How Many Commuters Leave before 6am?

In the United States, 12.6% of people who work outside of the home begin their commute before 6am, with 4.2% starting between midnight and 4:59am. The most common departure time for commuters is between 7am and 7:30am, when 14.9% of workers leave home. Men are more likely to be early commuters, with 16.2% of men leaving for work before 6:00am, compared to 8.2% of women.

More about commuters:

• Those who carpool to work are the most likely to leave home before 6am; public transportation users are the least likely to begin their commute before 6am.


• The average commute time in the US is 25.1 minutes, though 3.2 million workers have a commute of 90 minutes or more.


• 24.3% of commuters leave home between 9am and 11:59pm.