See what the average commute is in Davis County, UT
See what the average commute is in Davis County, UT
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 Davis County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Davis County has a longer commute than two out of four neighboring counties, with Salt Lake County, UT having the shortest commute at 22.5 minutes.
Davis County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 23.4 minutes
--- 6.3% higher than state average
--- #7 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.7%
- Workers who drive to work: 87.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.2%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.7%
- Workers who work from home: 8.4%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 14.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 44.7%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Salt Lake County, UT: 22.5 minutes
#2. Weber County, UT: 22.9 minutes
#3. Davis County, UT: 23.4 minutes
#4. Morgan County, UT: 27.4 minutes
#5. Tooele County, UT: 29.0 minutes
Counties with the best commute in Utah
#1. Daggett County: 10.5 minutes
#2. Kane County: 11.2 minutes
#3. Grand County: 12.7 minutes
Counties with the worst commute in Utah
#1. Tooele County: 29.0 minutes
#2. Morgan County: 27.4 minutes
#3. Rich County: 23.9 minutes