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Commuting in Saline 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 Saline County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Saline County spend about 24 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 99 hours, about 4.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 43% less time on the road than the Missouri average of 21.0 minutes each way, a difference of 9.1 minutes.

Saline County holds about 0.4% of Missouri's population but accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Saline County would save about 40 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,230 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)
Saline County 11.9 min 23.8 min 99 hrs/yr $3,076 294
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

Saline County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 11.9 minutes to get to work in Saline County. That's 47% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Fastest county in Missouri

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 walking. About 3.9% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Saline County

  • Car: 90.6%
  • Walked: 4.2%
  • Worked at Home: 3.9% unusually low
  • Other: 0.8%
  • Motorcycle: 0.5% unusually high
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is unusually common in Saline County: 4.1 times more than the Missouri average (0.5% vs 0.1%).

Public transit is unusually rare in Saline County: 6093049403.8 times less than the Missouri average (0.0% vs 0.8%).

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

Working from home is unusually rare in Saline County: 3.3 times less than the Missouri average (3.9% vs 13.0%).

Biking is unusually rare in Saline County: 6.6 times less than the Missouri average (0.0% vs 0.2%).

Commute Mode Trends in Saline County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Saline 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 Walked Worked at Home Other Motorcycle Public Transportation Taxi Bicycle
2009 90.5% 2.8% 4.1% 0.7% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 1.3%
2010 90.5% 2.8% 4.8% 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 1.3%
2011 90.0% 3.4% 5.1% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.9%
2012 89.1% 3.9% 5.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.9%
2013 89.9% 4.2% 4.5% 0.5% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.6%
2014 90.8% 3.3% 3.7% 1.0% 0.1% 0.9% 0.0% 0.2%
2015 91.2% 3.1% 3.0% 1.3% 0.0% 1.1% 0.0% 0.3%
2016 92.5% 2.8% 2.5% 1.3% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 0.2%
2017 92.0% 2.5% 3.2% 1.4% 0.0% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 92.3% 2.0% 3.5% 1.3% 0.0% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 90.5% 2.5% 5.5% 1.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
2020 91.5% 1.5% 5.7% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2021 90.3% 1.5% 6.7% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2022 90.0% 2.1% 6.7% 0.7% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2023 89.0% 4.3% 5.3% 0.8% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2024 90.6% 4.2% 3.9% 0.8% 0.5% 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 was highest in 2016 at 92.5% and lowest in 2023 at 89.0%. Overall it held roughly steady, at 90.5% in 2009 and 90.6% in 2024. It has risen in the latest release.

Walking gained the most ground in Saline County: its share of workers rose from 2.8% in 2009 to 4.2% in 2024, up 1.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 1.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Biking lost the most ground, falling from 1.3% to 0.0% of workers (down 1.3 percentage points).

Riding a motorcycle overtook biking to become the 5th most common choice in the 2022 release and has stayed ahead since.

Working from home peaked at 6.7% in 2021 and has since fallen back to 3.9%.

Commute Start Times in Saline County

  • Sleeping InThe 3rd-highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among Missouri's 115 counties: 28.4% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Saline County?

The bars show when commuters in Saline 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
6.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
5.3%
6:00-6:29 AM
10.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
12.7%
7:00-7:29 AM
12.9%
7:30-7:59 AM
12.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
5.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
1.6%
9:00-9:59 AM
2.8%
10:00-10:59 AM
1.8%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.9%
12:00-3:59 PM
12.2%
4:00-11:59 PM
10.8%

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

The busiest time to head out in Saline County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 12.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.0% across Missouri. Early starts are more common than in Missouri: 16.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.5% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Missouri: 43.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.1% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (28.4%) 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 Saline 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 Saline 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 Saline 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 Saline County Missouri United States
2009 7:30 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:34 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:31 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:30 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:31 AM 7:33 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:31 AM 7:33 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:31 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:37 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:36 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:30 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:27 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:26 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:23 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:19 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:22 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:25 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Saline County were on the road by 7:25 AM, 6 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:30 AM). Across Missouri, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Saline County now leave 13 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 Saline County has moved 3 minutes earlier.

How does Saline County's commute time compare?

Metric Saline County Missouri US Average
Avg. Commute Time 11.9 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 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 3.9% 13.0% 15.0%
Walked 4.2% 1.8% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.8% 3.2%

The average commute time in Saline County is 11.9 minutes, shorter than the 21.0 minutes in Missouri.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.8% in Missouri. 4.2% commute by walking, higher than the 1.8% in Missouri.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Saline County, MO Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Saline County, MO is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 23,231 residents against a local median of 10,147. The measure that sets Saline County, MO apart most is work from home: 3.9%, 53% below the local median of 8.4%.

One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 11.9 min against a local median of 20.4 min, 42% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 42% below the local median it puts Saline County, MO at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 3.4% on work from home, so Saline County, MO sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Saline County, MO has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Saline County, MO 23,231 11.9 min #1/6 3.9% #6/6 7:25 AM #4/6
Pettis County, MO 43,397 15.8 min 7.0% 7:25 AM
Carroll County, MO 8,411 17.9 min 8.7% 7:23 AM
Chariton County, MO 7,390 20.4 min 8.4% 7:22 AM
Cooper County, MO 16,823 22.6 min 6.4% 7:14 AM
Howard County, MO 10,147 25.6 min 9.8% 7:32 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Saline County, Missouri.

Is commuting expensive in Saline County, Missouri?

Commuters here spend an estimated 99 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,076 at a typical national wage. That's 43% less than the typical Missouri commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Saline County, Missouri?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Saline 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 Saline 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.

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).