See what the average commute is in Idaho 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 Idaho County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Idaho County has a shorter commute than five out of eight neighboring counties, with Clearwater County, ID having the longest commute at 24.0 minutes.

Idaho County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 17.0 minutes
--- 19.7% lower than state average
--- #8 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 6.6%
- Workers who drive to work: 84.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 12.3%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.4%
- Workers who work from home: 5.5%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 22.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 16.2%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Lemhi County, ID: 12.5 minutes
#2. Valley County, ID: 14.1 minutes
#3. Wallowa County, OR: 16.9 minutes
#4. Idaho County, ID: 17.0 minutes
#5. Nez Perce County, ID: 17.4 minutes
#6. Missoula County, MT: 18.0 minutes
#7. Lewis County, ID: 21.3 minutes
#8. Ravalli County, MT: 23.9 minutes
#9. Clearwater County, ID: 24.0 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