Commuting in Lycoming 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 Lycoming County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Lycoming 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 145 hours, about 6.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 22% less time on the road than the Pennsylvania average of 22.4 minutes each way, a difference of 5.0 minutes.
Lycoming County holds about 0.9% of Pennsylvania's population but accounts for roughly 0.7% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Lycoming County would save about 58 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,795 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)
Lycoming County
17.4 min
34.7 min
145 hrs/yr
$4,488
798
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
17.4
minutes to get to work in
Lycoming County.
That's 22% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 89% of counties in Pennsylvania
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 8.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Lycoming County
Car:
85.2%
Worked at Home:
8.7%
Walked:
3.5%
Public Transportation:
1.3%
Other:
0.8%
Bicycle:
0.3%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Lycoming County: 4.3 times less than the Pennsylvania average (0.1% vs 0.2%).
Commute Mode Trends in Lycoming County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Lycoming 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
Bicycle
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
90.2%
2.7%
4.2%
1.3%
0.8%
0.4%
0.0%
0.4%
2010
90.2%
2.7%
4.3%
1.4%
0.6%
0.5%
0.0%
0.3%
2011
90.3%
2.7%
4.5%
1.3%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
0.3%
2012
90.6%
2.7%
3.9%
1.5%
0.5%
0.6%
0.0%
0.2%
2013
90.4%
2.8%
4.1%
1.5%
0.6%
0.5%
0.0%
0.1%
2014
90.8%
2.5%
3.9%
1.5%
0.7%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2015
91.0%
2.5%
3.5%
1.7%
0.8%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2016
90.7%
2.9%
3.3%
1.7%
0.8%
0.4%
0.0%
0.2%
2017
90.9%
3.1%
3.2%
1.3%
0.8%
0.4%
0.1%
0.2%
2018
91.2%
3.0%
3.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.4%
0.1%
0.2%
2019
91.5%
3.1%
3.1%
1.1%
0.6%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
2020
90.1%
4.4%
3.2%
1.1%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
2021
89.2%
5.5%
3.2%
1.1%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
2022
88.6%
6.3%
3.3%
1.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
86.8%
7.5%
3.5%
1.3%
0.6%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
2024
85.2%
8.7%
3.5%
1.3%
0.8%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2019 at 91.5%. Overall it fell from 90.2% in 2009 to 85.2% in 2024, down 5.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Lycoming County: its share of workers rose from 2.7% in 2009 to 8.7% in 2024, up 6.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 4.2% to 3.5% of workers (down 0.7 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2020 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Lycoming County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Lycoming County?
The bars show when commuters in Lycoming 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 AMLycoming County5.5%Pennsylvania5.3%
5.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMLycoming County4.5%Pennsylvania3.9%
4.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMLycoming County5.2%Pennsylvania5.3%
5.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMLycoming County9.6%Pennsylvania8.9%
9.6%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMLycoming County9.9%Pennsylvania10.1%
9.9%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMLycoming County12.2%Pennsylvania13.8%
12.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMLycoming County15.5%Pennsylvania11.4%
15.5%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMLycoming County8.8%Pennsylvania10.9%
8.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMLycoming County4.8%Pennsylvania5.8%
4.8%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMLycoming County5.3%Pennsylvania6.1%
5.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMLycoming County2.6%Pennsylvania2.7%
2.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMLycoming County1.4%Pennsylvania1.4%
1.4%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMLycoming County8.0%Pennsylvania7.6%
8.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMLycoming County6.8%Pennsylvania6.9%
6.8%
Lycoming CountyPennsylvaniaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Lycoming County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 15.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 11.4% across Pennsylvania. Early starts are about as common as in Pennsylvania: 15.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.4% there. The morning rush looks much like Pennsylvania's: 46.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.2% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (24.2%) 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 Lycoming 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 Lycoming 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 Lycoming 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
Lycoming County
Pennsylvania
United States
2009
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:37 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:37 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:35 AM
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:34 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Lycoming County were on the road by 7:36 AM, 2 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:38 AM). Pennsylvania followed the same path, with the typical start moving 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Lycoming County now leave 2 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 Lycoming County has moved 2 minutes later.
How does Lycoming County's commute time compare?
Metric
Lycoming County
Pennsylvania
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
17.4 min
22.4 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
8.7%
15.6%
15.0%
Walked
3.5%
3.2%
2.4%
Public Transit
1.3%
3.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Lycoming County is 17.4 minutes, shorter than the 22.4 minutes in Pennsylvania.
1.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 3.6% in Pennsylvania. 3.5% commute by walking, higher than the 3.2% in Pennsylvania.
Lycoming County, PA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Lycoming County, PA is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 113,489 residents against a local median of 39,662. Lycoming 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, 4% below the local median at 17.4 min against 18.0 min. Lycoming County, PA has the 3rd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
Is living in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 145 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,488 at a typical national wage. That's 22% less than the typical Pennsylvania commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. 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.
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).