Belknap County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Belknap County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Belknap County spend about 42 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 174 hours, about 7.2 full days, spent commuting.

That is 7% less time on the road than the New Hampshire average of 22.5 minutes each way, a difference of 1.6 minutes.

Belknap County holds about 4.6% of New Hampshire's population but accounts for roughly 4.2% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Belknap County would save about 70 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,156 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)
Belknap County 20.9 min 41.7 min 174 hrs/yr $5,389 1,106
New Hampshire 22.5 min 45.0 min 187 hrs/yr $5,807 1,232
United States 22.5 min 44.9 min 187 hrs/yr $5,803 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: New Hampshire Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in New Hampshire
  1. Coos County (17.4 min)
  2. Grafton County (18.0 min)
  3. Cheshire County (18.8 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in New Hampshire
  1. Rockingham County (25.5 min)
  2. Sullivan County (23.0 min)
  3. Merrimack County (22.9 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

On average, it takes 20.9 minutes to get to work in Belknap County. That's 7% shorter than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

Among the top 5 fastest counties in New Hampshire

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 11.5% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 85.8%
  • Worked at Home: 11.5%
  • Walked: 1.4%
  • Other: 0.7%
  • Public Transportation: 0.3%
  • Bicycle: 0.2%
  • Motorcycle: 0.1%
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Taxi commuting is essentially absent in Belknap County, versus 0.1% in New Hampshire.

How does Belknap County's commute time compare?

Metric Belknap County New Hampshire US Average
Avg. Commute Time 20.9 min 22.5 min 22.5 min
Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 11.5% 15.1% 13.4%
Walked 1.4% 2.2% 2.4%
Public Transit 0.3% 0.6% 3.5%

The average commute time in Belknap County is 20.9 minutes, shorter than the 22.5 minutes in New Hampshire.

0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.6% in New Hampshire. 1.4% commute by walking, lower than the 2.2% in New Hampshire.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Belknap County, New Hampshire.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Belknap County, New Hampshire?

Commuters here spend an estimated 174 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,389 at a typical national wage. That's 7% less than the typical New Hampshire commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Belknap County, New Hampshire?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Belknap County, New Hampshire. 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.

How do commute times compare across counties in New Hampshire?

Among counties in New Hampshire, the shortest average commutes are in Coos County (17.4 min), Grafton County (18.0 min), Cheshire County (18.8 min). The longest are in Rockingham County (25.5 min), Sullivan County (23.0 min), Merrimack County (22.9 min).