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Commuting in Wentzville, 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 Wentzville: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Wentzville spend about 51 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 211 hours, about 8.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 21% more time on the road than the Missouri average of 21.0 minutes each way, a difference of 4.4 minutes.

Wentzville holds about 0.5% of Missouri's population but accounts for roughly 0.6% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Wentzville would save about 85 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,622 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)
Wentzville 25.4 min 50.8 min 211 hrs/yr $6,555 2,294
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.

Wentzville Commute Map

On average, it takes 25.4 minutes to get to work in Wentzville. That's 13% longer 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 17.2% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Wentzville

  • Car: 81.1%
  • Worked at Home: 17.2%
  • Walked: 0.9%
  • Other: 0.8%
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

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

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

Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Wentzville: 25.6 times less than the Missouri average (0.0% vs 0.2%).

Biking is essentially absent in Wentzville, versus 0.2% in Missouri.

Commute Mode Trends in Wentzville, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Wentzville 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 93.9% 4.8% 0.5% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2010 94.2% 4.4% 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
2011 94.5% 4.2% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
2012 94.4% 4.3% 0.7% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
2013 94.3% 4.6% 0.6% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2014 94.4% 4.2% 0.6% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.1%
2015 94.4% 4.6% 0.4% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2016 93.6% 5.2% 0.3% 0.6% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2017 93.6% 5.5% 0.2% 0.5% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2018 93.2% 5.5% 0.3% 0.7% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2019 93.4% 5.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2020 91.4% 7.5% 0.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2021 87.9% 11.1% 0.7% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 85.0% 13.9% 0.7% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 83.2% 15.5% 0.9% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 81.1% 17.2% 0.9% 0.8% 0.0% 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 2011 at 94.5%. Overall it fell from 93.9% in 2009 to 81.1% in 2024, down 12.8 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Wentzville: its share of workers rose from 4.8% in 2009 to 17.2% in 2024, up 12.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 11.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Commute Start Times in Wentzville

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Wentzville?

The bars show when commuters in Wentzville 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
4.6%
5:00-5:29 AM
4.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
4.1%
6:00-6:29 AM
11.6%
6:30-6:59 AM
13.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
15.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
9.5%
8:00-8:29 AM
9.3%
8:30-8:59 AM
5.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
5.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
1.9%
11:00-11:59 AM
1.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
6.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
7.6%

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

The busiest time to head out in Wentzville is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.0% across Missouri. Early starts are less common than in Missouri: 13.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.5% there. The morning rush looks much like Missouri's: 47.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.1% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (22.4%) 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 Wentzville, 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 Wentzville 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 Wentzville 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 Wentzville Missouri United States
2009 7:25 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:19 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:17 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:17 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:19 AM 7:33 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:17 AM 7:33 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:22 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:24 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:24 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:23 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:23 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:21 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:19 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:23 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:25 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:23 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Wentzville were on the road by 7:23 AM, 2 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:25 AM). Across Missouri, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Wentzville now leave 15 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).

How does Wentzville's commute time compare?

Metric Wentzville Missouri US Average
Avg. Commute Time 25.4 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 17.2% 13.0% 15.0%
Walked 0.9% 1.8% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.8% 3.2%

The average commute time in Wentzville is 25.4 minutes, longer than the 21.0 minutes in Missouri.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.8% in Missouri. 0.9% commute by walking, lower than the 1.8% in Missouri.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Wentzville, Missouri.

Is commuting expensive in Wentzville, Missouri?

Commuters here spend an estimated 211 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,555 at a typical national wage. That's 21% more than the typical Missouri commuter spends.

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

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Wentzville, 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.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Wentzville, 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 much money can remote workers save in Wentzville, Missouri?

About 17.2% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Wentzville would save about 85 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,622 at the same national wage assumption used above.