Commuting in Chenango 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 Chenango County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Chenango County spend about 37 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 156 hours, about 6.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 35% less time on the road than the New York average of 28.7 minutes each way, a difference of 10.0 minutes.
Chenango County holds about 0.2% of New York's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Chenango County would save about 62 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,937 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)
Chenango County
18.7 min
37.5 min
156 hrs/yr
$4,844
644
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
18.7
minutes to get to work in
Chenango County.
That's 16% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
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 9.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Chenango County
Car:
86.8%unusually high
Worked at Home:
9.1%
Walked:
3.5%
Other:
0.4%
Motorcycle:
0.1%
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Driving is 58% more common in Chenango County than the New York average (86.8% vs 55.0%).
Public transit is unusually rare in Chenango County: 2207.3 times less than the New York average (0.0% vs 21.7%).
Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Chenango County: 75.8 times less than the New York average (0.0% vs 0.7%).
Biking is essentially absent in Chenango County, versus 0.8% in New York.
Commute Mode Trends in Chenango County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Chenango 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
Motorcycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
Bicycle
2009
90.1%
4.0%
4.4%
0.6%
0.2%
0.4%
0.1%
0.2%
2010
89.0%
4.7%
4.7%
0.5%
0.2%
0.6%
0.1%
0.3%
2011
88.7%
5.2%
4.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.7%
0.1%
0.3%
2012
88.2%
5.3%
4.9%
0.5%
0.1%
0.6%
0.1%
0.3%
2013
88.0%
5.4%
5.2%
0.5%
0.1%
0.7%
0.0%
0.1%
2014
88.3%
5.1%
5.1%
0.5%
0.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.2%
2015
88.3%
5.2%
5.0%
0.5%
0.1%
0.7%
0.0%
0.3%
2016
88.9%
4.7%
4.9%
0.6%
0.2%
0.5%
0.1%
0.2%
2017
88.6%
5.0%
4.9%
0.6%
0.3%
0.4%
0.0%
0.2%
2018
89.1%
4.9%
4.9%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
2019
89.2%
5.0%
4.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.3%
2020
89.8%
4.6%
4.4%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2021
89.0%
6.0%
4.1%
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2022
88.5%
6.8%
4.0%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2023
87.9%
8.4%
3.0%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2024
86.8%
9.1%
3.5%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 90.1% in 2009 to 86.8% in 2024, down 3.3 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 4 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Chenango County: its share of workers rose from 4.0% in 2009 to 9.1% in 2024, up 5.1 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.1 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 4.4% to 3.5% of workers (down 0.9 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2019 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Chenango County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Chenango County?
The bars show when commuters in Chenango 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 AMChenango County7.4%New York3.9%
7.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMChenango County5.3%New York2.9%
5.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMChenango County7.6%New York3.7%
7.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMChenango County9.7%New York7.5%
9.7%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMChenango County10.7%New York8.1%
10.7%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMChenango County16.0%New York13.9%
16.0%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMChenango County12.1%New York11.1%
12.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMChenango County8.8%New York14.0%
8.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMChenango County3.5%New York7.7%
3.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMChenango County2.9%New York9.5%
2.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMChenango County2.5%New York3.7%
2.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMChenango County0.8%New York1.7%
0.8%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMChenango County6.0%New York6.9%
6.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMChenango County6.6%New York5.3%
6.6%
Chenango CountyNew YorkSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Chenango County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 16.0% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.9% across New York. Early starts are more common than in New York: 20.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.6% there. The morning rush looks much like New York's: 47.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.1% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (18.7%) 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 Chenango 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 Chenango 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 Chenango 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
Chenango County
New York
United States
2009
7:27 AM
7:54 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:26 AM
7:54 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:25 AM
7:54 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:25 AM
7:55 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:24 AM
7:56 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:25 AM
7:56 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:24 AM
7:56 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:24 AM
7:56 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:22 AM
7:56 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:20 AM
7:55 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:20 AM
7:55 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:19 AM
7:55 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:21 AM
7:55 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:20 AM
7:56 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:21 AM
7:56 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:17 AM
7:57 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Chenango County were on the road by 7:17 AM, 10 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:27 AM). That goes against the trend across New York, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Chenango County now leave 21 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Chenango County has moved 3 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Chenango County in the whole series.
How does Chenango County's commute time compare?
Metric
Chenango County
New York
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
18.7 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
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
9.1%
15.0%
15.0%
Walked
3.5%
5.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
21.7%
3.2%
The average commute time in Chenango County is 18.7 minutes, shorter than the 28.7 minutes in New York.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 21.7% in New York. 3.5% commute by walking, lower than the 5.6% in New York.
Chenango County, NY Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Chenango County, NY is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 46,321 residents against a local median of 60,108. Chenango County, NY sits close to the middle of its own neighbourhood. No measure below is more than 15% off the local median, so the choice between these counties turns on things this data does not capture.
The largest of those small differences is work from home, 12% below the local median at 9.1% against 10.4%. Chenango County, NY has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Chenango County, New York.
Is living in Chenango County, New York good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 156 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,844 at a typical national wage. That's 35% less than the typical New York commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Chenango County, New York?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Chenango County, New York. 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.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Chenango County, New York?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 21.7% in New York, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
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).