Commuting in Carroll County, New Hampshire: 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 Carroll County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Carroll County spend about 43 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 177 hours, about 7.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 5% less time on the road than the New Hampshire average of 22.5 minutes each way, a difference of 1.2 minutes.
Carroll County holds about 3.7% of New Hampshire's population but accounts for roughly 3.5% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Carroll County would save about 71 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,200 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)
Carroll County
21.3 min
42.6 min
177 hrs/yr
$5,499
920
New Hampshire
22.5 min
45.0 min
188 hrs/yr
$5,813
1,232
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
21.3
minutes to get to work in
Carroll County.
That's 5% shorter than the 22.4-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. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 16.2% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Carroll County
Car:
80.0%
Worked at Home:
16.2%
Walked:
1.8%
Other:
1.3%
Public Transportation:
0.4%
Motorcycle:
0.1%
Bicycle:
0.1%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Carroll County: 14.7 times less than the New Hampshire average (0.0% vs 0.1%).
Commute Mode Trends in Carroll County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Carroll 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
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Taxi
2009
88.4%
5.8%
3.8%
1.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2010
89.2%
5.6%
3.4%
1.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.4%
0.0%
2011
89.4%
5.7%
3.0%
1.0%
0.1%
0.3%
0.5%
0.0%
2012
88.8%
6.2%
3.0%
1.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.5%
0.0%
2013
89.5%
6.1%
2.3%
1.2%
0.4%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
2014
89.2%
6.4%
2.2%
1.1%
0.4%
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%
2015
88.5%
7.1%
2.3%
0.9%
0.4%
0.2%
0.5%
0.0%
2016
88.5%
7.0%
2.6%
0.9%
0.4%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2017
89.7%
6.2%
2.2%
0.9%
0.3%
0.2%
0.4%
0.0%
2018
89.6%
6.9%
2.2%
0.8%
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2019
89.9%
7.0%
2.2%
0.6%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
2020
87.6%
9.9%
1.7%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2021
86.6%
10.7%
1.8%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2022
84.9%
12.2%
1.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2023
81.5%
15.0%
2.1%
0.7%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
2024
80.0%
16.2%
1.8%
1.3%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2019 at 89.9%. Overall it fell from 88.4% in 2009 to 80.0% in 2024, down 8.4 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Carroll County: its share of workers rose from 5.8% in 2009 to 16.2% in 2024, up 10.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 9.2 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.8% to 1.8% of workers (down 2.0 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Carroll County
⏰Earlier AlarmsThe biggest shift to earlier mornings among New Hampshire's 10 counties: the typical start is 13 minutes earlier than in 2009.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Carroll County?
The bars show when commuters in Carroll 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 New Hampshire for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMCarroll County3.3%New Hampshire5.2%
3.3%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMCarroll County4.4%New Hampshire4.0%
4.4%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMCarroll County4.5%New Hampshire5.1%
4.5%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMCarroll County9.4%New Hampshire8.9%
9.4%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMCarroll County12.2%New Hampshire11.3%
12.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMCarroll County16.7%New Hampshire15.1%
16.7%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMCarroll County13.1%New Hampshire12.9%
13.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMCarroll County10.8%New Hampshire10.7%
10.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMCarroll County4.6%New Hampshire5.5%
4.6%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMCarroll County7.2%New Hampshire5.8%
7.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMCarroll County2.0%New Hampshire2.6%
2.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMCarroll County1.8%New Hampshire1.5%
1.8%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMCarroll County5.1%New Hampshire6.7%
5.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMCarroll County4.7%New Hampshire4.7%
4.7%
Carroll CountyNew HampshireSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Carroll County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 16.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.1% across New Hampshire. Early starts are less common than in New Hampshire: 12.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.3% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in New Hampshire: 52.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 50.0% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (20.8%) 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 Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County next to New Hampshire 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
Carroll County
New Hampshire
United States
2009
7:42 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:38 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:38 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:39 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:36 AM
7:33 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:36 AM
7:33 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:33 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:32 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:29 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:31 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:30 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:31 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:33 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:34 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:28 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:29 AM
7:31 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Carroll County were on the road by 7:29 AM, 13 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:42 AM). The shift is sharper than across New Hampshire, where the typical start moved 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Carroll County now leave 9 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).
How does Carroll County's commute time compare?
Metric
Carroll County
New Hampshire
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
21.3 min
22.5 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
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
16.2%
16.8%
15.0%
Walked
1.8%
2.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.4%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Carroll County is 21.3 minutes, shorter than the 22.5 minutes in New Hampshire.
0.4% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in New Hampshire. 1.8% commute by walking, lower than the 2.3% in New Hampshire.
Carroll County, NH Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Carroll County, NH is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 51,798 residents against a local median of 132,534. Nothing separates Carroll County, NH sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 3% below the local median at 21.3 min against 22.0 min. Carroll County, NH has the 3rd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
Is living in Carroll County, New Hampshire good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 177 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,499 at a typical national wage. That's 5% less than the typical New Hampshire commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Carroll County, New Hampshire?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Carroll 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.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in New Hampshire?
Among counties in New Hampshire, the shortest average commutes are in Coos County (17.5 min), Grafton County (17.5 min), Cheshire County (18.6 min). The longest are in Rockingham County (25.8 min), Sullivan County (23.5 min), Merrimack County (23.0 min).