Commuting in Kings 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 Kings County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Kings County spend about 83 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 347 hours, about 14.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 45% more time on the road than the New York average of 28.7 minutes each way, a difference of 12.9 minutes.
Kings County holds about 13.3% of New York's population but accounts for roughly 19.3% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Kings County would save about 139 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $4,300 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)
Kings County
41.6 min
83.2 min
347 hrs/yr
$10,751
4,485
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
41.6
minutes to get to work in
Kings County.
That's 86% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the 3 slowest counties in New York
The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM, followed by 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM. Public transit is the most common commute choice, followed by driving. About 19.1% work from home. This differs from the national pattern, where driving is the most common commute choice.
How People Get to Work in Kings County
Public Transportation:
46.5%
Car:
21.5%unusually low
Worked at Home:
19.1%
Walked:
8.5%
Bicycle:
2.1%
Other:
1.2%
Taxi:
0.9%
Motorcycle:
0.1%
Driving is 61% less common in Kings County than the New York average (21.5% vs 55.0%).
Commute Mode Trends in Kings County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Kings 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
Bicycle
Other
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
60.0%
25.8%
3.6%
8.6%
0.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.1%
2010
60.5%
25.0%
3.9%
8.8%
1.0%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
2011
60.8%
24.4%
3.9%
8.8%
1.1%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
2012
60.8%
24.1%
4.0%
8.8%
1.2%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
2013
61.1%
23.8%
4.1%
8.7%
1.3%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
2014
61.5%
23.3%
4.1%
8.6%
1.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
2015
61.7%
23.0%
3.9%
8.8%
1.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
2016
61.8%
22.8%
4.1%
8.7%
1.7%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
2017
61.8%
22.6%
4.3%
8.6%
1.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.1%
2018
61.4%
22.7%
4.4%
8.7%
1.7%
0.5%
0.6%
0.1%
2019
61.2%
22.5%
4.6%
8.7%
1.8%
0.5%
0.6%
0.1%
2020
57.8%
22.4%
7.9%
8.6%
1.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.1%
2021
53.8%
22.3%
11.8%
8.5%
2.0%
0.9%
0.8%
0.1%
2022
50.7%
22.1%
14.6%
8.5%
2.1%
1.0%
0.9%
0.1%
2023
48.6%
21.8%
17.0%
8.4%
2.1%
1.0%
0.9%
0.1%
2024
46.5%
21.5%
19.1%
8.5%
2.1%
1.2%
0.9%
0.1%
Driving's share fell from 25.8% in 2009 to 21.5% in 2024, down 4.3 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Kings County: its share of workers rose from 3.6% in 2009 to 19.1% in 2024, up 15.5 percentage points. Most of that increase, 14.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 60.0% to 46.5% of workers (down 13.5 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 3rd most common choice in the 2021 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 46.5% to 61.8%.
Commute Start Times in Kings County
🦉Night OwlThe 3rd-latest start among New York's 62 counties: half of commuters are still at home at 8:14 AM.
😴Sleeping InThe 3rd-highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among New York's 62 counties: 31.9% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Kings County?
The bars show when commuters in Kings 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 AMKings County3.7%New York3.9%
3.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMKings County2.2%New York2.9%
2.2%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMKings County2.2%New York3.7%
2.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMKings County6.1%New York7.5%
6.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMKings County5.5%New York8.1%
5.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMKings County13.0%New York13.9%
13.0%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMKings County9.2%New York11.1%
9.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMKings County17.4%New York14.0%
17.4%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMKings County8.9%New York7.7%
8.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMKings County13.7%New York9.5%
13.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMKings County5.0%New York3.7%
5.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMKings County2.0%New York1.7%
2.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMKings County6.7%New York6.9%
6.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMKings County4.6%New York5.3%
4.6%
Kings CountyNew YorkSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Kings County is 8:00-8:29 AM, when 17.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.0% across New York. Early starts are less common than in New York: 8.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.6% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in New York: 45.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.1% there. About 1 in 3 commuters (31.9%) 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 Kings 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 Kings 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 Kings 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
Kings County
New York
United States
2009
8:02 AM
7:54 AM
7:37 AM
2010
8:03 AM
7:54 AM
7:38 AM
2011
8:05 AM
7:54 AM
7:38 AM
2012
8:06 AM
7:55 AM
7:38 AM
2013
8:07 AM
7:56 AM
7:39 AM
2014
8:08 AM
7:56 AM
7:39 AM
2015
8:09 AM
7:56 AM
7:38 AM
2016
8:10 AM
7:56 AM
7:38 AM
2017
8:10 AM
7:56 AM
7:38 AM
2018
8:10 AM
7:55 AM
7:37 AM
2019
8:11 AM
7:55 AM
7:37 AM
2020
8:12 AM
7:55 AM
7:37 AM
2021
8:12 AM
7:55 AM
7:37 AM
2022
8:12 AM
7:56 AM
7:37 AM
2023
8:13 AM
7:56 AM
7:38 AM
2024
8:14 AM
7:57 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Kings County were on the road by 8:14 AM, 12 minutes later than in 2009 (8:02 AM). The shift is sharper than across New York, where the typical start moved 3 minutes later. Commuters in Kings County now leave 36 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 Kings County has moved 3 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Kings County in the whole series.
How does Kings County's commute time compare?
Metric
Kings County
New York
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
41.6 min
28.7 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
09:00 AM – 09:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
19.1%
15.0%
15.0%
Walked
8.5%
5.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
46.5%
21.7%
3.2%
The average commute time in Kings County is 41.6 minutes, longer than the 28.7 minutes in New York.
46.5% commute by public transit, higher than the 21.7% in New York. 8.5% commute by walking, higher than the 5.6% in New York.
Kings County, NY Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Kings County, NY is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 2,630,245 residents against a local median of 1,403,126. Kings County, NY's work from home, at 19.1%, runs 48% above the 12.9% typical of the counties around it.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 41.6 min against a local median of 35.5 min, 17% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 17% above the local median it puts Kings County, NY at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 16.7% on work from home, so Kings County, NY sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Kings County, NY has the 3rd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Kings County, New York.
Is commuting expensive in Kings County, New York?
Commuters here spend an estimated 347 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $10,751 at a typical national wage. That's 45% more than the typical New York commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Kings County, New York?
Traffic peaks between 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM in Kings County, New York. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Which counties in New York have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).