Commuting in Schoharie 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 Schoharie County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Schoharie County spend about 51 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 213 hours, about 8.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 11% less time on the road than the New York average of 28.7 minutes each way, a difference of 3.2 minutes.
Schoharie County holds about 0.2% of New York's population but accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Schoharie County would save about 85 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,640 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)
Schoharie County
25.5 min
51.1 min
213 hrs/yr
$6,599
226
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
25.5
minutes to get to work in
Schoharie County.
That's 14% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 87% of counties in New York
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 11.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Schoharie County
Car:
82.8%unusually high
Worked at Home:
11.1%
Walked:
4.3%
Public Transportation:
1.1%unusually low
Other:
0.5%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Driving is 51% more common in Schoharie County than the New York average (82.8% vs 55.0%).
Public transit is unusually rare in Schoharie County: 19.0 times less than the New York average (1.1% vs 21.7%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Schoharie County, versus 0.7% in New York.
Biking is unusually rare in Schoharie County: 7641196.1 times less than the New York average (0.0% vs 0.8%).
Commute Mode Trends in Schoharie County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Schoharie 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
Public Transportation
Other
Motorcycle
Taxi
Bicycle
2009
88.0%
4.8%
3.9%
0.9%
1.1%
0.2%
0.6%
0.4%
2010
86.7%
5.4%
4.5%
1.2%
1.1%
0.2%
0.6%
0.3%
2011
86.5%
5.6%
4.0%
1.5%
1.0%
0.2%
0.7%
0.5%
2012
87.7%
4.7%
4.2%
1.7%
1.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.6%
2013
88.7%
4.7%
4.4%
1.5%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.3%
2014
88.1%
4.5%
5.4%
1.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2015
88.0%
4.2%
5.5%
1.5%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.4%
2016
87.1%
4.5%
6.4%
1.5%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2017
87.5%
4.7%
5.9%
1.1%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.4%
2018
87.3%
4.7%
5.8%
1.3%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.3%
2019
88.0%
5.2%
5.0%
1.1%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.3%
2020
87.5%
6.4%
4.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.3%
2021
86.6%
7.7%
4.2%
0.7%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.3%
2022
85.4%
9.4%
4.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
84.2%
10.4%
4.4%
0.4%
0.6%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
82.8%
11.1%
4.3%
1.1%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2013 at 88.7%. Overall it fell from 88.0% in 2009 to 82.8% in 2024, down 5.2 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Schoharie County: its share of workers rose from 4.8% in 2009 to 11.1% in 2024, up 6.3 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.9 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Taking a taxi lost the most ground, falling from 0.6% to 0.0% of workers (down 0.6 percentage points).
Walking peaked at 6.4% in 2016 and has since fallen back to 4.3%.
Commute Start Times in Schoharie County
🐦Early BirdThe 2nd-earliest start among New York's 62 counties: half of commuters are on the road by 7:16 AM.
🌅Dawn PatrolThe 2nd-highest share of pre-6 AM departures among New York's 62 counties: 21.5% of commuters leave before 6 AM.
⏰Earlier AlarmsThe 2nd-biggest shift to earlier mornings among New York's 62 counties: the typical start is 14 minutes earlier than in 2009.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Schoharie County?
The bars show when commuters in Schoharie 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 AMSchoharie County8.6%New York3.9%
8.6%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMSchoharie County5.3%New York2.9%
5.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMSchoharie County7.5%New York3.7%
7.5%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMSchoharie County10.4%New York7.5%
10.4%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMSchoharie County11.5%New York8.1%
11.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMSchoharie County12.7%New York13.9%
12.7%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMSchoharie County14.6%New York11.1%
14.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMSchoharie County7.1%New York14.0%
7.1%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMSchoharie County3.7%New York7.7%
3.7%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMSchoharie County4.5%New York9.5%
4.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMSchoharie County1.9%New York3.7%
1.9%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMSchoharie County0.8%New York1.7%
0.8%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMSchoharie County8.5%New York6.9%
8.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMSchoharie County2.7%New York5.3%
2.7%
Schoharie CountyNew YorkSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Schoharie County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 14.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 11.1% across New York. Early starts are more common than in New York: 21.5% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.6% there. The morning rush looks much like New York's: 46.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.1% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (18.5%) 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 Schoharie 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 Schoharie 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 Schoharie 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
Schoharie County
New York
United States
2009
7:30 AM
7:54 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:32 AM
7:54 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:30 AM
7:54 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:27 AM
7:55 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:25 AM
7:56 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:23 AM
7:56 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:20 AM
7:56 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:22 AM
7:56 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:23 AM
7:56 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:24 AM
7:55 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:23 AM
7:55 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:20 AM
7:55 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:21 AM
7:55 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:18 AM
7:56 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:14 AM
7:56 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:16 AM
7:57 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Schoharie County were on the road by 7:16 AM, 14 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:30 AM). That goes against the trend across New York, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Schoharie County now leave 22 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 Schoharie County has moved 7 minutes earlier.
How does Schoharie County's commute time compare?
Metric
Schoharie County
New York
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
25.5 min
28.7 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
11.1%
15.0%
15.0%
Walked
4.3%
5.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
1.1%
21.7%
3.2%
The average commute time in Schoharie County is 25.5 minutes, shorter than the 28.7 minutes in New York.
1.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 21.7% in New York. 4.3% commute by walking, lower than the 5.6% in New York.
Schoharie County, NY Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Schoharie County, NY is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 30,049 residents against a local median of 49,864. The measure that sets Schoharie County, NY apart most is one-way commute: 25.5 min, 22% above the local median of 21.0 min. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 6.3 min on one-way commute, so Schoharie County, NY sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Schoharie County, NY has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Schoharie County, New York.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Schoharie County, New York?
Commuters here spend an estimated 213 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,599 at a typical national wage. That's 11% less than the typical New York commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Schoharie County, New York?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Schoharie County, New York. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Schoharie County, New York?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 1.1% of commuters use it versus 21.7% in New York, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among 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).