes each way, a difference of 1.0 minutes.

Hickory County holds about 0.1% of Missouri's population and accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Hickory County would save about 73 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,272 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)
Hickory County 22.0 min 44.0 min 183 hrs/yr $5,680 333
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

Hickory County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 22.0 minutes to get to work in Hickory County. That's 2% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

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 6.1% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Hickory County

  • Car: 91.8%
  • Worked at Home: 6.1%
  • Walked: 1.2%
  • Motorcycle: 0.6% unusually high
  • Other: 0.4%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is unusually common in Hickory County: 4.5 times more than the Missouri average (0.6% vs 0.1%).

Public transit is essentially absent in Hickory County, versus 0.8% in Missouri.

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

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

Commute Mode Trends in Hickory County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Hickory 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 Motorcycle Other Public Transportation Taxi Bicycle
2009 87.1% 9.2% 1.6% 0.0% 1.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.6%
2010 88.0% 9.1% 1.5% 0.0% 0.9% 0.3% 0.0% 0.2%
2011 90.4% 7.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.6% 0.3% 0.0% 0.7%
2012 89.2% 7.9% 0.7% 0.0% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
2013 90.8% 7.1% 0.6% 0.0% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2014 92.5% 4.8% 1.1% 0.0% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 91.5% 5.6% 1.8% 0.0% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2016 90.8% 4.8% 1.7% 0.0% 2.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 92.2% 4.1% 1.9% 0.0% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 90.7% 4.4% 1.6% 0.0% 1.3% 0.0% 1.9% 0.0%
2019 90.0% 4.8% 1.1% 0.0% 1.6% 0.0% 2.5% 0.0%
2020 90.5% 3.9% 0.7% 0.0% 1.2% 0.0% 3.7% 0.0%
2021 91.1% 3.6% 0.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 4.3% 0.0%
2022 89.3% 5.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 4.5% 0.0%
2023 92.2% 5.8% 1.3% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 91.8% 6.1% 1.2% 0.6% 0.4% 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 2014 at 92.5%. Overall it rose from 87.1% in 2009 to 91.8% in 2024, up 4.7 percentage points.

Riding a motorcycle gained the most ground in Hickory County: its share of workers rose from 0.0% in 2009 to 0.6% in 2024, up 0.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 0.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Working from home lost the most ground, falling from 9.2% to 6.1% of workers (down 3.1 percentage points).

Riding a motorcycle overtook public transit to become the 4th most common choice in the 2021 release and has stayed ahead since.

Taking a taxi peaked at 4.5% in 2022 and has since fallen back to 0.0%.

Commute Start Times in Hickory County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Hickory County?

The bars show when commuters in Hickory 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
7.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
1.6%
5:30-5:59 AM
6.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
7.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
12.4%
7:00-7:29 AM
13.4%
7:30-7:59 AM
10.7%
8:00-8:29 AM
11.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
6.6%
9:00-9:59 AM
2.6%
10:00-10:59 AM
1.9%
11:00-11:59 AM
5.1%
12:00-3:59 PM
8.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
5.5%

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

The busiest time to head out in Hickory County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 13.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.0% across Missouri. Early starts are about as common as in Missouri: 15.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.5% there. The morning rush looks much like Missouri's: 47.5% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.1% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (23.0%) 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 Hickory 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 Hickory 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 Hickory 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 Hickory County Missouri United States
2009 7:22 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:23 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:22 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:22 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:24 AM 7:33 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:23 AM 7:33 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:21 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:20 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:13 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:11 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:12 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:24 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:26 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:38 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:41 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:34 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Hickory County were on the road by 7:34 AM, 12 minutes later than in 2009 (7:22 AM). Across Missouri, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Hickory County now leave 4 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 Hickory County has moved 22 minutes later.

How does Hickory County's commute time compare?

Metric Hickory County Missouri US Average
Avg. Commute Time 22.0 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 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 6.1% 13.0% 15.0%
Walked 1.2% 1.8% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.8% 3.2%

The average commute time in Hickory County is 22.0 minutes, longer than the 21.0 minutes in Missouri.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.8% in Missouri. 1.2% commute by walking, lower than the 1.8% in Missouri.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Hickory County, MO Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Hickory County, MO is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 8,585 residents against a local median of 20,151. Hickory County, MO's work from home, at 6.1%, runs 31% below the 8.8% typical of the counties around it.

The counties themselves spread 4.5% on work from home, so Hickory County, MO sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Hickory County, MO has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Hickory County, MO 8,585 22.0 min #2/6 6.1% #5/6 7:34 AM #6/6
Polk County, MO 32,444 23.5 min 9.3% 7:18 AM
Benton County, MO 20,151 23.9 min 7.6% 7:17 AM
Dallas County, MO 17,551 31.0 min 6.0% 7:11 AM
St. Clair County, MO 9,587 22.0 min 8.8% 7:22 AM
Camden County, MO 43,667 18.8 min 10.5% 7:29 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Hickory County, Missouri.

Is living in Hickory County, Missouri good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 183 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,680 at a typical national wage. That's 5% more than the typical Missouri commuter spends.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Hickory County, Missouri?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Hickory County, Missouri. 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.

How common is public transit use in Hickory County, Missouri?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.8% in Missouri, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

Which counties in Missouri have the fastest and slowest commutes?

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).