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Apache County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Apache County, Arizona: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.

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Commute Time Burden in Apache County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Apache County spend about 42 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 175 hours, about 7.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 6% less time on the road than the Arizona average of 22.4 minutes each way, a difference of 1.4 minutes.

Apache County holds about 0.9% of Arizona's population but accounts for roughly 0.8% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Apache County would save about 70 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,172 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area One-Way Commute Daily Round-Trip Yearly Time Spent Estimated Yearly Cost Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Apache County 21.0 min 42.0 min 175 hrs/yr $5,430 171
Arizona 22.4 min 44.9 min 187 hrs/yr $5,798 1,948
United States 22.4 min 44.8 min 187 hrs/yr $5,790 1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Commute Time Map: Arizona Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Arizona
  1. La Paz County (10.3 min)
  2. Gila County (13.4 min)
  3. Greenlee County (13.9 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Arizona
  1. Pinal County (31.0 min)
  2. Maricopa County (23.1 min)
  3. Pima County (22.2 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Apache County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 21.0 minutes to get to work in Apache County. That's 6% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Among the 5 slowest counties in Arizona

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 9.1% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Apache County

  • Car: 84.7%
  • Worked at Home: 9.1%
  • Walked: 4.5%
  • Other: 1.0%
  • Public Transportation: 0.5%
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Apache County, versus 0.3% in Arizona.

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Apache County, versus 0.2% in Arizona.

Biking is unusually rare in Apache County: 7.1 times less than the Arizona average (0.1% vs 0.5%).

Commute Mode Trends in Apache County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Apache County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show commute mode data by year
Year Car Worked at Home Walked Other Public Transportation Bicycle Taxi Motorcycle
2009 90.7% 2.2% 5.0% 1.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.2%
2010 89.3% 3.3% 5.4% 1.0% 0.7% 0.2% 0.0% 0.2%
2011 88.0% 3.9% 5.6% 1.3% 0.7% 0.3% 0.0% 0.2%
2012 86.9% 4.7% 6.1% 1.2% 0.8% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1%
2013 87.2% 5.0% 5.6% 1.1% 0.7% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2014 85.8% 6.8% 5.3% 1.0% 0.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 86.7% 6.3% 5.0% 1.1% 0.6% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2016 86.7% 6.2% 5.1% 0.7% 1.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 86.9% 6.2% 4.6% 0.9% 1.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 85.6% 6.6% 5.2% 1.3% 1.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 86.0% 6.3% 4.9% 1.4% 1.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2020 84.4% 8.3% 3.9% 1.7% 1.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2021 84.9% 8.5% 4.5% 1.2% 0.7% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 84.8% 9.2% 4.2% 1.0% 0.6% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 85.1% 9.3% 4.0% 0.9% 0.6% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 84.7% 9.1% 4.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share bottomed out in 2020 at 84.4%. Overall it fell from 90.7% in 2009 to 84.7% in 2024, down 6.0 percentage points.

Working from home gained the most ground in Apache County: its share of workers rose from 2.2% in 2009 to 9.1% in 2024, up 6.9 percentage points.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 5.0% to 4.5% of workers (down 0.5 percentage points).

Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2014 release and has stayed ahead since.

Commute Start Times in Apache County

  • Rush-Hour RegularsThe highest share of rush-hour departures among Arizona's 15 counties: 64.8% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Apache County?

The bars show when commuters in Apache County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Arizona for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM
4.8%
5:00-5:29 AM
4.4%
5:30-5:59 AM
3.3%
6:00-6:29 AM
7.7%
6:30-6:59 AM
10.1%
7:00-7:29 AM
20.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
29.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
4.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
2.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
2.4%
10:00-10:59 AM
0.7%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.6%
12:00-3:59 PM
4.2%
4:00-11:59 PM
5.1%

Apache County Arizona Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Apache County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 29.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 10.1% across Arizona. Early starts are less common than in Arizona: 12.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 20.1% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Arizona: 64.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 42.6% there. About 1 in 8 commuters (13.0%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Apache County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Apache County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Apache County next to Arizona and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show typical departure times by year
Year Apache County Arizona United States
2009 7:25 AM 7:23 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:23 AM 7:25 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:22 AM 7:26 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:22 AM 7:27 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:22 AM 7:27 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:23 AM 7:27 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:26 AM 7:26 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:27 AM 7:26 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:25 AM 7:26 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:24 AM 7:26 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:23 AM 7:26 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:20 AM 7:26 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:19 AM 7:25 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:28 AM 7:26 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:29 AM 7:26 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:29 AM 7:26 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Apache County were on the road by 7:29 AM, 4 minutes later than in 2009 (7:25 AM). Arizona followed the same path, with the typical start moving 3 minutes later. Commuters in Apache County now leave 9 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Apache County has moved 5 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Apache County in the whole series.

How does Apache County's commute time compare?

Metric Apache County Arizona US Average
Avg. Commute Time 21.0 min 22.4 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 9.1% 18.4% 15.0%
Walked 4.5% 1.7% 2.4%
Public Transit 0.5% 1.0% 3.2%

The average commute time in Apache County is 21.0 minutes, shorter than the 22.4 minutes in Arizona.

0.5% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.0% in Arizona. 4.5% commute by walking, higher than the 1.7% in Arizona.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Apache County, AZ Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Apache County, AZ is typical in size for this group, 65,339 residents against a local median of 70,433, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. Where Apache County, AZ breaks from the counties next to it is one-way commute, sitting 18% above the local median of 17.8 min at 21.0 min. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.

The counties themselves spread 3.5 min on one-way commute, so Apache County, AZ sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Apache County, AZ has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Apache County, AZ 65,339 21.0 min #6/6 9.1% #3/6 7:29 AM #4/6
Navajo County, AZ 105,853 17.2 min 9.1% 7:24 AM
McKinley County, NM 70,433 20.4 min 8.9% 7:32 AM
Cibola County, NM 26,844 16.8 min 13.4% 7:49 AM
San Juan County, NM 121,321 20.3 min 6.3% 7:27 AM
Catron County, NM 3,743 17.8 min 22.7% 7:15 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Apache County, Arizona.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Apache County, Arizona?

Commuters here spend an estimated 175 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,430 at a typical national wage. That's 6% less than the typical Arizona commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Apache County, Arizona?

Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Apache County, Arizona. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Which counties in Arizona have the fastest and slowest commutes?

Among counties in Arizona, the shortest average commutes are in La Paz County (10.3 min), Gila County (13.4 min), Greenlee County (13.9 min). The longest are in Pinal County (31.0 min), Maricopa County (23.1 min), Pima County (22.2 min).