See what the average commute is in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Kootenai County has a longer commute than two out of three neighboring counties, with Shoshone County, ID having the shortest commute at 20.9 minutes.

Kootenai County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 22.1 minutes
--- 4.4% higher than state average
--- #19 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.7%
- Workers who drive to work: 88.8%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.1%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 8.3%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 13.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 2.7%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Shoshone County, ID: 20.9 minutes
#2. Spokane County, WA: 22.0 minutes
#3. Kootenai County, ID: 22.1 minutes
#4. Bonner County, ID: 23.5 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