Commuting in Emmons 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 Emmons County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Emmons County spend about 24 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 102 hours, about 4.2 full days, spent commuting. That is 12% less time on the road than the North Dakota average of 13.8 minutes each way, a difference of 1.6 minutes.
Emmons County holds about 0.4% of North Dakota's population and accounts for roughly 0.4% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Emmons County would save about 41 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,260 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)
Emmons County
12.2 min
24.4 min
102 hrs/yr
$3,150
125
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
12.2
minutes to get to work in
Emmons County.
That's 46% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 15.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Emmons County
Car:
74.8%
Worked at Home:
15.1%
Walked:
8.1%
Other:
1.2%
Public Transportation:
0.8%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Emmons County, versus 0.2% in North Dakota.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Emmons County, versus 0.1% in North Dakota.
Biking is essentially absent in Emmons County, versus 0.3% in North Dakota.
Commute Mode Trends in Emmons County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Emmons 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
66.1%
21.0%
12.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2010
70.0%
19.1%
10.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2011
72.9%
15.8%
10.0%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2012
71.8%
16.8%
9.1%
2.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2013
71.2%
16.7%
9.9%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2014
66.9%
19.3%
11.2%
2.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2015
68.8%
18.1%
11.0%
1.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2016
70.7%
17.5%
10.2%
1.4%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
72.5%
15.5%
11.3%
0.6%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
74.2%
17.3%
8.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
78.7%
12.0%
9.2%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
80.7%
11.6%
7.6%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
77.8%
13.3%
8.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
76.9%
15.0%
7.7%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
78.9%
12.4%
7.2%
1.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
74.8%
15.1%
8.1%
1.2%
0.8%
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 80.7%. Overall it rose from 66.1% in 2009 to 74.8% in 2024, up 8.7 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Public transit gained the most ground in Emmons County: its share of workers rose from 0.0% in 2009 to 0.8% in 2024, up 0.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 0.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Working from home lost the most ground, falling from 21.0% to 15.1% of workers (down 5.9 percentage points).
Public transit overtook biking to become the 5th most common choice in the 2022 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Emmons County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Emmons County?
The bars show when commuters in Emmons 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 AMEmmons County0.5%North Dakota3.6%
0.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMEmmons County2.4%North Dakota2.7%
2.4%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMEmmons County2.4%North Dakota4.4%
2.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMEmmons County8.6%North Dakota6.7%
8.6%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMEmmons County12.2%North Dakota11.2%
12.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMEmmons County14.6%North Dakota14.8%
14.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMEmmons County19.6%North Dakota20.9%
19.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMEmmons County16.2%North Dakota11.0%
16.2%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMEmmons County4.3%North Dakota4.7%
4.3%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMEmmons County6.3%North Dakota4.5%
6.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMEmmons County2.9%North Dakota2.3%
2.9%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMEmmons County0.0%North Dakota1.0%
0.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMEmmons County6.1%North Dakota6.4%
6.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMEmmons County3.8%North Dakota5.9%
3.8%
Emmons CountyNorth DakotaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Emmons County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 19.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 20.9% across North Dakota. Early starts are less common than in North Dakota: 5.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.7% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in North Dakota: 62.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 57.9% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (19.2%) 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 Emmons 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 Emmons 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 Emmons 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
Emmons County
North Dakota
United States
2009
7:49 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
7:42 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:37 AM
7:40 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:42 AM
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:41 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:41 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:43 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:42 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:44 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Emmons County were on the road by 7:44 AM, 4 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:49 AM). The shift is sharper than across North Dakota, where the typical start moved 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Emmons 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 Emmons County has moved 2 minutes later.
How does Emmons County's commute time compare?
Metric
Emmons County
North Dakota
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
12.2 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
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
15.1%
8.1%
15.0%
Walked
8.1%
3.2%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.8%
0.3%
3.2%
The average commute time in Emmons County is 12.2 minutes, shorter than the 13.8 minutes in North Dakota.
0.8% commute by public transit, higher than the 0.3% in North Dakota. 8.1% commute by walking, higher than the 3.2% in North Dakota.
Emmons County, ND Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Emmons County, ND is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 3,254 residents against a local median of 2,496. The measure that sets Emmons County, ND apart most is one-way commute: 12.2 min, 44% above the local median of 8.4 min. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 15.1% against a local median of 11.6%, 30% above it. The counties themselves spread 8.4 min on one-way commute, so Emmons County, ND sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Emmons County, ND has the 5th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Emmons County, North Dakota.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Emmons County, North Dakota?
Commuters here spend an estimated 102 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,150 at a typical national wage. That's 12% less than the typical North Dakota commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Emmons County, North Dakota?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Emmons County, North Dakota. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How much money can remote workers save in Emmons County, North Dakota?
About 15.1% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Emmons County would save about 41 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,260 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among 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).