See what the average commute is in Bonner 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 Bonner County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Bonner County has a longer commute than five out of seven neighboring counties, with Lincoln County, MT having the shortest commute at 18.3 minutes.

Bonner County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 23.5 minutes
--- 11.0% higher than state average
--- #14 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 7.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 85.7%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.5%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.8%
- Workers who work from home: 7.3%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 18.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 10.4%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Lincoln County, MT: 18.3 minutes
#2. Shoshone County, ID: 20.9 minutes
#3. Sanders County, MT: 21.1 minutes
#4. Spokane County, WA: 22.0 minutes
#5. Kootenai County, ID: 22.1 minutes
#6. Bonner County, ID: 23.5 minutes
#7. Boundary County, ID: 24.3 minutes
#8. Pend Oreille County, WA: 34.0 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