Gates County Commute Time Map & Patterns
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Commute Time Burden in Gates County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Gates County spend about 72 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 299 hours, about 12.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 64% more time on the road than the North Carolina average of 21.9 minutes each way, a difference of 14.1 minutes.
Gates County holds about 0.1% of North Carolina's population but accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Gates County would save about 120 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,711 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates County | 35.9 min | 71.8 min | 299 hrs/yr | $9,279 | 626 |
| 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
- Macon County (17.2 min)
- Watauga County (17.2 min)
- Dare County (17.4 min)
- Gates County (35.9 min)
- Currituck County (33.9 min)
- Tyrrell County (33.6 min)
Compare commute times among different counties
On average, it takes 35.9 minutes to get to work in Gates County. That's 60% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slowest county in North Carolina
The most common departure window is 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM, followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 4.5% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Gates County
- Car: 93.9%
- Worked at Home: 4.5% unusually low
- Other: 1.3%
- Walked: 0.4% unusually low
- Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
- Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
- Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
- Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Gates County, versus 0.1% in North Carolina.
Walking is unusually rare in Gates County: 4.4 times less than the North Carolina average (0.4% vs 1.6%).
Public transit is essentially absent in Gates County, versus 0.7% in North Carolina.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Gates County, versus 0.2% in North Carolina.
Working from home is unusually rare in Gates County: 3.7 times less than the North Carolina average (4.5% vs 16.3%).
Biking is essentially absent in Gates County, versus 0.2% in North Carolina.
Few people walk or bike to work in Gates County: just 0.4%, 4.9 times below the North Carolina average of 1.8%.
Commute Mode Trends in Gates County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Gates 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.
Show commute mode data by year
| Year | Car | Worked at Home | Other | Walked | Public Transportation | Taxi | Motorcycle | Bicycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 90.9% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | 1.4% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | 1.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | 1.8% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | 2.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.9% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 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 2020 at 97.5%. Overall it rose from 90.9% in 2009 to 93.9% in 2024, up 3.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Gates County: its share of workers rose from 2.7% in 2009 to 4.5% in 2024, up 1.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 0.8% to 0.0% of workers (down 0.8 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Gates County
- 🐦 Early BirdThe earliest start among North Carolina's 100 counties: half of commuters are on the road by 6:46 AM.
- 🌅 Dawn PatrolThe highest share of pre-6 AM departures among North Carolina's 100 counties: 31.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM.
- 🧘 Rush-Hour DodgersThe 2nd-lowest share of rush-hour departures among North Carolina's 100 counties: only 40.8% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.
- ⏰ Earlier AlarmsThe 2nd-biggest shift to earlier mornings among North Carolina's 100 counties: the typical start is 25 minutes earlier than in 2009.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Gates County?
The bars show when commuters in Gates 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 |
12:00-4:59 AM
Gates County16.9%
North Carolina4.4%
|
16.9% |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00-5:29 AM |
5:00-5:29 AM
Gates County8.0%
North Carolina3.5%
|
8.0% |
| 5:30-5:59 AM |
5:30-5:59 AM
Gates County6.3%
North Carolina4.6%
|
6.3% |
| 6:00-6:29 AM |
6:00-6:29 AM
Gates County11.7%
North Carolina9.0%
|
11.7% |
| 6:30-6:59 AM |
6:30-6:59 AM
Gates County13.4%
North Carolina10.2%
|
13.4% |
| 7:00-7:29 AM |
7:00-7:29 AM
Gates County12.4%
North Carolina15.3%
|
12.4% |
| 7:30-7:59 AM |
7:30-7:59 AM
Gates County12.7%
North Carolina12.8%
|
12.7% |
| 8:00-8:29 AM |
8:00-8:29 AM
Gates County2.4%
North Carolina11.7%
|
2.4% |
| 8:30-8:59 AM |
8:30-8:59 AM
Gates County2.0%
North Carolina5.4%
|
2.0% |
| 9:00-9:59 AM |
9:00-9:59 AM
Gates County4.5%
North Carolina6.4%
|
4.5% |
| 10:00-10:59 AM |
10:00-10:59 AM
Gates County0.6%
North Carolina2.8%
|
0.6% |
| 11:00-11:59 AM |
11:00-11:59 AM
Gates County0.0%
North Carolina1.4%
|
0.0% |
| 12:00-3:59 PM |
12:00-3:59 PM
Gates County4.5%
North Carolina6.3%
|
4.5% |
| 4:00-11:59 PM |
4:00-11:59 PM
Gates County4.7%
North Carolina6.4%
|
4.7% |
Gates County North Carolina Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Gates County is 12:00-4:59 AM, when 16.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 4.4% across North Carolina. Early starts are more common than in North Carolina: 31.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.5% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in North Carolina: 40.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 50.0% there. About 1 in 7 commuters (14.3%) 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 Gates 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 Gates 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 Gates 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.
