Commuting in Lebanon 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 Lebanon County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Lebanon County spend about 38 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 157 hours, about 6.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 16% less time on the road than the Pennsylvania average of 22.4 minutes each way, a difference of 3.5 minutes.
Lebanon County holds about 1.1% of Pennsylvania's population but accounts for roughly 0.9% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Lebanon County would save about 63 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,952 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)
Lebanon County
18.9 min
37.8 min
157 hrs/yr
$4,879
1,232
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
18.9
minutes to get to work in
Lebanon 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 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 12.0% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Lebanon County
Car:
82.8%
Worked at Home:
12.0%
Walked:
2.8%
Other:
1.3%
Public Transportation:
0.7%unusually low
Motorcycle:
0.2%
Bicycle:
0.2%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is unusually rare in Lebanon County: 5.5 times less than the Pennsylvania average (0.7% vs 3.6%).
Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Lebanon County: 5.7 times less than the Pennsylvania average (0.0% vs 0.2%).
Commute Mode Trends in Lebanon County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Lebanon 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
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Taxi
2009
91.8%
2.9%
3.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
2010
92.5%
2.7%
3.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
2011
92.4%
3.0%
3.1%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2012
91.4%
3.4%
3.5%
0.6%
0.6%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2013
91.7%
3.4%
3.3%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
0.4%
0.0%
2014
91.2%
3.5%
3.7%
0.4%
0.5%
0.2%
0.4%
0.1%
2015
90.2%
3.9%
4.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.2%
0.5%
0.1%
2016
89.9%
3.9%
4.5%
0.4%
0.7%
0.2%
0.4%
0.1%
2017
90.1%
4.0%
4.3%
0.3%
0.7%
0.2%
0.4%
0.1%
2018
90.4%
4.0%
3.8%
0.4%
0.9%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
2019
91.2%
3.7%
3.5%
0.4%
0.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2020
89.6%
5.8%
3.2%
0.5%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2021
87.9%
7.4%
2.8%
0.9%
0.8%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2022
86.9%
8.5%
2.7%
0.9%
0.6%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
2023
84.8%
10.1%
3.1%
1.1%
0.6%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
2024
82.8%
12.0%
2.8%
1.3%
0.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2010 at 92.5%. Overall it fell from 91.8% in 2009 to 82.8% in 2024, down 9.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Lebanon County: its share of workers rose from 2.9% in 2009 to 12.0% in 2024, up 9.1 percentage points. Most of that increase, 8.3 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.9% to 2.8% of workers (down 1.1 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2018 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Lebanon County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Lebanon County?
The bars show when commuters in Lebanon 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 AMLebanon County6.6%Pennsylvania5.3%
6.6%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMLebanon County5.0%Pennsylvania3.9%
5.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMLebanon County7.5%Pennsylvania5.3%
7.5%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMLebanon County10.5%Pennsylvania8.9%
10.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMLebanon County11.3%Pennsylvania10.1%
11.3%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMLebanon County12.4%Pennsylvania13.8%
12.4%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMLebanon County11.1%Pennsylvania11.4%
11.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMLebanon County9.0%Pennsylvania10.9%
9.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMLebanon County3.7%Pennsylvania5.8%
3.7%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMLebanon County4.6%Pennsylvania6.1%
4.6%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMLebanon County2.0%Pennsylvania2.7%
2.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMLebanon County1.0%Pennsylvania1.4%
1.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMLebanon County8.3%Pennsylvania7.6%
8.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMLebanon County7.2%Pennsylvania6.9%
7.2%
Lebanon CountyPennsylvaniaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Lebanon County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 12.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.8% across Pennsylvania. Early starts are more common than in Pennsylvania: 19.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.4% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Pennsylvania: 43.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.2% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (23.0%) 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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon 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
Lebanon County
Pennsylvania
United States
2009
7:24 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:27 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:27 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:28 AM
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:28 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:24 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:22 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:22 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:22 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:22 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Lebanon County were on the road by 7:22 AM, 2 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:24 AM). Pennsylvania followed the same path, with the typical start moving 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Lebanon County now leave 16 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).
How does Lebanon County's commute time compare?
Metric
Lebanon County
Pennsylvania
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
18.9 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
06:30 AM – 06:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
12.0%
15.6%
15.0%
Walked
2.8%
3.2%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.7%
3.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Lebanon County is 18.9 minutes, shorter than the 22.4 minutes in Pennsylvania.
0.7% commute by public transit, lower than the 3.6% in Pennsylvania. 2.8% commute by walking, lower than the 3.2% in Pennsylvania.
Lebanon County, PA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Lebanon County, PA is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 144,187 residents against a local median of 432,828. Lebanon County, PA 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 one-way commute, 12% below the local median at 18.9 min against 21.4 min. Lebanon County, PA has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania?
Commuters here spend an estimated 157 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,879 at a typical national wage. That's 16% less than the typical Pennsylvania commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Lebanon 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.
Do people use public transit in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.7% of commuters use it versus 3.6% in Pennsylvania, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Which counties in Pennsylvania have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).