Commuting in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Fulton County spend about 56 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 235 hours, about 9.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 26% more time on the road than the Pennsylvania average of 22.4 minutes each way, a difference of 5.8 minutes.
Fulton County holds about 0.1% of Pennsylvania's population and accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Fulton County would save about 94 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,911 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)
Fulton County
28.2 min
56.3 min
235 hrs/yr
$7,277
331
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
28.2
minutes to get to work in
Fulton County.
That's 26% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 92% of counties in Pennsylvania
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 8.4% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Fulton County
Car:
88.3%
Worked at Home:
8.4%
Walked:
1.8%
Other:
1.0%
Public Transportation:
0.3%unusually low
Bicycle:
0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Fulton County, versus 0.1% in Pennsylvania.
Public transit is unusually rare in Fulton County: 13.5 times less than the Pennsylvania average (0.3% vs 3.6%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Fulton County, versus 0.2% in Pennsylvania.
Biking is unusually rare in Fulton County: 4.3 times less than the Pennsylvania average (0.1% vs 0.4%).
Commute Mode Trends in Fulton County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Fulton 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
Public Transportation
Bicycle
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
90.3%
4.2%
3.3%
1.8%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2010
90.4%
4.7%
2.9%
1.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2011
91.2%
4.5%
2.6%
1.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2012
91.5%
4.4%
2.8%
0.9%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2013
92.5%
4.1%
2.4%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2014
92.8%
4.0%
2.6%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2015
92.5%
4.0%
2.8%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2016
92.9%
3.6%
2.8%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2017
92.9%
3.9%
2.6%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
92.5%
4.2%
2.6%
0.6%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
92.9%
3.8%
2.4%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
92.6%
4.6%
2.1%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
91.5%
5.9%
1.7%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
91.1%
6.1%
1.5%
1.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2023
90.1%
6.7%
1.8%
1.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2024
88.3%
8.4%
1.8%
1.0%
0.3%
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 2016 at 92.9%. Overall it fell from 90.3% in 2009 to 88.3% in 2024, down 2.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Fulton County: its share of workers rose from 4.2% in 2009 to 8.4% in 2024, up 4.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.3% to 1.8% of workers (down 1.5 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Fulton County
🌅Dawn PatrolThe 2nd-highest share of pre-6 AM departures among Pennsylvania's 67 counties: 28.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM.
🛌Hitting SnoozeThe 3rd-biggest shift to later mornings among Pennsylvania's 67 counties: the typical start is 11 minutes later than in 2009.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Fulton County?
The bars show when commuters in Fulton 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 AMFulton County13.2%Pennsylvania5.3%
13.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMFulton County8.0%Pennsylvania3.9%
8.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMFulton County7.5%Pennsylvania5.3%
7.5%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMFulton County9.0%Pennsylvania8.9%
9.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMFulton County7.6%Pennsylvania10.1%
7.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMFulton County14.4%Pennsylvania13.8%
14.4%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMFulton County11.5%Pennsylvania11.4%
11.5%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMFulton County7.0%Pennsylvania10.9%
7.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMFulton County1.4%Pennsylvania5.8%
1.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMFulton County1.8%Pennsylvania6.1%
1.8%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMFulton County2.1%Pennsylvania2.7%
2.1%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMFulton County1.1%Pennsylvania1.4%
1.1%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMFulton County8.3%Pennsylvania7.6%
8.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMFulton County7.0%Pennsylvania6.9%
7.0%
Fulton CountyPennsylvaniaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Fulton County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 14.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.8% across Pennsylvania. Early starts are more common than in Pennsylvania: 28.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.4% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Pennsylvania: 40.5% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.2% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (20.3%) 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 Fulton 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 Fulton 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 Fulton 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
Fulton County
Pennsylvania
United States
2009
6:59 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
6:58 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2011
6:58 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:03 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:04 AM
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:05 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:06 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:10 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:08 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:08 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:06 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2020
6:57 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:01 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:02 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:06 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:10 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Fulton County were on the road by 7:10 AM, 11 minutes later than in 2009 (6:59 AM). That goes against the trend across Pennsylvania, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Fulton County now leave 28 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 Fulton County has moved 4 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Fulton County in the whole series.
How does Fulton County's commute time compare?
Metric
Fulton County
Pennsylvania
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
28.2 min
22.4 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
12:00 AM – 04:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
8.4%
15.6%
15.0%
Walked
1.8%
3.2%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.3%
3.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Fulton County is 28.2 minutes, longer than the 22.4 minutes in Pennsylvania.
0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 3.6% in Pennsylvania. 1.8% commute by walking, lower than the 3.2% in Pennsylvania.
Fulton County, PA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Fulton County, PA is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 14,531 residents against a local median of 129,514. Fulton County, PA's one-way commute, at 28.2 min, runs 28% above the 22.0 min typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 8.4% against a local median of 10.0%, 16% below it. The counties themselves spread 14.7 min on one-way commute, so Fulton County, PA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Fulton County, PA has the 5th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
Is living in Fulton County, Pennsylvania good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 235 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,277 at a typical national wage. That's 26% more than the typical Pennsylvania commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Fulton County, Pennsylvania?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Fulton County, Pennsylvania. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Fulton County, Pennsylvania?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.3% 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).