Commuting in Pleasants 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 Pleasants County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Pleasants County spend about 57 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 238 hours, about 9.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 32% more time on the road than the West Virginia average of 21.6 minutes each way, a difference of 7.0 minutes.
Pleasants County holds about 0.4% of West Virginia's population but accounts for roughly 0.6% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Pleasants County would save about 95 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,957 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)
Pleasants County
28.6 min
57.2 min
238 hrs/yr
$7,392
692
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
28.6
minutes to get to work in
Pleasants County.
That's 28% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 72% of counties in West Virginia
The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 12.4% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Pleasants County
Car:
87.1%
Worked at Home:
12.4%
Walked:
0.5%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Other:
< 0.1%
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Pleasants County, versus 0.0% in West Virginia.
Walking is unusually rare in Pleasants County: 5.4 times less than the West Virginia average (0.5% vs 2.5%).
Public transit is essentially absent in Pleasants County, versus 0.5% in West Virginia.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Pleasants County, versus 0.1% in West Virginia.
Biking is essentially absent in Pleasants County, versus 0.2% in West Virginia.
Few people walk or bike to work in Pleasants County: just 0.5%, 5.7 times below the West Virginia average of 2.6%.
Commute Mode Trends in Pleasants County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Pleasants 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
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Other
2009
91.6%
3.9%
3.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
2010
90.3%
3.1%
4.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2.0%
2011
94.7%
1.9%
3.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
94.6%
1.9%
3.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
96.2%
1.2%
2.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
95.5%
2.3%
1.7%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
95.1%
2.4%
1.6%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.3%
2016
94.8%
2.8%
1.7%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.3%
2017
96.7%
2.3%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2018
96.0%
2.7%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
2019
96.2%
2.2%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
2020
95.0%
4.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2021
92.0%
6.8%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2022
89.5%
9.3%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2023
88.7%
10.4%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
87.1%
12.4%
0.5%
0.0%
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 peaked in 2017 at 96.7%. Overall it fell from 91.6% in 2009 to 87.1% in 2024, down 4.5 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Pleasants County: its share of workers rose from 3.9% in 2009 to 12.4% in 2024, up 8.5 percentage points. Most of that increase, 10.2 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.2% to 0.5% of workers (down 2.7 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Pleasants County
🐦Early BirdThe earliest start among West Virginia's 55 counties: half of commuters are on the road by 6:37 AM.
⏰Earlier AlarmsThe biggest shift to earlier mornings among West Virginia's 55 counties: the typical start is 53 minutes earlier than in 2009.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Pleasants County?
The bars show when commuters in Pleasants 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.
Pleasants CountyWest VirginiaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Pleasants County is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 29.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 10.2% across West Virginia. Early starts are more common than in West Virginia: 19.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.3% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in West Virginia: 36.5% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.4% there. About 1 in 7 commuters (13.9%) 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 Pleasants 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 Pleasants 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 Pleasants 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
Pleasants County
West Virginia
United States
2009
7:30 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:36 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:36 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:29 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:22 AM
7:33 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:13 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:15 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:12 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:10 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:17 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:21 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:04 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:09 AM
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:05 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2023
6:50 AM
7:28 AM
7:38 AM
2024
6:37 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Pleasants County were on the road by 6:37 AM, 53 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:30 AM). The shift is sharper than across West Virginia, where the typical start moved 8 minutes earlier. Commuters in Pleasants County now leave 61 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 Pleasants County has moved 44 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Pleasants County in the whole series.
How does Pleasants County's commute time compare?
Metric
Pleasants County
West Virginia
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
28.6 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
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
12.4%
9.1%
15.0%
Walked
0.5%
2.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Pleasants County is 28.6 minutes, longer than the 21.6 minutes in West Virginia.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in West Virginia. 0.5% commute by walking, lower than the 2.5% in West Virginia.
Pleasants County, WV Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Pleasants County, WV is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 7,521 residents against a local median of 13,227. Pleasants County, WV's work from home, at 12.4%, runs 36% above the 9.1% typical of the counties around it.
The counties themselves spread 6.3% on work from home, so Pleasants County, WV sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Pleasants County, WV has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Pleasants County, West Virginia.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Pleasants County, West Virginia?
Commuters here spend an estimated 238 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,392 at a typical national wage. That's 32% more than the typical West Virginia commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Pleasants County, West Virginia?
Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Pleasants 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.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Pleasants 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 much time do residents in Pleasants County, West Virginia save by working from home?
About 12.4% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Pleasants County would save about 95 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,957 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among 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).