Commuting in Yavapai 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 Yavapai County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Yavapai County spend about 38 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 157 hours, about 6.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 16% less time on the road than the Arizona average of 22.4 minutes each way, a difference of 3.6 minutes.
Yavapai County holds about 3.3% of Arizona's population but accounts for roughly 2.8% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Yavapai County would save about 63 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,952 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)
Yavapai County
18.9 min
37.8 min
157 hrs/yr
$4,880
877
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
18.9
minutes to get to work in
Yavapai County.
That's 16% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the 5 slowest counties in Arizona
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 14.4% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Yavapai County
Car:
80.6%
Worked at Home:
14.4%
Walked:
2.9%
Other:
1.3%
Bicycle:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
0.2%
Public Transportation:
0.2%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%
Public transit is unusually rare in Yavapai County: 5.8 times less than the Arizona average (0.2% vs 1.0%).
Commute Mode Trends in Yavapai County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Yavapai 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
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
86.7%
7.7%
3.5%
1.1%
0.5%
0.1%
0.4%
0.1%
2010
87.0%
7.7%
3.1%
0.9%
0.6%
0.1%
0.5%
0.1%
2011
87.5%
7.6%
2.7%
0.6%
0.7%
0.1%
0.5%
0.3%
2012
87.2%
7.5%
2.9%
0.5%
0.7%
0.2%
0.5%
0.3%
2013
87.3%
7.0%
3.2%
0.6%
0.9%
0.2%
0.5%
0.3%
2014
87.2%
7.2%
3.0%
0.7%
1.0%
0.2%
0.5%
0.1%
2015
87.2%
7.2%
3.1%
0.7%
1.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
2016
87.4%
7.1%
2.8%
0.8%
1.0%
0.4%
0.3%
0.2%
2017
87.0%
7.3%
3.1%
0.8%
0.9%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
2018
87.2%
7.5%
2.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.4%
0.3%
0.2%
2019
86.6%
7.9%
2.9%
1.0%
0.7%
0.4%
0.3%
0.2%
2020
86.4%
8.0%
3.5%
1.2%
0.4%
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
2021
85.0%
9.5%
3.5%
1.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
2022
83.8%
11.0%
3.1%
1.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2023
82.3%
12.5%
3.0%
1.3%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
2024
80.6%
14.4%
2.9%
1.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2011 at 87.5%. Overall it fell from 86.7% in 2009 to 80.6% in 2024, down 6.1 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Yavapai County: its share of workers rose from 7.7% in 2009 to 14.4% in 2024, up 6.7 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.5% to 2.9% of workers (down 0.6 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Yavapai County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Yavapai County?
The bars show when commuters in Yavapai 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 AMYavapai County7.0%Arizona8.5%
7.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMYavapai County4.4%Arizona5.8%
4.4%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMYavapai County5.0%Arizona5.7%
5.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMYavapai County7.4%Arizona9.2%
7.4%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMYavapai County11.3%Arizona9.3%
11.3%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMYavapai County14.3%Arizona13.1%
14.3%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMYavapai County14.3%Arizona10.1%
14.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMYavapai County8.8%Arizona10.1%
8.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMYavapai County4.8%Arizona4.2%
4.8%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMYavapai County6.7%Arizona5.9%
6.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMYavapai County3.8%Arizona2.9%
3.8%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMYavapai County1.7%Arizona1.5%
1.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMYavapai County6.4%Arizona7.0%
6.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMYavapai County4.2%Arizona6.5%
4.2%
Yavapai CountyArizonaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Yavapai County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 14.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.1% across Arizona. Early starts are less common than in Arizona: 16.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 20.1% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Arizona: 48.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 42.6% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (22.8%) 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 Yavapai 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 Yavapai 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 Yavapai 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
Yavapai County
Arizona
United States
2009
7:35 AM
7:23 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:35 AM
7:25 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:39 AM
7:26 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:41 AM
7:27 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:44 AM
7:27 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:44 AM
7:27 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:41 AM
7:26 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:40 AM
7:26 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:37 AM
7:26 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:33 AM
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:33 AM
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:34 AM
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:32 AM
7:25 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:33 AM
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:34 AM
7:26 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:32 AM
7:26 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Yavapai County were on the road by 7:32 AM, 4 minutes 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 Yavapai County now leave 6 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 Yavapai County has moved 2 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Yavapai County in the whole series.
How does Yavapai County's commute time compare?
Metric
Yavapai County
Arizona
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
18.9 min
22.4 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
14.4%
18.4%
15.0%
Walked
2.9%
1.7%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.2%
1.0%
3.2%
The average commute time in Yavapai County is 18.9 minutes, shorter than the 22.4 minutes in Arizona.
0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.0% in Arizona. 2.9% commute by walking, higher than the 1.7% in Arizona.
Yavapai County, AZ Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Yavapai County, AZ is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 245,472 residents against a local median of 144,211. Where Yavapai County, AZ breaks from the counties next to it is one-way commute, sitting 22% above the local median of 15.5 min at 18.9 min. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 14.4% against a local median of 12.2%, 18% above it. The counties themselves spread 12.9 min on one-way commute, so Yavapai County, AZ sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Yavapai County, AZ has the 5th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Yavapai County, Arizona.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Yavapai County, Arizona?
Commuters here spend an estimated 157 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,880 at a typical national wage. That's 16% less than the typical Arizona commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Yavapai County, Arizona?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Yavapai County, Arizona. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Yavapai County, Arizona?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.2% 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).