Commuting in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Lincoln County spend about 63 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 262 hours, about 10.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 46% more time on the road than the West Virginia average of 21.6 minutes each way, a difference of 9.9 minutes.
Lincoln County holds about 1.1% of West Virginia's population but accounts for roughly 1.6% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Lincoln County would save about 105 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,250 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)
Lincoln County
31.5 min
62.9 min
262 hrs/yr
$8,126
1,138
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
31.5
minutes to get to work in
Lincoln County.
That's 40% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 83% of counties in West Virginia
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 12:00 PM – 03:59 PM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 7.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Lincoln County
Car:
89.8%
Worked at Home:
7.7%
Walked:
2.1%
Other:
0.3%
Public Transportation:
0.2%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Lincoln County, versus 0.0% in West Virginia.
Public transit is unusually rare in Lincoln County: 3.1 times less than the West Virginia average (0.2% vs 0.5%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Lincoln County, versus 0.1% in West Virginia.
Biking is unusually rare in Lincoln County: 821684.9 times less than the West Virginia average (0.0% vs 0.2%).
Commute Mode Trends in Lincoln County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Lincoln 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
94.3%
2.1%
2.7%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
92.8%
2.5%
2.6%
1.8%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
92.3%
2.4%
2.7%
2.2%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
92.3%
2.4%
2.8%
2.1%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
92.1%
2.6%
2.8%
2.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
92.1%
2.3%
3.2%
1.9%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
92.6%
1.7%
2.8%
2.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
2016
92.5%
2.6%
1.9%
2.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%
2017
94.2%
1.9%
2.3%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
2018
92.2%
3.0%
2.2%
1.6%
0.4%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
2019
89.2%
5.4%
3.4%
1.3%
0.4%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
2020
88.3%
7.5%
3.8%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
87.5%
9.3%
3.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
86.8%
10.1%
2.7%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
88.2%
8.6%
2.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
89.8%
7.7%
2.1%
0.3%
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 bottomed out in 2022 at 86.8%. Overall it fell from 94.3% in 2009 to 89.8% in 2024, down 4.5 percentage points. It has risen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Lincoln County: its share of workers rose from 2.1% in 2009 to 7.7% in 2024, up 5.6 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.7% to 2.1% of workers (down 0.6 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2018 release and has stayed ahead since.
Working from home peaked at 10.1% in 2022 and has since fallen back to 7.7%.
Commute Start Times in Lincoln County
🛌Hitting SnoozeThe biggest shift to later mornings among West Virginia's 55 counties: the typical start is 26 minutes later than in 2009.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Lincoln County?
The bars show when commuters in Lincoln 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 AMLincoln County7.6%West Virginia6.3%
7.6%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMLincoln County4.1%West Virginia4.4%
4.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMLincoln County4.7%West Virginia5.6%
4.7%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMLincoln County9.2%West Virginia10.2%
9.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMLincoln County9.0%West Virginia10.4%
9.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMLincoln County14.9%West Virginia14.4%
14.9%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMLincoln County9.5%West Virginia11.9%
9.5%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMLincoln County9.9%West Virginia9.7%
9.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMLincoln County4.4%West Virginia4.5%
4.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMLincoln County3.8%West Virginia4.7%
3.8%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMLincoln County4.3%West Virginia2.7%
4.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMLincoln County0.7%West Virginia1.2%
0.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMLincoln County10.9%West Virginia7.0%
10.9%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMLincoln County6.8%West Virginia7.1%
6.8%
Lincoln CountyWest VirginiaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Lincoln County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 14.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.4% across West Virginia. Early starts are about as common as in West Virginia: 16.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.3% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in West Virginia: 43.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.4% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (26.6%) 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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
Lincoln County
West Virginia
United States
2009
7:05 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:14 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:11 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:17 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:13 AM
7:33 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:16 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:17 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:18 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:18 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:24 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:23 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:15 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:15 AM
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:21 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:26 AM
7:28 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:31 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Lincoln County were on the road by 7:31 AM, 26 minutes later than in 2009 (7:05 AM). That goes against the trend across West Virginia, where the typical commuter now leaves 8 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Lincoln County now leave 7 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 Lincoln County has moved 8 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Lincoln County in the whole series.
How does Lincoln County's commute time compare?
Metric
Lincoln County
West Virginia
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
31.5 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
12:00 PM – 03:59 PM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
7.7%
9.1%
15.0%
Walked
2.1%
2.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.2%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Lincoln County is 31.5 minutes, longer than the 21.6 minutes in West Virginia.
0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in West Virginia. 2.1% commute by walking, lower than the 2.5% in West Virginia.
Lincoln County, WV Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Lincoln County, WV is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 19,902 residents against a local median of 38,164. The measure that sets Lincoln County, WV apart most is one-way commute: 31.5 min, 44% above the local median of 21.8 min. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 7.7% against a local median of 5.9%, 31% above it. The counties themselves spread 11.0 min on one-way commute, so Lincoln County, WV sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Lincoln County, WV has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Lincoln County, West Virginia.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Lincoln County, West Virginia?
Commuters here spend an estimated 262 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $8,126 at a typical national wage. That's 46% more than the typical West Virginia commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Lincoln County, West Virginia?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Lincoln County, West Virginia. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 12:00 PM – 03:59 PM also sees a secondary bump.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Lincoln County, West Virginia?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.2% of commuters use it versus 0.5% in West Virginia, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
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).