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Commuting in Anson County, North Carolina: 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 Anson County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Anson County spend about 54 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 227 hours, about 9.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 24% more time on the road than the North Carolina average of 21.9 minutes each way, a difference of 5.3 minutes.

Anson County holds about 0.2% of North Carolina's population but accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Anson County would save about 91 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,809 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)
Anson County 27.2 min 54.4 min 227 hrs/yr $7,023 1,142
North Carolina 21.9 min 43.7 min 182 hrs/yr $5,645 1,609
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: North Carolina Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in North Carolina
  1. Macon County (17.2 min)
  2. Watauga County (17.2 min)
  3. Dare County (17.4 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in North Carolina
  1. Gates County (35.9 min)
  2. Currituck County (33.9 min)
  3. Tyrrell County (33.6 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Anson County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 27.2 minutes to get to work in Anson County. That's 21% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Slower than 85% of counties in North Carolina

The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 8.9% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Anson County

  • Car: 90.4%
  • Worked at Home: 8.9%
  • Walked: 0.5% unusually low
  • Other: 0.2%
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Anson County, versus 0.1% in North Carolina.

Walking is unusually rare in Anson County: 3.5 times less than the North Carolina average (0.5% vs 1.6%).

Public transit is essentially absent in Anson County, versus 0.7% in North Carolina.

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Anson County, versus 0.2% in North Carolina.

Biking is unusually rare in Anson County: 7.6 times less than the North Carolina average (0.0% vs 0.2%).

Few people walk or bike to work in Anson County: just 0.5%, 3.7 times below the North Carolina average of 1.8%.

Commute Mode Trends in Anson County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Anson 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 94.1% 3.8% 1.4% 0.1% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 94.2% 4.1% 1.2% 0.1% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2011 95.9% 2.6% 0.7% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
2012 95.9% 2.3% 1.0% 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2013 96.0% 2.0% 1.0% 0.3% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
2014 95.7% 1.9% 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
2015 96.4% 1.2% 1.1% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
2016 97.2% 1.2% 0.7% 0.2% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 96.5% 1.4% 1.6% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 96.2% 1.4% 2.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2019 95.9% 1.4% 2.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
2020 95.3% 2.4% 1.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.5%
2021 95.3% 3.1% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
2022 93.1% 5.2% 0.8% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
2023 92.5% 6.2% 0.8% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2024 90.4% 8.9% 0.5% 0.2% 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 2016 at 97.2%. Overall it fell from 94.1% in 2009 to 90.4% in 2024, down 3.7 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 3 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Anson County: its share of workers rose from 3.8% in 2009 to 8.9% in 2024, up 5.1 percentage points. Most of that increase, 7.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 1.4% to 0.5% of workers (down 0.9 percentage points).

Commute Start Times in Anson County

  • Rush-Hour DodgersThe lowest share of rush-hour departures among North Carolina's 100 counties: only 37.6% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.
  • Dawn PatrolThe 3rd-highest share of pre-6 AM departures among North Carolina's 100 counties: 24.9% of commuters leave before 6 AM.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Anson County?

The bars show when commuters in Anson 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 North Carolina for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM
7.3%
5:00-5:29 AM
10.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
7.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
12.3%
6:30-6:59 AM
10.1%
7:00-7:29 AM
9.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
11.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
6.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
4.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
2.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
0.7%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.3%
12:00-3:59 PM
6.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
10.4%

Anson County North Carolina Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Anson County is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 12.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 9.0% across North Carolina. Early starts are more common than in North Carolina: 24.9% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.5% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in North Carolina: 37.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 50.0% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (20.7%) 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 Anson 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 Anson 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 Anson County next to North Carolina 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 Anson County North Carolina United States
2009 7:07 AM 7:36 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:23 AM 7:36 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:22 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:19 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:18 AM 7:38 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:18 AM 7:38 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:11 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:11 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:16 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:17 AM 7:37 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:20 AM 7:37 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:21 AM 7:37 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:23 AM 7:37 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:19 AM 7:37 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:21 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:09 AM 7:37 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Anson County were on the road by 7:09 AM, 1 minute later than in 2009 (7:07 AM). North Carolina followed the same path, with the typical start moving 1 minute later. Commuters in Anson County now leave 29 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 Anson County has moved 12 minutes earlier.

How does Anson County's commute time compare?

Metric Anson County North Carolina US Average
Avg. Commute Time 27.2 min 21.9 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 8.9% 16.3% 15.0%
Walked 0.5% 1.6% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.7% 3.2%

The average commute time in Anson County is 27.2 minutes, longer than the 21.9 minutes in North Carolina.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.7% in North Carolina. 0.5% commute by walking, lower than the 1.6% in North Carolina.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Anson County, NC Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Anson County, NC is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 22,289 residents against a local median of 43,782. Where Anson County, NC breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 51% above the local median of 5.9% at 8.9%.

One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 27.2 min against a local median of 22.7 min, 20% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 20% above the local median it puts Anson County, NC at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 17.0% on work from home, so Anson County, NC sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Anson County, NC has the 3rd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Anson County, NC 22,289 27.2 min #5/6 8.9% #3/6 7:09 AM #1/6
Chesterfield County, SC 43,782 20.8 min 2.5% 7:20 AM
Richmond County, NC 42,335 18.8 min 4.4% 7:27 AM
Stanly County, NC 64,639 22.9 min 9.8% 7:18 AM
Montgomery County, NC 26,004 22.7 min 5.9% 7:14 AM
Union County, NC 250,888 28.0 min 19.5% 7:29 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Anson County, North Carolina.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Anson County, North Carolina?

Commuters here spend an estimated 227 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,023 at a typical national wage. That's 24% more than the typical North Carolina commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Anson County, North Carolina?

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

Do people use public transit in Anson County, North Carolina?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.7% in North Carolina, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

Which counties in North Carolina have the fastest and slowest commutes?

Among counties in North Carolina, the shortest average commutes are in Macon County (17.2 min), Watauga County (17.2 min), Dare County (17.4 min). The longest are in Gates County (35.9 min), Currituck County (33.9 min), Tyrrell County (33.6 min).