Commuting in Adams County, Idaho: 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 Adams County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Adams County spend about 33 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 137 hours, about 5.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 9% less time on the road than the Idaho average of 18.0 minutes each way, a difference of 1.5 minutes.
Adams County holds about 0.2% of Idaho's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Adams County would save about 55 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,697 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)
Adams County
16.4 min
32.8 min
137 hrs/yr
$4,242
68
Idaho
18.0 min
35.9 min
150 hrs/yr
$4,641
865
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
16.4
minutes to get to work in
Adams County.
That's 27% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
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 14.8% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Adams County
Car:
81.4%
Worked at Home:
14.8%
Walked:
3.7%
Other:
0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Adams County, versus 0.2% in Idaho.
Public transit is essentially absent in Adams County, versus 0.5% in Idaho.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Adams County, versus 0.1% in Idaho.
Biking is essentially absent in Adams County, versus 0.7% in Idaho.
Commute Mode Trends in Adams County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Adams 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
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
82.0%
8.1%
8.5%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2010
81.4%
9.2%
7.9%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
80.1%
10.6%
6.8%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
1.4%
0.0%
2012
83.1%
8.3%
5.3%
2.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%
2013
83.1%
8.9%
5.3%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
1.5%
0.0%
2014
82.0%
11.1%
4.2%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
1.5%
0.0%
2015
79.6%
12.0%
4.1%
1.8%
0.8%
0.0%
1.6%
0.0%
2016
81.8%
11.5%
3.1%
2.2%
0.8%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
2017
82.1%
10.9%
4.4%
1.1%
0.8%
0.0%
0.7%
0.0%
2018
83.8%
11.3%
3.4%
0.7%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
82.1%
13.5%
2.7%
1.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
79.6%
16.1%
3.2%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
80.0%
18.3%
1.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
79.8%
18.4%
1.6%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
81.4%
15.3%
3.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
81.4%
14.8%
3.7%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2018 at 83.8% and lowest in 2015 at 79.6%. Overall it fell from 82.0% in 2009 to 81.4% in 2024, down 0.6 percentage points.
Working from home gained the most ground in Adams County: its share of workers rose from 8.1% in 2009 to 14.8% in 2024, up 6.7 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 8.5% to 3.7% of workers (down 4.8 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2010 release and has stayed ahead since.
Working from home peaked at 18.4% in 2022 and has since fallen back to 14.8%.
Commute Start Times in Adams County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Adams County?
The bars show when commuters in Adams 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 Idaho for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMAdams County9.2%Idaho5.2%
9.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMAdams County4.6%Idaho3.5%
4.6%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMAdams County4.4%Idaho5.1%
4.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMAdams County4.8%Idaho7.9%
4.8%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMAdams County12.9%Idaho10.3%
12.9%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMAdams County19.7%Idaho14.2%
19.7%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMAdams County15.1%Idaho14.5%
15.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMAdams County7.5%Idaho10.6%
7.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMAdams County7.1%Idaho5.4%
7.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMAdams County7.1%Idaho6.3%
7.1%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMAdams County4.7%Idaho3.3%
4.7%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMAdams County0.0%Idaho1.6%
0.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMAdams County1.8%Idaho6.3%
1.8%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMAdams County1.1%Idaho5.9%
1.1%
Adams CountyIdahoSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Adams County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 19.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.2% across Idaho. Early starts are more common than in Idaho: 18.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.7% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Idaho: 55.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.6% there. About 1 in 7 commuters (14.6%) 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 Adams 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 Adams 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 Adams County next to Idaho 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
Adams County
Idaho
United States
2009
7:24 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:22 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:23 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:29 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:31 AM
7:40 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:29 AM
7:41 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:36 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:39 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:41 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:43 AM
7:41 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:43 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:40 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:29 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:14 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:20 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:21 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Adams County were on the road by 7:21 AM, 2 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:24 AM). Idaho followed the same path, with the typical start moving 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Adams County now leave 16 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 Adams County has moved 21 minutes earlier.
How does Adams County's commute time compare?
Metric
Adams County
Idaho
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
16.4 min
18.0 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
14.8%
13.3%
15.0%
Walked
3.7%
2.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Adams County is 16.4 minutes, shorter than the 18.0 minutes in Idaho.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in Idaho. 3.7% commute by walking, higher than the 2.6% in Idaho.
Adams County, ID Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Adams County, ID is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 4,744 residents against a local median of 12,386. Where Adams County, ID breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 29% above the local median of 11.5% at 14.8%.
The counties themselves spread 11.0% on work from home, so Adams County, ID sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Adams County, ID has the 3rd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Adams County, Idaho.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Adams County, Idaho?
Commuters here spend an estimated 137 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,242 at a typical national wage. That's 9% less than the typical Idaho commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Adams County, Idaho?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Adams County, Idaho. 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.
Do people use public transit in Adams County, Idaho?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.5% in Idaho, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Idaho?
Among counties in Idaho, the shortest average commutes are in Custer County (8.9 min), Lemhi County (11.6 min), Madison County (12.0 min). The longest are in Camas County (49.5 min), Boise County (38.0 min), Lincoln County (32.0 min).