See what the average commute is in Gooding 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 Gooding County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Gooding County has a longer commute than three out of four neighboring counties, with Jerome County, ID having the shortest commute at 18.0 minutes.

Gooding County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 21.8 minutes
--- 3.0% higher than state average
--- #20 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 88.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.7%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 6.1%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 11.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 35.5%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Jerome County, ID: 18.0 minutes
#2. Twin Falls County, ID: 19.1 minutes
#3. Elmore County, ID: 20.6 minutes
#4. Gooding County, ID: 21.8 minutes
#5. Lincoln County, ID: 30.5 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