Commuting in Warren 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 Warren County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Warren 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 146 hours, about 6.1 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 4.9 minutes.
Warren 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 Warren County would save about 58 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,807 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)
Warren County
17.5 min
35.0 min
146 hrs/yr
$4,517
365
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
17.5
minutes to get to work in
Warren County.
That's 22% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 86% 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 6.3% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Warren County
Car:
88.6%
Worked at Home:
6.3%
Walked:
3.1%
Other:
1.2%
Public Transportation:
0.3%unusually low
Bicycle:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is unusually rare in Warren County: 11.7 times less than the Pennsylvania average (0.3% vs 3.6%).
Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Warren County: 5.8 times less than the Pennsylvania average (0.0% vs 0.2%).
Commute Mode Trends in Warren County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Warren 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
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
89.5%
4.1%
5.5%
0.3%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2010
90.2%
4.0%
4.8%
0.2%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2011
90.3%
3.8%
4.7%
0.4%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2012
89.0%
3.7%
5.4%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
2013
89.3%
3.2%
5.3%
0.7%
0.6%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
2014
89.6%
2.9%
5.2%
1.1%
0.5%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
2015
90.5%
2.8%
4.5%
1.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
2016
90.4%
3.1%
4.5%
1.3%
0.4%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
2017
91.1%
3.3%
4.0%
1.1%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
91.4%
3.2%
3.9%
1.0%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2019
91.4%
3.3%
3.6%
0.9%
0.5%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2020
90.3%
3.8%
3.8%
1.1%
0.7%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2021
90.1%
3.9%
3.8%
1.3%
0.7%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2022
90.1%
4.3%
3.6%
1.1%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2023
89.6%
5.0%
3.3%
1.3%
0.8%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
88.6%
6.3%
3.1%
1.2%
0.3%
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 2018 at 91.4%. Overall it fell from 89.5% in 2009 to 88.6% in 2024, down 0.9 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Warren County: its share of workers rose from 4.1% in 2009 to 6.3% in 2024, up 2.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 3.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 5.5% to 3.1% of workers (down 2.4 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 Warren County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Warren County?
The bars show when commuters in Warren 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 AMWarren County7.7%Pennsylvania5.3%
7.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMWarren County4.5%Pennsylvania3.9%
4.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMWarren County6.0%Pennsylvania5.3%
6.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMWarren County8.9%Pennsylvania8.9%
8.9%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMWarren County11.9%Pennsylvania10.1%
11.9%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMWarren County14.0%Pennsylvania13.8%
14.0%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMWarren County14.0%Pennsylvania11.4%
14.0%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMWarren County6.7%Pennsylvania10.9%
6.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMWarren County4.1%Pennsylvania5.8%
4.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMWarren County3.4%Pennsylvania6.1%
3.4%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMWarren County1.5%Pennsylvania2.7%
1.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMWarren County0.9%Pennsylvania1.4%
0.9%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMWarren County8.7%Pennsylvania7.6%
8.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMWarren County7.9%Pennsylvania6.9%
7.9%
Warren CountyPennsylvaniaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Warren County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 14.0% of commuters leave home, compared with 11.4% across Pennsylvania. Early starts are more common than in Pennsylvania: 18.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.4% there. The morning rush looks much like Pennsylvania's: 46.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.2% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (22.3%) 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 Warren 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 Warren 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 Warren 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
Warren County
Pennsylvania
United States
2009
7:28 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:29 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:29 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:29 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:31 AM
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:23 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:24 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:28 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:24 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Warren County were on the road by 7:24 AM, 5 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:28 AM). The shift is sharper than across Pennsylvania, where the typical start moved 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Warren County now leave 14 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 Warren County has moved 2 minutes earlier.
How does Warren County's commute time compare?
Metric
Warren County
Pennsylvania
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
17.5 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
6.3%
15.6%
15.0%
Walked
3.1%
3.2%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.3%
3.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Warren County is 17.5 minutes, shorter than the 22.4 minutes in Pennsylvania.
0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 3.6% in Pennsylvania. 3.1% commute by walking, lower than the 3.2% in Pennsylvania.
Warren County, PA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Warren County, PA is typical in size for this group, 37,909 residents against a local median of 39,894, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. Warren County, PA's work from home, at 6.3%, runs 27% below the 8.6% typical of the counties around it.
The counties themselves spread 8.1% on work from home, so Warren County, PA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Warren County, PA has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Warren County, Pennsylvania.
Is commuting expensive in Warren County, Pennsylvania?
Commuters here spend an estimated 146 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,517 at a typical national wage. That's 22% less than the typical Pennsylvania commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Warren County, Pennsylvania?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Warren 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.
How common is public transit use in Warren 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.
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).