Commuting in Divide 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 Divide County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Divide County spend about 16 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 68 hours, about 2.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 41% less time on the road than the North Dakota average of 13.8 minutes each way, a difference of 5.7 minutes.
Divide County holds about 0.3% of North Dakota's population but accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Divide County would save about 27 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $839 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)
Divide County
8.1 min
16.2 min
68 hrs/yr
$2,098
105
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
8.1
minutes to get to work in
Divide County.
That's 64% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the top 5 fastest counties in North Dakota
The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by walking. About 4.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Divide County
Car:
83.2%
Walked:
9.1%
Worked at Home:
4.7%
Other:
2.9%
Bicycle:
0.2%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Divide County, versus 0.2% in North Dakota.
Public transit is essentially absent in Divide County, versus 0.3% in North Dakota.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Divide County, versus 0.1% in North Dakota.
Commute Mode Trends in Divide County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Divide 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
Walked
Worked at Home
Other
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
76.0%
5.7%
17.5%
0.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
76.2%
6.7%
16.3%
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
73.9%
8.2%
17.2%
0.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
77.9%
7.2%
14.2%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
78.3%
6.3%
15.0%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
76.6%
7.0%
15.9%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
79.0%
4.1%
16.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
79.1%
4.8%
16.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
79.1%
4.0%
16.6%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
83.0%
1.9%
14.8%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
82.6%
1.9%
14.2%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
80.3%
2.9%
14.6%
1.6%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
81.2%
6.0%
11.5%
0.9%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
85.5%
4.9%
8.4%
0.8%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
83.3%
6.9%
7.6%
1.9%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
83.2%
9.1%
4.7%
2.9%
0.2%
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 was highest in 2022 at 85.5% and lowest in 2011 at 73.9%. Overall it rose from 76.0% in 2009 to 83.2% in 2024, up 7.2 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Walking gained the most ground in Divide County: its share of workers rose from 5.7% in 2009 to 9.1% in 2024, up 3.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 7.2 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Working from home lost the most ground, falling from 17.5% to 4.7% of workers (down 12.8 percentage points).
Walking overtook working from home to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2024 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Divide County
🦉Night OwlThe latest start among North Dakota's 53 counties: half of commuters are still at home at 8:00 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Divide County?
The bars show when commuters in Divide 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 AMDivide County4.7%North Dakota3.6%
4.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMDivide County1.0%North Dakota2.7%
1.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMDivide County1.0%North Dakota4.4%
1.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMDivide County4.1%North Dakota6.7%
4.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMDivide County8.8%North Dakota11.2%
8.8%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMDivide County14.8%North Dakota14.8%
14.8%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMDivide County15.6%North Dakota20.9%
15.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMDivide County16.9%North Dakota11.0%
16.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMDivide County12.5%North Dakota4.7%
12.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMDivide County5.5%North Dakota4.5%
5.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMDivide County6.1%North Dakota2.3%
6.1%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMDivide County0.8%North Dakota1.0%
0.8%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMDivide County4.1%North Dakota6.4%
4.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMDivide County3.9%North Dakota5.9%
3.9%
Divide CountyNorth DakotaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Divide County is 8:00-8:29 AM, when 16.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 11.0% across North Dakota. Early starts are less common than in North Dakota: 6.7% 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 5 commuters (20.4%) 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 Divide 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 Divide 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 Divide 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
Divide County
North Dakota
United States
2009
8:11 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2010
8:15 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2011
8:10 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2012
8:07 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2013
8:07 AM
7:40 AM
7:39 AM
2014
8:00 AM
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:54 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
7:37 AM
2019
8:03 AM
7:38 AM
7:37 AM
2020
8:04 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2021
8:02 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2022
8:06 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2023
8:07 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2024
8:00 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Divide County were on the road by 8:00 AM, 11 minutes earlier than in 2009 (8:11 AM). The shift is sharper than across North Dakota, where the typical start moved 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Divide County now leave 22 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 Divide County has moved 3 minutes earlier.
How does Divide County's commute time compare?
Metric
Divide County
North Dakota
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
8.1 min
13.8 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
4.7%
8.1%
15.0%
Walked
9.1%
3.2%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.3%
3.2%
The average commute time in Divide County is 8.1 minutes, shorter than the 13.8 minutes in North Dakota.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.3% in North Dakota. 9.1% commute by walking, higher than the 3.2% in North Dakota.
Divide County, ND Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Divide County, ND is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 2,167 residents against a local median of 9,507. The measure that sets Divide County, ND apart most is one-way commute: 8.1 min, 47% below the local median of 15.2 min. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 12.2 min on one-way commute, so Divide County, ND sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Divide County, ND has the lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Divide County, North Dakota.
Is living in Divide County, North Dakota good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 68 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $2,098 at a typical national wage. That's 41% less than the typical North Dakota commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Divide County, North Dakota?
Traffic peaks between 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM in Divide County, North Dakota. 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 Divide County, North Dakota?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.3% in North Dakota, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Which counties in North Dakota have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).