Commuting in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Hancock County spend about 41 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 169 hours, about 7.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 6% less time on the road than the West Virginia average of 21.6 minutes each way, a difference of 1.3 minutes.
Hancock County holds about 1.6% of West Virginia's population but accounts for roughly 1.5% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Hancock County would save about 68 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,099 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)
Hancock County
20.3 min
40.6 min
169 hrs/yr
$5,247
1,332
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
20.3
minutes to get to work in
Hancock County.
That's 9% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 83% of counties in West Virginia
The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM, followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 10.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Hancock County
Car:
85.2%
Worked at Home:
10.1%
Other:
2.6%
Walked:
1.3%
Public Transportation:
0.4%
Taxi:
0.2%
Bicycle:
0.2%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Hancock County, versus 0.0% in West Virginia.
Commute Mode Trends in Hancock County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Hancock 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
Other
Walked
Public Transportation
Taxi
Bicycle
Motorcycle
2009
92.2%
2.5%
1.5%
2.8%
0.8%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2010
91.7%
3.1%
1.2%
2.7%
1.0%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
2011
91.4%
3.8%
1.0%
2.2%
1.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2012
92.3%
3.6%
0.6%
1.8%
1.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
2013
93.2%
2.7%
0.8%
1.5%
1.6%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
94.4%
2.1%
1.2%
0.9%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
94.1%
1.8%
1.2%
1.3%
1.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
94.1%
1.3%
1.4%
2.2%
0.8%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
92.9%
1.6%
1.4%
2.4%
1.6%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
92.6%
2.6%
1.2%
2.1%
1.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
92.7%
2.6%
0.6%
2.7%
1.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2020
90.1%
3.9%
2.2%
2.7%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2021
89.7%
5.0%
2.3%
2.0%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2022
88.1%
7.3%
2.1%
1.9%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2023
86.9%
8.6%
2.1%
1.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
2024
85.2%
10.1%
2.6%
1.3%
0.4%
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 2014 at 94.4%. Overall it fell from 92.2% in 2009 to 85.2% in 2024, down 7.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Hancock County: its share of workers rose from 2.5% in 2009 to 10.1% in 2024, up 7.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 7.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.8% to 1.3% of workers (down 1.5 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 Hancock County
⏰Earlier AlarmsThe 3rd-biggest shift to earlier mornings among West Virginia's 55 counties: the typical start is 36 minutes earlier than in 2009.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Hancock County?
The bars show when commuters in Hancock 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 AMHancock County5.2%West Virginia6.3%
5.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMHancock County7.1%West Virginia4.4%
7.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMHancock County4.5%West Virginia5.6%
4.5%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMHancock County13.7%West Virginia10.2%
13.7%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMHancock County13.5%West Virginia10.4%
13.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMHancock County12.6%West Virginia14.4%
12.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMHancock County11.4%West Virginia11.9%
11.4%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMHancock County9.6%West Virginia9.7%
9.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMHancock County2.2%West Virginia4.5%
2.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMHancock County2.8%West Virginia4.7%
2.8%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMHancock County2.8%West Virginia2.7%
2.8%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMHancock County1.0%West Virginia1.2%
1.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMHancock County7.5%West Virginia7.0%
7.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMHancock County6.2%West Virginia7.1%
6.2%
Hancock CountyWest VirginiaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Hancock County is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 13.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 10.2% across West Virginia. Early starts are about as common as in West Virginia: 16.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.3% there. The morning rush looks much like West Virginia's: 47.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.4% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (20.2%) 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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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
Hancock County
West Virginia
United States
2009
7:50 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:42 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:37 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:29 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:27 AM
7:33 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:27 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:26 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:26 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:31 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:31 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:25 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:21 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:20 AM
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:20 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:19 AM
7:28 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:14 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Hancock County were on the road by 7:14 AM, 36 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:50 AM). The shift is sharper than across West Virginia, where the typical start moved 8 minutes earlier. Commuters in Hancock County now leave 24 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 Hancock County has moved 11 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Hancock County in the whole series.
How does Hancock County's commute time compare?
Metric
Hancock County
West Virginia
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
20.3 min
21.6 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
06:00 AM – 06:29 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
10.1%
9.1%
15.0%
Walked
1.3%
2.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.4%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Hancock County is 20.3 minutes, shorter than the 21.6 minutes in West Virginia.
0.4% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in West Virginia. 1.3% commute by walking, lower than the 2.5% in West Virginia.
Hancock County, WV Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Hancock County, WV is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 28,177 residents against a local median of 64,518. The measure that sets Hancock County, WV apart most is work from home: 10.1%, 38% above the local median of 7.3%.
The counties themselves spread 7.3% on work from home, so Hancock County, WV sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Hancock County, WV has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Hancock County, West Virginia.
Is commuting expensive in Hancock County, West Virginia?
Commuters here spend an estimated 169 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,247 at a typical national wage. That's 6% less than the typical West Virginia commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Hancock County, West Virginia?
Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Hancock County, West Virginia. 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.
Which counties in West Virginia have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).