See what the average commute is in Butte 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 Butte County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Butte County has a longer commute than three out of five neighboring counties, with Lemhi County, ID having the shortest commute at 12.5 minutes.

Butte County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.2 minutes
--- 9.3% lower than state average
--- #16 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 81.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 12.2%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.4%
- Workers who work from home: 10.4%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 22.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 14.1%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Lemhi County, ID: 12.5 minutes
#2. Custer County, ID: 16.6 minutes
#3. Blaine County, ID: 17.5 minutes
#4. Butte County, ID: 19.2 minutes
#5. Jefferson County, ID: 22.7 minutes
#6. Clark County, ID: 26.2 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