Commuting in Logan 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 Logan County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Logan County spend about 42 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 177 hours, about 7.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 2% less time on the road than the West Virginia average of 21.6 minutes each way, a difference of 0.4 minutes.
Logan County holds about 1.8% of West Virginia's population but accounts for roughly 1.7% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Logan County would save about 71 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,189 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)
Logan County
21.2 min
42.4 min
177 hrs/yr
$5,473
1,261
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
21.2
minutes to get to work in
Logan County.
That's 5% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 72% of counties in West Virginia
The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 5.0% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Logan County
Car:
92.3%
Worked at Home:
5.0%
Walked:
2.0%
Other:
0.5%
Public Transportation:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Logan County, versus 0.0% in West Virginia.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Logan County, versus 0.1% in West Virginia.
Biking is essentially absent in Logan County, versus 0.2% in West Virginia.
Commute Mode Trends in Logan County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Logan 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
96.1%
0.8%
1.7%
1.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
96.4%
0.7%
1.9%
0.8%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
95.8%
1.2%
2.1%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
96.1%
1.0%
1.6%
1.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
96.2%
0.9%
2.1%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
94.8%
1.7%
2.9%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
94.4%
1.4%
3.7%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
95.0%
1.1%
3.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
94.3%
1.6%
4.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
94.8%
1.6%
3.2%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
95.2%
1.8%
2.6%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
94.7%
2.5%
2.5%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
93.9%
3.9%
1.9%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
92.9%
4.1%
1.6%
0.6%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
92.4%
4.2%
2.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
92.3%
5.0%
2.0%
0.5%
0.3%
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 2010 at 96.4%. Overall it fell from 96.1% in 2009 to 92.3% in 2024, down 3.8 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Logan County: its share of workers rose from 0.8% in 2009 to 5.0% in 2024, up 4.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 3.2 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2021 release and has stayed ahead since.
Walking peaked at 4.0% in 2017 and has since fallen back to 2.0%.
Commute Start Times in Logan County
🦉Night OwlThe 3rd-latest start among West Virginia's 55 counties: half of commuters are still at home at 7:49 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Logan County?
The bars show when commuters in Logan 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 AMLogan County4.9%West Virginia6.3%
4.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMLogan County6.4%West Virginia4.4%
6.4%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMLogan County2.3%West Virginia5.6%
2.3%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMLogan County11.6%West Virginia10.2%
11.6%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMLogan County10.5%West Virginia10.4%
10.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMLogan County6.6%West Virginia14.4%
6.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMLogan County11.8%West Virginia11.9%
11.8%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMLogan County14.2%West Virginia9.7%
14.2%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMLogan County4.0%West Virginia4.5%
4.0%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMLogan County5.9%West Virginia4.7%
5.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMLogan County4.0%West Virginia2.7%
4.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMLogan County0.6%West Virginia1.2%
0.6%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMLogan County8.8%West Virginia7.0%
8.8%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMLogan County8.3%West Virginia7.1%
8.3%
Logan CountyWest VirginiaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Logan County is 8:00-8:29 AM, when 14.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 9.7% across West Virginia. Early starts are less common than in West Virginia: 13.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.3% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in West Virginia: 43.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.4% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (27.6%) 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 Logan 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 Logan 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 Logan 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
Logan County
West Virginia
United States
2009
7:44 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:47 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:50 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:45 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
7:54 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:55 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:59 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:56 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:56 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:58 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:55 AM
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:51 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:52 AM
7:28 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:49 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Logan County were on the road by 7:49 AM, 5 minutes later than in 2009 (7:44 AM). That goes against the trend across West Virginia, where the typical commuter now leaves 8 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Logan County now leave 11 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 Logan County has moved 6 minutes earlier.
How does Logan County's commute time compare?
Metric
Logan County
West Virginia
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
21.2 min
21.6 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
08:00 AM – 08:29 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
5.0%
9.1%
15.0%
Walked
2.0%
2.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.3%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Logan County is 21.2 minutes, shorter than the 21.6 minutes in West Virginia.
0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in West Virginia. 2.0% commute by walking, lower than the 2.5% in West Virginia.
Logan County, WV Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Logan County, WV is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 31,458 residents against a local median of 20,629. Where Logan County, WV breaks from the counties next to it is one-way commute, sitting 31% below the local median of 30.6 min at 21.2 min. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 5.4 min on one-way commute, so Logan County, WV sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Logan County, WV has the lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Logan County, West Virginia.
Is commuting expensive in Logan County, West Virginia?
Commuters here spend an estimated 177 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,473 at a typical national wage. That's 2% less than the typical West Virginia commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Logan County, West Virginia?
Traffic peaks between 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM in Logan 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.
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).