Show typical departure times by year
| Year | Gates County | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7:11 AM | 7:36 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2010 | 7:07 AM | 7:36 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2011 | 7:09 AM | 7:37 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2012 | 7:12 AM | 7:37 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2013 | 7:13 AM | 7:38 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2014 | 7:08 AM | 7:38 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2015 | 7:14 AM | 7:38 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2016 | 7:17 AM | 7:38 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2017 | 7:15 AM | 7:37 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2018 | 7:13 AM | 7:37 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2019 | 7:10 AM | 7:37 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2020 | 6:58 AM | 7:37 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2021 | 6:51 AM | 7:37 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2022 | 6:47 AM | 7:37 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2023 | 6:47 AM | 7:37 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2024 | 6:46 AM | 7:37 AM | 7:38 AM |
In 2024, half of commuters in Gates County were on the road by 6:46 AM, 25 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:11 AM). That goes against the trend across North Carolina, where the typical commuter now leaves 1 minute later than in 2009. Commuters in Gates County now leave 52 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 Gates County has moved 24 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Gates County in the whole series.
How does Gates County's commute time compare?
| Metric | Gates County | North Carolina | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. Commute Time | 35.9 min | 21.9 min | 22.4 min |
| Departure Window | 12:00 AM – 04:59 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 | 4.5% | 16.3% | 15.0% |
| Walked | 0.4% | 1.6% | 2.4% |
| Public Transit | < 0.1% | 0.7% | 3.2% |
The average commute time in Gates County is 35.9 minutes, longer than the 21.9 minutes in North Carolina.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.7% in North Carolina. 0.4% commute by walking, lower than the 1.6% in North Carolina.
Gates County, NC Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Gates County, NC is the smallest of the 4 counties compared here, 10,369 residents against a local median of 13,836. Where Gates County, NC breaks from the counties next to it is one-way commute, sitting 72% above the local median of 20.9 min at 35.9 min. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 4.5% against a local median of 7.2%, 39% below it. The counties themselves sit within 6.4 min of each other on one-way commute, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Gates County, NC, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Gates County, NC has the 4th lowest one-way commute of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | One-way commute | Work from home | Typical departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates County, NC | 10,369 | 35.9 min #4/4 | 4.5% #3/4 | 6:46 AM #1/4 |
| Hertford County, NC | 19,906 | 20.9 min | 4.3% | 7:17 AM |
| Chowan County, NC | 13,836 | 20.7 min | 8.0% | 7:26 AM |
| Perquimans County, NC | 13,244 | 27.1 min | 7.2% | 7:07 AM |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about commuting in Gates County, North Carolina.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Gates County, North Carolina?
Commuters here spend an estimated 299 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $9,279 at a typical national wage. That's 64% more than the typical North Carolina commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Gates County, North Carolina?
Traffic peaks between 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM in Gates County, North Carolina. 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.
Do people use public transit in Gates 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).