See what the average commute is in Rich 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 Rich County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Rich County has a longer commute than four out of seven neighboring counties, with Cache County, UT having the shortest commute at 17.0 minutes.

Rich County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 23.9 minutes
--- 8.5% higher than state average
--- #3 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 9.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 86.7%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.8%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.9%
- Workers who work from home: 8.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 17.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 5.9%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Cache County, UT: 17.0 minutes
#2. Uinta County, WY: 20.7 minutes
#3. Weber County, UT: 22.9 minutes
#4. Summit County, UT: 23.6 minutes
#5. Rich County, UT: 23.9 minutes
#6. Lincoln County, WY: 24.3 minutes
#7. Franklin County, ID: 26.3 minutes
#8. Morgan County, UT: 27.4 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