Commuting in Cass County, North Dakota: 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 Cass County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Cass County spend about 31 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 130 hours, about 5.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 13% more time on the road than the North Dakota average of 13.8 minutes each way, a difference of 1.8 minutes.
Cass County holds about 24.6% of North Dakota's population but accounts for roughly 27.8% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Cass County would save about 52 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,610 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)
Cass County
15.6 min
31.2 min
130 hrs/yr
$4,024
905
North Dakota
13.8 min
27.6 min
115 hrs/yr
$3,567
360
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
15.6
minutes to get to work in
Cass County.
That's 30% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 81% of counties in North Dakota
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 10.0% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Cass County
Car:
84.8%
Worked at Home:
10.0%
Walked:
2.8%
Other:
1.4%
Public Transportation:
0.5%
Bicycle:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
0.2%
Taxi:
< 0.1%
Commute Mode Trends in Cass County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Cass 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
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
91.4%
3.2%
3.1%
0.5%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.1%
2010
91.0%
3.0%
3.1%
0.5%
1.0%
1.0%
0.4%
0.1%
2011
90.1%
3.4%
3.6%
0.7%
1.0%
0.9%
0.3%
0.0%
2012
90.4%
3.5%
3.6%
0.6%
0.9%
0.8%
0.3%
0.0%
2013
90.5%
3.3%
3.4%
0.8%
0.9%
0.8%
0.2%
0.1%
2014
91.0%
3.0%
3.1%
0.7%
1.2%
0.7%
0.2%
0.0%
2015
91.1%
3.3%
3.2%
0.7%
0.8%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
2016
91.8%
3.1%
2.9%
0.6%
0.8%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
2017
91.5%
3.3%
2.7%
0.5%
0.9%
0.7%
0.2%
0.1%
2018
91.6%
3.5%
2.8%
0.6%
0.8%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
2019
91.5%
3.5%
2.9%
0.6%
0.8%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
2020
90.3%
4.2%
2.7%
1.3%
0.9%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
2021
88.4%
6.0%
2.7%
1.3%
1.0%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
2022
87.4%
7.2%
2.7%
1.5%
0.8%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
2023
86.0%
8.7%
2.7%
1.5%
0.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2024
84.8%
10.0%
2.8%
1.4%
0.5%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2016 at 91.8%. Overall it fell from 91.4% in 2009 to 84.8% in 2024, down 6.6 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Cass County: its share of workers rose from 3.2% in 2009 to 10.0% in 2024, up 6.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Commute Start Times in Cass County
😴Sleeping InThe 3rd-highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among North Dakota's 53 counties: 24.2% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Cass County?
The bars show when commuters in Cass 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 Dakota for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMCass County3.2%North Dakota3.6%
3.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMCass County2.2%North Dakota2.7%
2.2%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMCass County3.9%North Dakota4.4%
3.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMCass County5.3%North Dakota6.7%
5.3%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMCass County12.0%North Dakota11.2%
12.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMCass County13.4%North Dakota14.8%
13.4%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMCass County20.3%North Dakota20.9%
20.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMCass County10.5%North Dakota11.0%
10.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMCass County4.9%North Dakota4.7%
4.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMCass County5.2%North Dakota4.5%
5.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMCass County2.8%North Dakota2.3%
2.8%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMCass County1.3%North Dakota1.0%
1.3%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMCass County8.2%North Dakota6.4%
8.2%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMCass County6.8%North Dakota5.9%
6.8%
Cass CountyNorth DakotaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Cass County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 20.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 20.9% across North Dakota. Early starts are less common than in North Dakota: 9.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.7% there. The morning rush looks much like North Dakota's: 56.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 57.9% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (24.2%) 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 Cass 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 Cass 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 Cass County next to North Dakota 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
Cass County
North Dakota
United States
2009
7:45 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:46 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:45 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:43 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:42 AM
7:40 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:42 AM
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:43 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:44 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:44 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:44 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:45 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Cass County were on the road by 7:45 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across North Dakota, meanwhile, the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Cass County now leave 7 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Cass County has moved 2 minutes later.
How does Cass County's commute time compare?
Metric
Cass County
North Dakota
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
15.6 min
13.8 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
10.0%
8.1%
15.0%
Walked
2.8%
3.2%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.5%
0.3%
3.2%
The average commute time in Cass County is 15.6 minutes, longer than the 13.8 minutes in North Dakota.
0.5% commute by public transit, higher than the 0.3% in North Dakota. 2.8% commute by walking, lower than the 3.2% in North Dakota.
Cass County, ND Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Cass County, ND is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 193,305 residents against a local median of 7,970. Cass County, ND sits close to the middle of its own neighbourhood. No measure below is more than 15% off the local median, so the choice between these counties turns on things this data does not capture.
The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 11% above the local median at 15.6 min against 14.0 min. Cass County, ND has the 5th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Cass County, North Dakota.
Is commuting expensive in Cass County, North Dakota?
Commuters here spend an estimated 130 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,024 at a typical national wage. That's 13% more than the typical North Dakota commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Cass County, North Dakota?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Cass County, North Dakota. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How do commute times compare across counties in North Dakota?
Among counties in North Dakota, the shortest average commutes are in McIntosh County (6.9 min), Foster County (7.7 min), Pierce County (7.7 min). The longest are in McHenry County (28.9 min), Renville County (23.5 min), Oliver County (22.8 min).