Commuting in Raleigh 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 Raleigh County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Raleigh County spend about 40 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 168 hours, about 7.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 7% less time on the road than the West Virginia average of 21.6 minutes each way, a difference of 1.4 minutes.
Raleigh County holds about 4.1% of West Virginia's population but accounts for roughly 3.8% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Raleigh County would save about 67 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,083 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)
Raleigh County
20.2 min
40.3 min
168 hrs/yr
$5,208
1,221
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
20.2
minutes to get to work in
Raleigh County.
That's 10% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 87% of counties in West Virginia
The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 8.4% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Raleigh County
Car:
88.9%
Worked at Home:
8.4%
Other:
1.1%
Walked:
0.9%
Taxi:
0.5%unusually high
Public Transportation:
0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Public transit is unusually rare in Raleigh County: 3.8 times less than the West Virginia average (0.1% vs 0.5%).
Taking a taxi is unusually common in Raleigh County: 6.0 times more than the West Virginia average (0.5% vs 0.1%).
Biking is unusually rare in Raleigh County: 3.7 times less than the West Virginia average (0.0% vs 0.2%).
Commute Mode Trends in Raleigh County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Raleigh 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
Taxi
Public Transportation
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
91.9%
2.9%
1.9%
3.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
2010
91.2%
2.8%
2.5%
3.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
2011
92.4%
2.3%
2.4%
2.4%
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
2012
92.3%
2.5%
2.4%
2.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2013
92.8%
2.7%
1.8%
2.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2014
93.3%
2.8%
1.7%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2015
94.0%
2.7%
0.8%
1.9%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
2016
92.3%
3.7%
1.2%
2.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2017
92.2%
3.6%
1.0%
2.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2018
92.5%
3.7%
1.0%
2.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
91.8%
4.6%
1.0%
2.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
92.4%
4.6%
0.6%
2.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
93.1%
3.9%
0.6%
2.2%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
92.6%
5.1%
0.7%
1.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
90.9%
6.7%
0.9%
1.2%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
88.9%
8.4%
1.1%
0.9%
0.5%
0.1%
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 2015 at 94.0%. Overall it fell from 91.9% in 2009 to 88.9% in 2024, down 3.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 3 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Raleigh County: its share of workers rose from 2.9% in 2009 to 8.4% in 2024, up 5.5 percentage points. Most of that increase, 3.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.0% to 0.9% of workers (down 2.1 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2013 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Raleigh County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Raleigh County?
The bars show when commuters in Raleigh 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 AMRaleigh County6.2%West Virginia6.3%
6.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMRaleigh County1.8%West Virginia4.4%
1.8%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMRaleigh County3.4%West Virginia5.6%
3.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMRaleigh County10.3%West Virginia10.2%
10.3%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMRaleigh County9.6%West Virginia10.4%
9.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMRaleigh County13.8%West Virginia14.4%
13.8%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMRaleigh County11.6%West Virginia11.9%
11.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMRaleigh County14.6%West Virginia9.7%
14.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMRaleigh County4.2%West Virginia4.5%
4.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMRaleigh County6.2%West Virginia4.7%
6.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMRaleigh County3.8%West Virginia2.7%
3.8%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMRaleigh County1.4%West Virginia1.2%
1.4%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMRaleigh County6.0%West Virginia7.0%
6.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMRaleigh County7.2%West Virginia7.1%
7.2%
Raleigh CountyWest VirginiaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Raleigh County is 8:00-8:29 AM, when 14.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 9.7% across West Virginia. Early starts are less common than in West Virginia: 11.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.3% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in West Virginia: 49.5% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.4% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (24.6%) 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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh 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
Raleigh County
West Virginia
United States
2009
7:46 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:48 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:44 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:42 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:41 AM
7:33 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:38 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:35 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:37 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:39 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:37 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:36 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:34 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:36 AM
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:35 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:40 AM
7:28 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:43 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Raleigh County were on the road by 7:43 AM, 3 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:46 AM). Across West Virginia the shift was bigger still, with the typical start moving 8 minutes earlier. Commuters in Raleigh County now leave 5 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 Raleigh County has moved 6 minutes later.
How does Raleigh County's commute time compare?
Metric
Raleigh County
West Virginia
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
20.2 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
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
8.4%
9.1%
15.0%
Walked
0.9%
2.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.1%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Raleigh County is 20.2 minutes, shorter than the 21.6 minutes in West Virginia.
0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in West Virginia. 0.9% commute by walking, lower than the 2.5% in West Virginia.
Raleigh County, WV Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Raleigh County, WV is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 73,194 residents against a local median of 21,027. The measure that sets Raleigh County, WV apart most is work from home: 8.4%, 44% above the local median of 5.9%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 20.2 min against a local median of 26.3 min, 23% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 23% below the local median it puts Raleigh County, WV at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 4.3% on work from home, so Raleigh County, WV sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Raleigh County, WV has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
Is living in Raleigh County, West Virginia good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 168 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,208 at a typical national wage. That's 7% less than the typical West Virginia commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Raleigh County, West Virginia?
Traffic peaks between 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Raleigh County, West Virginia?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.1% of commuters use it versus 0.5% in West Virginia, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
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).