See what the average commute is in Bannock County, ID

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Bannock County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Bannock County has a shorter commute than four out of five neighboring counties, with Franklin County, ID having the longest commute at 26.3 minutes.

Bannock County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 17.9 minutes
--- 15.4% lower than state average
--- #11 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 88.1%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.0%
- Workers who work from home: 6.6%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 11.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 10.9%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Power County, ID: 16.5 minutes
#2. Bannock County, ID: 17.9 minutes
#3. Caribou County, ID: 18.1 minutes
#4. Bingham County, ID: 23.0 minutes
#5. Oneida County, ID: 24.0 minutes
#6. Franklin County, ID: 26.3 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Idaho
#1. Lemhi County: 12.5 minutes
#2. Madison County: 14.1 minutes
#2. Valley County: 14.1 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Idaho
#1. Camas County: 37.8 minutes
#2. Boise County: 35.8 minutes
#3. Bear Lake County: 30.8 minutes