Commuting in Tucker 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 Tucker County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Tucker County spend about 46 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 190 hours, about 7.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 6% more time on the road than the West Virginia average of 21.6 minutes each way, a difference of 1.2 minutes.
Tucker County holds about 0.4% of West Virginia's population and accounts for roughly 0.4% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Tucker County would save about 76 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,358 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)
Tucker County
22.8 min
45.6 min
190 hrs/yr
$5,895
468
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
22.8
minutes to get to work in
Tucker County.
That's 2% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 10.6% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Tucker County
Car:
82.2%
Worked at Home:
10.6%
Walked:
6.6%
Public Transportation:
0.5%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Other:
< 0.1%
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Tucker County, versus 0.0% in West Virginia.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Tucker County, versus 0.1% in West Virginia.
Biking is essentially absent in Tucker County, versus 0.2% in West Virginia.
Commute Mode Trends in Tucker County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Tucker 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
88.4%
5.0%
5.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.5%
2010
88.8%
3.9%
5.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
0.6%
2011
89.6%
3.9%
4.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
0.8%
2012
90.7%
4.4%
3.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
0.8%
2013
90.5%
4.3%
3.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.7%
0.8%
2014
91.9%
3.6%
3.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.7%
0.3%
2015
92.7%
3.9%
2.8%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2016
93.3%
4.1%
2.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
2017
92.8%
4.3%
2.6%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2018
93.7%
3.7%
2.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2019
93.1%
4.3%
2.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2020
92.5%
4.8%
2.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
89.6%
8.1%
2.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
84.2%
11.5%
4.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
85.3%
10.7%
3.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
82.2%
10.6%
6.6%
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 peaked in 2018 at 93.7%. Overall it fell from 88.4% in 2009 to 82.2% in 2024, down 6.2 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Tucker County: its share of workers rose from 5.0% in 2009 to 10.6% in 2024, up 5.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.3 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Biking peaked at 1.1% in 2010 and has since fallen back to 0.0%.
Commute Start Times in Tucker County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Tucker County?
The bars show when commuters in Tucker 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 AMTucker County6.0%West Virginia6.3%
6.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMTucker County6.1%West Virginia4.4%
6.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMTucker County8.5%West Virginia5.6%
8.5%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMTucker County10.6%West Virginia10.2%
10.6%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMTucker County9.5%West Virginia10.4%
9.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMTucker County21.2%West Virginia14.4%
21.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMTucker County11.1%West Virginia11.9%
11.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMTucker County7.7%West Virginia9.7%
7.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMTucker County1.2%West Virginia4.5%
1.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMTucker County5.2%West Virginia4.7%
5.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMTucker County2.5%West Virginia2.7%
2.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMTucker County1.3%West Virginia1.2%
1.3%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMTucker County2.4%West Virginia7.0%
2.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMTucker County6.8%West Virginia7.1%
6.8%
Tucker CountyWest VirginiaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Tucker County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 21.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.4% across West Virginia. Early starts are more common than in West Virginia: 20.6% 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 6 commuters (18.1%) 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 Tucker 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 Tucker 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 Tucker 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
Tucker County
West Virginia
United States
2009
7:21 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:26 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:32 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:33 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:33 AM
7:33 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:30 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:22 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:19 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:19 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:18 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:18 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:17 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:19 AM
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:19 AM
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:16 AM
7:28 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:13 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Tucker County were on the road by 7:13 AM, 8 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:21 AM). West Virginia followed the same path, with the typical start moving 8 minutes earlier. Commuters in Tucker County now leave 25 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 Tucker County has moved 4 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Tucker County in the whole series.
How does Tucker County's commute time compare?
Metric
Tucker County
West Virginia
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
22.8 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
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
10.6%
9.1%
15.0%
Walked
6.6%
2.5%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.5%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Tucker County is 22.8 minutes, longer than the 21.6 minutes in West Virginia.
The share of commuters using public transit is about the same as West Virginia. 6.6% commute by walking, higher than the 2.5% in West Virginia.
Tucker County, WV Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Tucker County, WV is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 6,654 residents against a local median of 15,424. Where Tucker County, WV breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 23% above the local median of 8.6% at 10.6%.
The counties themselves spread 3.1% on work from home, so Tucker County, WV sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Tucker County, WV has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Tucker County, West Virginia.
Is living in Tucker County, West Virginia good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 190 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,895 at a typical national wage. That's 6% more than the typical West Virginia commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Tucker County, West Virginia?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Tucker 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 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).