Commuting in Mohave 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 Mohave County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Mohave County spend about 31 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 129 hours, about 5.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 31% less time on the road than the Arizona average of 22.4 minutes each way, a difference of 7.0 minutes.
Mohave County holds about 3.0% of Arizona's population but accounts for roughly 2.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Mohave County would save about 52 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,598 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)
Mohave County
15.5 min
30.9 min
129 hrs/yr
$3,994
754
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.
On average, it takes
15.5
minutes to get to work in
Mohave County.
That's 31% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the top 5 fastest 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 Mohave County
Car:
86.7%
Worked at Home:
9.1%
Other:
1.5%
Walked:
1.3%
Bicycle:
0.5%
Motorcycle:
0.4%
Taxi:
0.4%
Public Transportation:
0.3%unusually low
Public transit is unusually rare in Mohave County: 4.1 times less than the Arizona average (0.3% vs 1.0%).
Commute Mode Trends in Mohave County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Mohave 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
Other
Walked
Bicycle
Taxi
Motorcycle
Public Transportation
2009
92.7%
3.2%
1.2%
1.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.6%
0.4%
2010
92.4%
3.3%
1.1%
1.8%
0.1%
0.2%
0.7%
0.5%
2011
92.5%
3.2%
0.8%
1.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0.8%
0.5%
2012
91.9%
3.6%
1.0%
1.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0.8%
0.4%
2013
91.5%
3.3%
1.3%
2.3%
0.2%
0.3%
0.8%
0.4%
2014
92.0%
3.1%
1.2%
2.2%
0.3%
0.2%
0.7%
0.4%
2015
92.4%
2.8%
1.5%
1.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0.6%
0.5%
2016
92.2%
2.9%
1.3%
1.9%
0.2%
0.3%
0.5%
0.6%
2017
92.4%
3.1%
1.2%
1.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.5%
0.9%
2018
92.2%
3.6%
1.1%
1.3%
0.2%
0.3%
0.5%
0.9%
2019
91.3%
4.5%
1.4%
1.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.4%
1.0%
2020
90.1%
5.2%
1.8%
1.1%
0.3%
0.5%
0.2%
0.9%
2021
89.7%
5.5%
1.7%
1.1%
0.4%
0.4%
0.5%
0.8%
2022
88.7%
6.5%
1.8%
1.2%
0.2%
0.4%
0.6%
0.6%
2023
87.5%
8.0%
1.8%
1.1%
0.3%
0.5%
0.3%
0.4%
2024
86.7%
9.1%
1.5%
1.3%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 92.7% in 2009 to 86.7% in 2024, down 6.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 7 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Mohave County: its share of workers rose from 3.2% in 2009 to 9.1% in 2024, up 5.9 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Commute Start Times in Mohave County
😴Sleeping InThe 2nd-highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among Arizona's 15 counties: 25.9% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Mohave County?
The bars show when commuters in Mohave 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
12:00-4:59 AMMohave County7.1%Arizona8.5%
7.1%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMMohave County4.8%Arizona5.8%
4.8%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMMohave County6.3%Arizona5.7%
6.3%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMMohave County7.8%Arizona9.2%
7.8%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMMohave County10.0%Arizona9.3%
10.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMMohave County12.5%Arizona13.1%
12.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMMohave County12.8%Arizona10.1%
12.8%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMMohave County9.6%Arizona10.1%
9.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMMohave County3.2%Arizona4.2%
3.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMMohave County6.5%Arizona5.9%
6.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMMohave County2.9%Arizona2.9%
2.9%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMMohave County1.3%Arizona1.5%
1.3%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMMohave County7.2%Arizona7.0%
7.2%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMMohave County8.0%Arizona6.5%
8.0%
Mohave CountyArizonaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Mohave County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 12.8% of commuters leave home, compared with 10.1% across Arizona. Early starts are less common than in Arizona: 18.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 20.1% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Arizona: 44.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 42.6% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (25.9%) 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 Mohave 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 Mohave 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 Mohave 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
Mohave County
Arizona
United States
2009
7:35 AM
7:23 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:39 AM
7:25 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:39 AM
7:26 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:40 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:42 AM
7:27 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:41 AM
7:27 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:40 AM
7:26 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:39 AM
7:26 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:40 AM
7:26 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:37 AM
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:37 AM
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:36 AM
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:34 AM
7:25 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:35 AM
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:34 AM
7:26 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:34 AM
7:26 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Mohave County were on the road by 7:34 AM, 1 minute earlier than in 2009 (7:35 AM). That goes against the trend across Arizona, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Mohave County now leave 4 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 Mohave County has moved 4 minutes earlier.
How does Mohave County's commute time compare?
Metric
Mohave County
Arizona
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
15.5 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
1.3%
1.7%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.3%
1.0%
3.2%
The average commute time in Mohave County is 15.5 minutes, shorter than the 22.4 minutes in Arizona.
0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.0% in Arizona. 1.3% commute by walking, lower than the 1.7% in Arizona.
Mohave County, AZ Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Mohave County, AZ is typical in size for this group, 220,517 residents against a local median of 196,425, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. The measure that sets Mohave County, AZ apart most is work from home: 9.1%, 30% below the local median of 12.9%.
The counties themselves spread 3.4% on work from home, so Mohave County, AZ sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Mohave County, AZ has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Mohave County, Arizona.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Mohave County, Arizona?
Commuters here spend an estimated 129 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,994 at a typical national wage. That's 31% less than the typical Arizona commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Mohave County, Arizona?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Mohave 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.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Mohave County, Arizona?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.3% of commuters use it versus 1.0% in Arizona, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
How do commute times compare across counties in Arizona?
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).