Commuting in Hoke County, North Carolina: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
You9/24/26, 8:01 PM
What does a typical morning commute look like in Hoke County?
Map AI9/24/26, 8:01 PM
Commute Time Burden in Hoke County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Hoke County spend about 55 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 230 hours, about 9.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 26% more time on the road than the North Carolina average of 21.9 minutes each way, a difference of 5.8 minutes.
Hoke County holds about 0.5% of North Carolina's population but accounts for roughly 0.6% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Hoke County would save about 92 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,855 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)
Hoke County
27.6 min
55.3 min
230 hrs/yr
$7,138
2,071
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.
On average, it takes
27.6
minutes to get to work in
Hoke County.
That's 23% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 86% of counties in North Carolina
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 7.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Hoke County
Car:
89.7%
Worked at Home:
7.7%
Other:
0.8%
Walked:
0.8%
Public Transportation:
0.7%
Taxi:
0.1%
Bicycle:
0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Commute Mode Trends in Hoke County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Hoke 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
94.6%
2.0%
1.7%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
0.5%
0.3%
2010
93.5%
2.2%
1.8%
1.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.6%
0.4%
2011
93.3%
2.3%
2.4%
1.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
0.4%
2012
93.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.8%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
2013
93.6%
1.5%
1.7%
2.1%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
2014
93.1%
2.0%
1.7%
1.9%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
2015
94.1%
2.6%
1.3%
1.2%
0.8%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2016
94.6%
2.4%
0.7%
1.3%
0.8%
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
2017
94.5%
2.8%
0.5%
0.9%
1.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2018
93.8%
3.5%
0.7%
1.4%
0.3%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
2019
94.3%
2.9%
0.6%
1.3%
0.5%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
2020
91.6%
4.8%
0.9%
1.3%
1.1%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
2021
92.0%
4.9%
0.9%
0.9%
1.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2022
90.9%
6.3%
0.9%
0.8%
0.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
2023
91.2%
6.2%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2024
89.7%
7.7%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 94.6% in 2009 to 89.7% in 2024, down 4.9 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Hoke County: its share of workers rose from 2.0% in 2009 to 7.7% in 2024, up 5.7 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 1.7% to 0.8% of workers (down 0.9 percentage points).
Public transit overtook riding a motorcycle to become the 5th most common choice in the 2012 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Hoke County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Hoke County?
The bars show when commuters in Hoke 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 AMHoke County6.4%North Carolina4.4%
6.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMHoke County7.2%North Carolina3.5%
7.2%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMHoke County6.8%North Carolina4.6%
6.8%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMHoke County10.1%North Carolina9.0%
10.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMHoke County11.5%North Carolina10.2%
11.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMHoke County16.1%North Carolina15.3%
16.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMHoke County9.7%North Carolina12.8%
9.7%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMHoke County8.8%North Carolina11.7%
8.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMHoke County3.9%North Carolina5.4%
3.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMHoke County3.6%North Carolina6.4%
3.6%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMHoke County1.5%North Carolina2.8%
1.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMHoke County0.9%North Carolina1.4%
0.9%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMHoke County6.8%North Carolina6.3%
6.8%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMHoke County6.7%North Carolina6.4%
6.7%
Hoke CountyNorth CarolinaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Hoke County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 16.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.3% across North Carolina. Early starts are more common than in North Carolina: 20.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.5% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in North Carolina: 46.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 50.0% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (19.5%) 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 Hoke 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 Hoke 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 Hoke 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
Hoke County
North Carolina
United States
2009
7:18 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:18 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:17 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:16 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:14 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:11 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:10 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:08 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:05 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:07 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:07 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:13 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:15 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:18 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:15 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:15 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Hoke County were on the road by 7:15 AM, 3 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:18 AM). That goes against the trend across North Carolina, where the typical commuter now leaves 1 minute later than in 2009. Commuters in Hoke County now leave 23 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 Hoke County has moved 8 minutes later.
How does Hoke County's commute time compare?
Metric
Hoke County
North Carolina
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
27.6 min
21.9 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
7.7%
16.3%
15.0%
Walked
0.8%
1.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.7%
0.7%
3.2%
The average commute time in Hoke County is 27.6 minutes, longer than the 21.9 minutes in North Carolina.
The share of commuters using public transit is about the same as North Carolina. 0.8% commute by walking, lower than the 1.6% in North Carolina.
Hoke County, NC Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Hoke County, NC is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 53,784 residents against a local median of 104,876. The measure that sets Hoke County, NC apart most is one-way commute: 27.6 min, 32% above the local median of 21.0 min. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 7.7% against a local median of 6.7%, 15% above it. The counties themselves sit within 4.4 min of each other on one-way commute, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Hoke County, NC, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Hoke County, NC has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Hoke County, North Carolina.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Hoke County, North Carolina?
Commuters here spend an estimated 230 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,138 at a typical national wage. That's 26% more than the typical North Carolina commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Hoke County, North Carolina?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Hoke 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.
How do commute times compare across counties in North Carolina?
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).