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Commuting in Wirt 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 Wirt County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Wirt County spend about 64 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 269 hours, about 11.2 full days, spent commuting. That is 49% more time on the road than the West Virginia average of 21.6 minutes each way, a difference of 10.6 minutes.

Wirt County holds about 0.3% of West Virginia's population but accounts for roughly 0.4% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Wirt County would save about 107 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,331 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)
Wirt County 32.2 min 64.5 min 269 hrs/yr $8,327 358
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

Wirt County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 32.2 minutes to get to work in Wirt County. That's 44% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Among the 5 slowest 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 11.8% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Wirt County

  • Car: 86.1%
  • Worked at Home: 11.8%
  • Walked: 1.6%
  • Other: 0.5%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

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

Public transit is essentially absent in Wirt County, versus 0.5% in West Virginia.

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

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

Commute Mode Trends in Wirt County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Wirt 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 93.0% 4.2% 1.9% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 93.9% 3.7% 1.4% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2011 95.4% 1.4% 1.2% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
2012 93.6% 1.9% 1.8% 2.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
2013 93.1% 4.1% 1.4% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2014 93.7% 3.7% 1.3% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2015 93.0% 4.6% 1.3% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2016 92.0% 6.5% 1.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 93.3% 4.9% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 92.7% 5.8% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 92.1% 5.7% 1.4% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2020 86.3% 11.3% 1.4% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2021 87.2% 10.1% 1.1% 1.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 87.2% 11.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 87.4% 9.9% 1.1% 1.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 86.1% 11.8% 1.6% 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 2011 at 95.4%. Overall it fell from 93.0% in 2009 to 86.1% in 2024, down 6.9 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.

Working from home gained the most ground in Wirt County: its share of workers rose from 4.2% in 2009 to 11.8% in 2024, up 7.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.1 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Commute Start Times in Wirt County

  • Sleeping InThe highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among West Virginia's 55 counties: 30.9% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.
  • Rush-Hour DodgersThe 2nd-lowest share of rush-hour departures among West Virginia's 55 counties: only 33.9% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.
  • Hitting SnoozeThe 2nd-biggest shift to later mornings among West Virginia's 55 counties: the typical start is 24 minutes later than in 2009.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Wirt County?

The bars show when commuters in Wirt 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
7.6%
5:00-5:29 AM
5.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
6.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
16.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
7.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
9.3%
7:30-7:59 AM
11.5%
8:00-8:29 AM
5.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
0.0%
9:00-9:59 AM
7.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
0.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
4.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
8.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
10.9%

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

The busiest time to head out in Wirt County is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 16.0% of commuters leave home, compared with 10.2% across West Virginia. Early starts are more common than in West Virginia: 19.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.3% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in West Virginia: 33.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.4% there. About 1 in 3 commuters (30.9%) 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 Wirt 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 Wirt 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 Wirt 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 Wirt County West Virginia United States
2009 7:00 AM 7:35 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:02 AM 7:35 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:01 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:03 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:06 AM 7:33 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:06 AM 7:32 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:06 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:05 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:04 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2018 6:58 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2019 6:58 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2020 6:54 AM 7:29 AM 7:37 AM
2021 6:59 AM 7:28 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:05 AM 7:29 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:07 AM 7:28 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:23 AM 7:27 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Wirt County were on the road by 7:23 AM, 24 minutes later than in 2009 (7:00 AM). That goes against the trend across West Virginia, where the typical commuter now leaves 8 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Wirt County now leave 15 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 Wirt County has moved 26 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Wirt County in the whole series.

How does Wirt County's commute time compare?

Metric Wirt County West Virginia US Average
Avg. Commute Time 32.2 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 11.8% 9.1% 15.0%
Walked 1.6% 2.5% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.5% 3.2%

The average commute time in Wirt County is 32.2 minutes, longer than the 21.6 minutes in West Virginia.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in West Virginia. 1.6% commute by walking, lower than the 2.5% in West Virginia.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Wirt County, WV Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Wirt County, WV is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 5,053 residents against a local median of 13,786. Wirt County, WV's one-way commute, at 32.2 min, runs 26% above the 25.5 min typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.

Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 11.8% against a local median of 9.8%, 21% above it. The counties themselves spread 13.9 min on one-way commute, so Wirt County, WV sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Wirt County, WV has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Wirt County, WV 5,053 32.2 min #6/6 11.8% #1/6 7:23 AM #5/6
Wood County, WV 83,389 17.8 min 9.9% 7:36 AM
Roane County, WV 13,786 25.4 min 6.1% 7:08 AM
Calhoun County, WV 6,048 31.7 min 2.1% 6:56 AM
Jackson County, WV 27,705 25.5 min 10.5% 7:16 AM
Ritchie County, WV 8,286 31.3 min 9.8% 6:53 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Wirt County, West Virginia.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Wirt County, West Virginia?

Commuters here spend an estimated 269 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $8,327 at a typical national wage. That's 49% more than the typical West Virginia commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Wirt County, West Virginia?

Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Wirt 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 Wirt 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.

Is Wirt County, West Virginia a good location for remote and hybrid workers?

About 11.8% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Wirt County would save about 107 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,331 at the same national wage assumption used above.

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).