Commuting in Cabell County, West Virginia: 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 Cabell County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Cabell County spend about 36 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 150 hours, about 6.2 full days, spent commuting. That is 17% less time on the road than the West Virginia average of 21.6 minutes each way, a difference of 3.6 minutes.
Cabell County holds about 5.2% of West Virginia's population but accounts for roughly 4.3% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Cabell County would save about 60 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,859 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)
Cabell County
18.0 min
36.0 min
150 hrs/yr
$4,648
1,581
West Virginia
21.6 min
43.2 min
180 hrs/yr
$5,581
1,052
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
18.0
minutes to get to work in
Cabell County.
That's 20% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 91% of counties in West Virginia
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 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 Cabell County
Car:
85.3%
Worked at Home:
8.7%
Walked:
2.9%
Other:
1.3%
Public Transportation:
0.7%
Bicycle:
0.7%unusually high
Taxi:
0.3%unusually high
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Taking a taxi is unusually common in Cabell County: 3.7 times more than the West Virginia average (0.3% vs 0.1%).
Biking is unusually common in Cabell County: 4.5 times more than the West Virginia average (0.7% vs 0.2%).
Commute Mode Trends in Cabell County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Cabell 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
89.8%
3.3%
3.8%
0.8%
1.5%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
2010
89.8%
2.8%
4.0%
0.8%
1.5%
0.7%
0.1%
0.2%
2011
90.0%
2.8%
4.0%
0.8%
1.5%
0.7%
0.2%
0.1%
2012
90.6%
2.3%
3.9%
1.1%
1.3%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
2013
91.2%
2.2%
3.6%
1.3%
1.1%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
2014
91.2%
1.8%
4.1%
1.5%
0.9%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
2015
90.1%
2.2%
4.1%
2.0%
1.1%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
2016
89.4%
2.7%
4.3%
1.9%
1.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
2017
90.0%
2.9%
3.8%
1.3%
1.3%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
2018
89.8%
2.8%
4.0%
1.1%
1.6%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
2019
89.5%
3.2%
3.9%
1.2%
1.5%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
2020
89.0%
5.0%
3.2%
0.6%
1.5%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
88.9%
5.4%
3.0%
0.6%
1.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
88.2%
6.4%
2.6%
1.1%
1.2%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
86.8%
7.6%
2.8%
1.1%
0.8%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
2024
85.3%
8.7%
2.9%
1.3%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2013 at 91.2%. Overall it fell from 89.8% in 2009 to 85.3% in 2024, down 4.5 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 7 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Cabell County: its share of workers rose from 3.3% in 2009 to 8.7% in 2024, up 5.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.8% to 2.9% of workers (down 0.9 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 Cabell County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Cabell County?
The bars show when commuters in Cabell 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 West Virginia for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMCabell County3.9%West Virginia6.3%
3.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMCabell County3.0%West Virginia4.4%
3.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMCabell County5.2%West Virginia5.6%
5.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMCabell County7.1%West Virginia10.2%
7.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMCabell County9.2%West Virginia10.4%
9.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMCabell County16.2%West Virginia14.4%
16.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMCabell County14.2%West Virginia11.9%
14.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMCabell County9.8%West Virginia9.7%
9.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMCabell County5.3%West Virginia4.5%
5.3%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMCabell County6.8%West Virginia4.7%
6.8%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMCabell County3.1%West Virginia2.7%
3.1%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMCabell County2.0%West Virginia1.2%
2.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMCabell County7.5%West Virginia7.0%
7.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMCabell County6.8%West Virginia7.1%
6.8%
Cabell CountyWest VirginiaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Cabell County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 16.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.4% across West Virginia. Early starts are less common than in West Virginia: 12.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.3% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in West Virginia: 49.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.4% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (26.2%) 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 Cabell 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 Cabell 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 Cabell County next to West Virginia 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
Cabell County
West Virginia
United States
2009
7:56 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:52 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:51 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:52 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:51 AM
7:33 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:51 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:51 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:51 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:51 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:51 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:50 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:45 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:42 AM
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:42 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:42 AM
7:28 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:42 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Cabell County were on the road by 7:42 AM, 14 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:56 AM). The shift is sharper than across West Virginia, where the typical start moved 8 minutes earlier. Commuters in Cabell County now leave 4 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Cabell County has moved 8 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Cabell County in the whole series.
How does Cabell County's commute time compare?
Metric
Cabell County
West Virginia
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
18.0 min
21.6 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
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
8.7%
9.1%
15.0%
Walked
2.9%
2.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.7%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Cabell County is 18.0 minutes, shorter than the 21.6 minutes in West Virginia.
0.7% commute by public transit, higher than the 0.5% in West Virginia. 2.9% commute by walking, higher than the 2.5% in West Virginia.
Cabell County, WV Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Cabell County, WV is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 92,739 residents against a local median of 38,164. Cabell County, WV's work from home, at 8.7%, runs 67% above the 5.2% typical of the counties around it.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 18.0 min against a local median of 25.2 min, 29% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 29% below the local median it puts Cabell County, WV at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 6.2% on work from home, so Cabell County, WV sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Cabell County, WV has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Cabell County, West Virginia.
Is commuting expensive in Cabell County, West Virginia?
Commuters here spend an estimated 150 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,648 at a typical national wage. That's 17% less than the typical West Virginia commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Cabell County, West Virginia?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Cabell County, West Virginia. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in West Virginia?
Among counties in West Virginia, the shortest average commutes are in Randolph County (16.4 min), Ohio County (17.0 min), Pocahontas County (17.2 min). The longest are in Hampshire County (40.3 min), Morgan County (35.8 min), Monroe County (33.7 min).