Commuting in Bronx County, New York: 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 Bronx County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Bronx County spend about 86 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 360 hours, about 15.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 50% more time on the road than the New York average of 28.7 minutes each way, a difference of 14.5 minutes.
Bronx County holds about 7.1% of New York's population but accounts for roughly 10.7% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Bronx County would save about 144 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $4,461 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)
Bronx County
43.2 min
86.3 min
360 hrs/yr
$11,153
4,149
New York
28.7 min
57.4 min
239 hrs/yr
$7,414
1,586
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
43.2
minutes to get to work in
Bronx County.
That's 93% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slowest county in New York
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Public transit is the most common commute choice, followed by driving. About 8.9% work from home. This differs from the national pattern, where driving is the most common commute choice.
How People Get to Work in Bronx County
Public Transportation:
52.4%
Car:
27.9%unusually low
Worked at Home:
8.9%
Walked:
7.4%
Taxi:
1.4%
Other:
1.3%
Bicycle:
0.7%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Driving is 49% less common in Bronx County than the New York average (27.9% vs 55.0%).
Commute Mode Trends in Bronx County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Bronx 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
Public Transportation
Car
Worked at Home
Walked
Taxi
Other
Bicycle
Motorcycle
2009
56.5%
31.5%
2.9%
7.2%
1.0%
0.7%
0.2%
0.1%
2010
57.4%
30.5%
3.0%
7.3%
1.0%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
2011
57.5%
29.9%
3.0%
7.7%
1.0%
0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
2012
58.3%
29.1%
3.1%
7.8%
0.9%
0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
2013
58.8%
28.3%
3.2%
8.0%
0.9%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
2014
59.3%
27.6%
3.3%
7.9%
0.8%
0.6%
0.3%
0.1%
2015
59.7%
27.3%
3.3%
8.0%
0.8%
0.6%
0.3%
0.0%
2016
60.2%
27.4%
3.2%
7.6%
0.7%
0.6%
0.3%
0.1%
2017
60.2%
27.4%
3.1%
7.6%
0.8%
0.6%
0.4%
0.1%
2018
59.9%
27.7%
3.2%
7.4%
0.9%
0.6%
0.4%
0.1%
2019
59.8%
27.8%
3.0%
7.4%
1.1%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
2020
57.4%
28.6%
4.4%
7.3%
1.2%
0.6%
0.5%
0.0%
2021
56.1%
28.4%
5.8%
7.2%
1.3%
0.8%
0.4%
0.0%
2022
54.9%
28.1%
6.8%
7.4%
1.4%
1.0%
0.5%
0.0%
2023
53.7%
27.5%
7.9%
7.6%
1.4%
1.1%
0.6%
0.1%
2024
52.4%
27.9%
8.9%
7.4%
1.4%
1.3%
0.7%
0.1%
Driving's share bottomed out in 2015 at 27.3%. Overall it fell from 31.5% in 2009 to 27.9% in 2024, down 3.6 percentage points.
Working from home gained the most ground in Bronx County: its share of workers rose from 2.9% in 2009 to 8.9% in 2024, up 6.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.9 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 56.5% to 52.4% of workers (down 4.1 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 3rd most common choice in the 2023 release and has stayed ahead since.
Public transit was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024, with its share ranging from 52.4% to 60.2%.
Commute Start Times in Bronx County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Bronx County?
The bars show when commuters in Bronx 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 York for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMBronx County6.0%New York3.9%
6.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMBronx County4.2%New York2.9%
4.2%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMBronx County3.6%New York3.7%
3.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMBronx County8.4%New York7.5%
8.4%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMBronx County6.5%New York8.1%
6.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMBronx County15.3%New York13.9%
15.3%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMBronx County7.8%New York11.1%
7.8%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMBronx County13.9%New York14.0%
13.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMBronx County5.1%New York7.7%
5.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMBronx County8.5%New York9.5%
8.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMBronx County3.5%New York3.7%
3.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMBronx County1.7%New York1.7%
1.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMBronx County9.1%New York6.9%
9.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMBronx County6.6%New York5.3%
6.6%
Bronx CountyNew YorkSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Bronx County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.9% across New York. Early starts are more common than in New York: 13.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.6% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in New York: 43.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.1% there. About 1 in 3 commuters (29.3%) 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 Bronx 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 Bronx 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 Bronx County next to New York 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
Bronx County
New York
United States
2009
7:44 AM
7:54 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:43 AM
7:54 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:43 AM
7:54 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:45 AM
7:55 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:46 AM
7:56 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:46 AM
7:56 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:46 AM
7:56 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:46 AM
7:56 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:44 AM
7:56 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:44 AM
7:55 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:44 AM
7:55 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:45 AM
7:55 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:48 AM
7:55 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:50 AM
7:56 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:53 AM
7:56 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:54 AM
7:57 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Bronx County were on the road by 7:54 AM, 10 minutes later than in 2009 (7:44 AM). The shift is sharper than across New York, where the typical start moved 3 minutes later. Commuters in Bronx County now leave 16 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 Bronx County has moved 10 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Bronx County in the whole series.
How does Bronx County's commute time compare?
Metric
Bronx County
New York
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
43.2 min
28.7 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
08:00 AM – 08:29 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
8.9%
15.0%
15.0%
Walked
7.4%
5.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
52.4%
21.7%
3.2%
The average commute time in Bronx County is 43.2 minutes, longer than the 28.7 minutes in New York.
52.4% commute by public transit, higher than the 21.7% in New York. 7.4% commute by walking, higher than the 5.6% in New York.
Bronx County, NY Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Bronx County, NY is typical in size for this group, 1,403,126 residents against a local median of 1,628,057, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. The measure that sets Bronx County, NY apart most is work from home: 8.9%, 54% below the local median of 19.1%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 43.2 min against a local median of 32.7 min, 32% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 32% above the local median it puts Bronx County, NY at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 12.6% on work from home, so Bronx County, NY sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Bronx County, NY has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Bronx County, New York.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Bronx County, New York?
Commuters here spend an estimated 360 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $11,153 at a typical national wage. That's 50% more than the typical New York commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Bronx County, New York?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Bronx County, New York. 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 do commute times compare across counties in New York?
Among counties in New York, the shortest average commutes are in Hamilton County (13.6 min), Chautauqua County (15.4 min), Franklin County (16.4 min). The longest are in Bronx County (43.2 min), Queens County (41.8 min), Kings County (41.6 min).