Commuting in Clinton County, Pennsylvania: 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 Clinton County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Clinton County spend about 35 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 147 hours, about 6.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 21% less time on the road than the Pennsylvania average of 22.4 minutes each way, a difference of 4.7 minutes.
Clinton County holds about 0.3% of Pennsylvania's population but accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Clinton County would save about 59 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,823 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)
Clinton County
17.6 min
35.3 min
147 hrs/yr
$4,557
482
Pennsylvania
22.4 min
44.7 min
186 hrs/yr
$5,779
1,152
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
17.6
minutes to get to work in
Clinton County.
That's 21% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 83% of counties in Pennsylvania
The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM, followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 9.2% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Clinton County
Car:
85.2%
Worked at Home:
9.2%
Walked:
4.2%
Other:
0.5%
Taxi:
0.3%
Public Transportation:
0.2%unusually low
Bicycle:
0.1%
Motorcycle:
0.1%
Public transit is unusually rare in Clinton County: 16.7 times less than the Pennsylvania average (0.2% vs 3.6%).
Commute Mode Trends in Clinton County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Clinton 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
Taxi
Public Transportation
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
88.6%
3.7%
6.3%
0.7%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.4%
2010
89.4%
3.4%
5.8%
0.7%
0.0%
0.3%
0.1%
0.3%
2011
88.7%
4.2%
5.9%
0.8%
0.0%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
2012
89.0%
4.8%
5.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
2013
90.2%
4.7%
3.8%
0.7%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.1%
2014
90.6%
4.6%
3.5%
0.7%
0.0%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
2015
89.9%
4.6%
4.2%
0.6%
0.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
2016
90.0%
4.1%
4.3%
1.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
2017
89.4%
3.2%
5.4%
1.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.3%
0.2%
2018
88.7%
3.4%
6.0%
1.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.3%
0.2%
2019
89.2%
3.2%
5.3%
1.4%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
2020
88.8%
4.3%
4.6%
1.6%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
2021
88.1%
5.9%
4.1%
1.1%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
2022
87.4%
7.2%
3.8%
0.6%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2023
86.3%
7.5%
4.3%
0.5%
0.7%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
2024
85.2%
9.2%
4.2%
0.5%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2014 at 90.6%. Overall it fell from 88.6% in 2009 to 85.2% in 2024, down 3.4 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Clinton County: its share of workers rose from 3.7% in 2009 to 9.2% in 2024, up 5.5 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 6.3% to 4.2% of workers (down 2.1 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2021 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Clinton County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Clinton County?
The bars show when commuters in Clinton 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 Pennsylvania for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMClinton County6.0%Pennsylvania5.3%
6.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMClinton County4.1%Pennsylvania3.9%
4.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMClinton County6.2%Pennsylvania5.3%
6.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMClinton County13.4%Pennsylvania8.9%
13.4%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMClinton County12.7%Pennsylvania10.1%
12.7%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMClinton County12.6%Pennsylvania13.8%
12.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMClinton County12.2%Pennsylvania11.4%
12.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMClinton County7.0%Pennsylvania10.9%
7.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMClinton County3.3%Pennsylvania5.8%
3.3%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMClinton County2.2%Pennsylvania6.1%
2.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMClinton County1.4%Pennsylvania2.7%
1.4%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMClinton County3.2%Pennsylvania1.4%
3.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMClinton County5.8%Pennsylvania7.6%
5.8%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMClinton County10.0%Pennsylvania6.9%
10.0%
Clinton CountyPennsylvaniaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Clinton County is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 13.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 8.9% across Pennsylvania. Early starts are more common than in Pennsylvania: 16.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.4% there. The morning rush looks much like Pennsylvania's: 44.5% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.2% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (22.5%) 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 Clinton 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County next to Pennsylvania 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
Clinton County
Pennsylvania
United States
2009
7:25 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:25 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:22 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:19 AM
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:22 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:25 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:23 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:25 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:23 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:24 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:18 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Clinton County were on the road by 7:18 AM, 7 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:25 AM). The shift is sharper than across Pennsylvania, where the typical start moved 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Clinton County now leave 20 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 Clinton County has moved 12 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Clinton County in the whole series.
How does Clinton County's commute time compare?
Metric
Clinton County
Pennsylvania
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
17.6 min
22.4 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
06:00 AM – 06:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
06:30 AM – 06:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
9.2%
15.6%
15.0%
Walked
4.2%
3.2%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.2%
3.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Clinton County is 17.6 minutes, shorter than the 22.4 minutes in Pennsylvania.
0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 3.6% in Pennsylvania. 4.2% commute by walking, higher than the 3.2% in Pennsylvania.
Clinton County, PA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Clinton County, PA is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 37,796 residents against a local median of 46,041. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest counties, which makes Clinton County, PA an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.
The largest of those small differences is work from home, 6% above the local median at 9.2% against 8.7%. Clinton County, PA has the 3rd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Clinton County, Pennsylvania?
Commuters here spend an estimated 147 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,557 at a typical national wage. That's 21% less than the typical Pennsylvania commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Clinton County, Pennsylvania?
Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Clinton County, Pennsylvania?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.2% of commuters use it versus 3.6% in Pennsylvania, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
How do commute times compare across counties in Pennsylvania?
Among counties in Pennsylvania, the shortest average commutes are in Cameron County (11.4 min), Elk County (15.4 min), McKean County (15.9 min). The longest are in Pike County (32.5 min), Perry County (32.0 min), Carbon County (30.5 min).