Commuting in Hampshire 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 Hampshire County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Hampshire County spend about 81 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 335 hours, about 14.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 86% more time on the road than the West Virginia average of 21.6 minutes each way, a difference of 18.6 minutes.
Hampshire County holds about 1.3% of West Virginia's population but accounts for roughly 2.5% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Hampshire County would save about 134 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $4,159 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)
Hampshire County
40.3 min
80.5 min
335 hrs/yr
$10,398
875
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
40.3
minutes to get to work in
Hampshire County.
That's 80% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slowest county in West Virginia
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 9.4% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Hampshire County
Car:
87.5%
Worked at Home:
9.4%
Walked:
2.4%
Other:
0.6%
Public Transportation:
0.2%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Hampshire County, versus 0.0% in West Virginia.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Hampshire County, versus 0.1% in West Virginia.
Biking is essentially absent in Hampshire County, versus 0.2% in West Virginia.
Commute Mode Trends in Hampshire County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Hampshire 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
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
91.9%
3.6%
1.7%
1.3%
1.1%
0.0%
0.4%
0.1%
2010
93.9%
2.4%
1.4%
1.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.3%
0.1%
2011
94.6%
2.2%
1.6%
1.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
2012
96.0%
1.4%
1.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2013
95.8%
1.3%
2.2%
0.3%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2014
96.5%
1.4%
1.7%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
95.8%
1.6%
2.2%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
94.5%
2.5%
2.8%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
93.9%
2.7%
2.8%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
93.1%
3.0%
3.0%
0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
94.6%
2.5%
2.2%
0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
94.8%
3.6%
0.9%
0.6%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
94.1%
3.9%
1.2%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
91.2%
6.0%
2.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
90.2%
6.4%
3.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
87.5%
9.4%
2.4%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
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 2014 at 96.5%. Overall it fell from 91.9% in 2009 to 87.5% in 2024, down 4.4 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 4 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Hampshire County: its share of workers rose from 3.6% in 2009 to 9.4% in 2024, up 5.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.9 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 1.1% to 0.2% of workers (down 0.9 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Hampshire County
🌅Dawn PatrolThe 2nd-highest share of pre-6 AM departures among West Virginia's 55 counties: 27.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM.
🧘Rush-Hour DodgersThe 3rd-lowest share of rush-hour departures among West Virginia's 55 counties: only 36.3% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Hampshire County?
The bars show when commuters in Hampshire 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.
Hampshire CountyWest VirginiaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Hampshire County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.4% across West Virginia. Early starts are more common than in West Virginia: 27.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.3% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in West Virginia: 36.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.4% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (18.5%) 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 Hampshire 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 Hampshire 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 Hampshire 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
Hampshire County
West Virginia
United States
2009
7:06 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:05 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:01 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2012
6:59 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:07 AM
7:33 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:13 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:17 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:16 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:13 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:13 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:11 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:13 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:12 AM
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:16 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:08 AM
7:28 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:05 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Hampshire County were on the road by 7:05 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across West Virginia, meanwhile, the typical commuter now leaves 8 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Hampshire County now leave 33 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 Hampshire County has moved 6 minutes earlier.
How does Hampshire County's commute time compare?
Metric
Hampshire County
West Virginia
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
40.3 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
06:00 AM – 06:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
9.4%
9.1%
15.0%
Walked
2.4%
2.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.2%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Hampshire County is 40.3 minutes, longer than the 21.6 minutes in West Virginia.
0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in West Virginia. 2.4% commute by walking, lower than the 2.5% in West Virginia.
Hampshire County, WV Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Hampshire County, WV is typical in size for this group, 23,465 residents against a local median of 26,854, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. Hampshire County, WV's one-way commute, at 40.3 min, runs 87% above the 21.5 min typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 18.0 min on one-way commute, so Hampshire County, WV sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Hampshire County, WV has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Hampshire County, West Virginia?
Commuters here spend an estimated 335 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $10,398 at a typical national wage. That's 86% more than the typical West Virginia commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Hampshire County, West Virginia?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Hampshire County, West Virginia. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How do commute times compare across 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).