Commuting in Bannock 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 Bannock County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Bannock County spend about 27 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 112 hours, about 4.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 25% less time on the road than the Idaho average of 18.0 minutes each way, a difference of 4.5 minutes.
Bannock County holds about 4.6% of Idaho's population but accounts for roughly 3.5% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Bannock County would save about 45 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,394 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)
Bannock County
13.5 min
27.0 min
112 hrs/yr
$3,484
1,124
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
13.5
minutes to get to work in
Bannock County.
That's 40% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 84% of counties in Idaho
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 11.4% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Bannock County
Car:
83.7%
Worked at Home:
11.4%
Walked:
2.1%
Public Transportation:
1.1%
Other:
1.0%
Bicycle:
0.5%
Motorcycle:
0.3%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Bannock County: 4.2 times less than the Idaho average (0.0% vs 0.1%).
Commute Mode Trends in Bannock County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Bannock 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
Public Transportation
Other
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
90.6%
2.8%
3.1%
1.1%
0.8%
1.1%
0.3%
0.0%
2010
90.1%
3.4%
2.9%
1.3%
0.6%
1.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2011
90.9%
3.6%
2.2%
1.3%
0.4%
1.2%
0.4%
0.0%
2012
90.1%
3.6%
2.6%
1.7%
0.4%
1.1%
0.5%
0.0%
2013
89.2%
3.5%
3.3%
1.9%
0.4%
1.0%
0.7%
0.0%
2014
88.1%
3.5%
3.9%
2.4%
0.5%
0.9%
0.6%
0.0%
2015
88.0%
3.8%
4.1%
2.0%
0.5%
0.9%
0.7%
0.0%
2016
87.6%
3.9%
4.1%
2.0%
0.6%
1.2%
0.6%
0.0%
2017
87.3%
4.3%
4.2%
1.5%
0.8%
1.2%
0.5%
0.0%
2018
88.0%
4.7%
3.7%
1.4%
0.7%
1.0%
0.4%
0.0%
2019
88.8%
4.7%
3.4%
1.1%
0.7%
0.9%
0.3%
0.1%
2020
88.1%
6.6%
2.4%
1.0%
0.7%
1.0%
0.2%
0.0%
2021
86.6%
8.3%
2.6%
1.1%
0.7%
0.6%
0.1%
0.0%
2022
86.1%
8.9%
2.4%
1.1%
0.8%
0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
2023
84.2%
10.5%
2.5%
1.2%
0.8%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
2024
83.7%
11.4%
2.1%
1.1%
1.0%
0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2011 at 90.9%. Overall it fell from 90.6% in 2009 to 83.7% in 2024, down 6.9 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Bannock County: its share of workers rose from 2.8% in 2009 to 11.4% in 2024, up 8.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.1% to 2.1% of workers (down 1.0 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2017 release and has stayed ahead since.
Public transit peaked at 2.4% in 2014 and has since fallen back to 1.1%.
Commute Start Times in Bannock County
🦉Night OwlThe 3rd-latest start among Idaho's 44 counties: half of commuters are still at home at 7:51 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Bannock County?
The bars show when commuters in Bannock 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 AMBannock County4.8%Idaho5.2%
4.8%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMBannock County3.0%Idaho3.5%
3.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMBannock County4.2%Idaho5.1%
4.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMBannock County5.4%Idaho7.9%
5.4%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMBannock County9.2%Idaho10.3%
9.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMBannock County10.7%Idaho14.2%
10.7%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMBannock County17.8%Idaho14.5%
17.8%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMBannock County12.0%Idaho10.6%
12.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMBannock County6.2%Idaho5.4%
6.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMBannock County5.7%Idaho6.3%
5.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMBannock County3.0%Idaho3.3%
3.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMBannock County2.5%Idaho1.6%
2.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMBannock County7.0%Idaho6.3%
7.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMBannock County8.6%Idaho5.9%
8.6%
Bannock CountyIdahoSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Bannock County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 17.8% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.5% across Idaho. Early starts are less common than in Idaho: 12.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.7% there. The morning rush looks much like Idaho's: 49.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.6% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (26.7%) 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 Bannock 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 Bannock 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 Bannock 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
Bannock County
Idaho
United States
2009
7:56 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:55 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:54 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:54 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:55 AM
7:40 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:56 AM
7:41 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:55 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:54 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:54 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:53 AM
7:41 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:53 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:54 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:53 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:51 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:51 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:51 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Bannock County were on the road by 7:51 AM, 5 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:56 AM). The shift is sharper than across Idaho, where the typical start moved 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Bannock County now leave 13 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Bannock County has moved 2 minutes earlier.
How does Bannock County's commute time compare?
Metric
Bannock County
Idaho
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
13.5 min
18.0 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
11.4%
13.3%
15.0%
Walked
2.1%
2.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
1.1%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Bannock County is 13.5 minutes, shorter than the 18.0 minutes in Idaho.
1.1% commute by public transit, higher than the 0.5% in Idaho. 2.1% commute by walking, lower than the 2.6% in Idaho.
Bannock County, ID Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Bannock County, ID is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 89,452 residents against a local median of 8,133. The measure that sets Bannock County, ID apart most is one-way commute: 13.5 min, 20% below the local median of 16.8 min. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 11.4% against a local median of 9.7%, 17% above it. The counties themselves spread 6.5 min on one-way commute, so Bannock County, ID sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Bannock County, ID has the lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Bannock County, Idaho.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Bannock County, Idaho?
Commuters here spend an estimated 112 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,484 at a typical national wage. That's 25% less than the typical Idaho commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Bannock County, Idaho?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Bannock County, Idaho. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
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).