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Commute Time Burden in Mingo County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Mingo County spend about 61 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 255 hours, about 10.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 42% more time on the road than the West Virginia average of 21.6 minutes each way, a difference of 9.0 minutes.

Mingo County holds about 1.3% of West Virginia's population but accounts for roughly 1.8% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Mingo County would save about 102 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,165 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)
Mingo County 30.6 min 61.3 min 255 hrs/yr $7,912 679
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.

Commute Time Map: West Virginia Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in West Virginia
  1. Randolph County (16.4 min)
  2. Ohio County (17.0 min)
  3. Pocahontas County (17.2 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in West Virginia
  1. Hampshire County (40.3 min)
  2. Morgan County (35.8 min)
  3. Monroe County (33.7 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Mingo County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 30.6 minutes to get to work in Mingo County. That's 37% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Slower than 78% of counties in West Virginia

The most common departure window is 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 5.5% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Mingo County

  • Car: 92.0%
  • Worked at Home: 5.5%
  • Walked: 1.9%
  • Other: 0.5%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Mingo County, versus 0.0% in West Virginia.

Public transit is unusually rare in Mingo County: 3525.2 times less than the West Virginia average (0.0% vs 0.5%).

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Mingo County, versus 0.1% in West Virginia.

Biking is essentially absent in Mingo County, versus 0.2% in West Virginia.

Commute Mode Trends in Mingo County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Mingo 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 94.6% 1.0% 3.6% 0.2% 0.5% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2010 94.7% 0.9% 3.5% 0.3% 0.5% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2011 94.9% 1.2% 3.0% 0.4% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2012 94.4% 1.5% 3.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2013 94.8% 1.6% 3.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2014 95.1% 1.8% 2.8% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2015 94.6% 2.0% 3.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2016 93.7% 1.8% 4.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2017 93.1% 2.8% 3.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2018 93.5% 2.3% 3.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
2019 92.7% 2.4% 4.6% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2020 91.0% 5.4% 3.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2021 90.7% 5.8% 3.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 91.8% 5.1% 2.8% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 91.3% 5.0% 3.1% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 92.0% 5.5% 1.9% 0.5% 0.0% 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 was highest in 2014 at 95.1% and lowest in 2021 at 90.7%. Overall it fell from 94.6% in 2009 to 92.0% in 2024, down 2.6 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.

Working from home gained the most ground in Mingo County: its share of workers rose from 1.0% in 2009 to 5.5% in 2024, up 4.5 percentage points. Most of that increase, 3.1 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.6% to 1.9% of workers (down 1.7 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 Mingo County

  • Sleeping InThe 2nd-highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among West Virginia's 55 counties: 28.0% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Mingo County?

The bars show when commuters in Mingo 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
7.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
5.7%
5:30-5:59 AM
3.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
7.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
12.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
11.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
11.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8.3%
8:30-8:59 AM
5.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
7.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
5.1%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.6%
12:00-3:59 PM
6.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
8.6%

Mingo County West Virginia Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Mingo County is 6:30-6:59 AM, when 12.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 10.4% 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: 43.5% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.4% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (28.0%) 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 Mingo 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 Mingo 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 Mingo 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 Mingo County West Virginia United States
2009 7:48 AM 7:35 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:40 AM 7:35 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:45 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:48 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:44 AM 7:33 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:47 AM 7:32 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:46 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:38 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:35 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:33 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:29 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:36 AM 7:29 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:31 AM 7:28 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:34 AM 7:29 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:29 AM 7:28 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:38 AM 7:27 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Mingo County were on the road by 7:38 AM, 11 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:48 AM). The shift is sharper than across West Virginia, where the typical start moved 8 minutes earlier. Commuters in Mingo County now leave at about the same time as the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Mingo County has moved 9 minutes later.

How does Mingo County's commute time compare?

Metric Mingo County West Virginia US Average
Avg. Commute Time 30.6 min 21.6 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 06:30 AM – 06:59 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 5.5% 9.1% 15.0%
Walked 1.9% 2.5% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.5% 3.2%

The average commute time in Mingo County is 30.6 minutes, longer than the 21.6 minutes in West Virginia.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in West Virginia. 1.9% commute by walking, lower than the 2.5% in West Virginia.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Mingo County, WV Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Mingo County, WV is typical in size for this group, 22,544 residents against a local median of 19,902, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. Where Mingo County, WV breaks from the counties next to it is one-way commute, sitting 28% above the local median of 23.9 min at 30.6 min. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.

The counties themselves spread 11.3 min on one-way commute, so Mingo County, WV sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Mingo County, WV has the 5th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Mingo County, WV 22,544 30.6 min #5/6 5.5% #4/6 7:38 AM #3/6
Logan County, WV 31,458 21.2 min 5.0% 7:49 AM
Pike County, KY 56,725 20.1 min 5.8% 7:40 AM
Martin County, KY 11,027 23.9 min 3.9% 7:08 AM
Lincoln County, WV 19,902 31.5 min 7.7% 7:31 AM
Buchanan County, VA 19,415 26.6 min 6.5% 7:46 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Mingo County, West Virginia.

Is living in Mingo County, West Virginia good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 255 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,912 at a typical national wage. That's 42% more than the typical West Virginia commuter spends.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Mingo County, West Virginia?

Traffic peaks between 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM in Mingo 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.

How common is public transit use in Mingo County, West Virginia?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% 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).