Commuting in Bonneville 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 Bonneville County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Bonneville County spend about 32 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 133 hours, about 5.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 11% less time on the road than the Idaho average of 18.0 minutes each way, a difference of 2.0 minutes.
Bonneville County holds about 6.7% of Idaho's population but accounts for roughly 6.0% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Bonneville County would save about 53 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,654 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)
Bonneville County
16.0 min
32.0 min
133 hrs/yr
$4,135
1,350
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
16.0
minutes to get to work in
Bonneville County.
That's 29% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
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 10.4% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Bonneville County
Car:
84.5%
Worked at Home:
10.4%
Public Transportation:
2.1%unusually high
Walked:
1.2%
Other:
0.9%
Bicycle:
0.6%
Motorcycle:
0.2%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is unusually common in Bonneville County: 3.9 times more than the Idaho average (2.1% vs 0.5%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Bonneville County, versus 0.1% in Idaho.
Commute Mode Trends in Bonneville County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Bonneville 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
Public Transportation
Walked
Other
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
88.2%
4.4%
4.0%
1.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.1%
2010
89.0%
3.7%
3.6%
1.8%
0.5%
0.7%
0.5%
0.1%
2011
89.6%
3.6%
3.2%
1.7%
0.4%
0.9%
0.5%
0.1%
2012
89.8%
3.4%
3.2%
1.7%
0.5%
0.8%
0.5%
0.1%
2013
90.2%
3.3%
2.8%
1.7%
0.7%
0.8%
0.5%
0.1%
2014
90.2%
3.5%
2.6%
1.9%
0.7%
0.8%
0.3%
0.0%
2015
89.8%
4.0%
2.5%
1.7%
0.9%
0.9%
0.3%
0.0%
2016
89.6%
4.1%
2.8%
1.7%
1.0%
0.7%
0.2%
0.0%
2017
89.3%
4.5%
2.9%
1.6%
0.9%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
2018
89.3%
4.7%
3.1%
1.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
2019
89.4%
4.8%
3.0%
1.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
2020
88.4%
5.9%
2.8%
1.4%
0.9%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
2021
87.2%
7.6%
2.2%
1.5%
1.0%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
2022
85.7%
8.7%
2.2%
1.5%
1.1%
0.5%
0.2%
0.1%
2023
85.2%
9.2%
2.2%
1.4%
1.2%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
2024
84.5%
10.4%
2.1%
1.2%
0.9%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2013 at 90.2%. Overall it fell from 88.2% in 2009 to 84.5% in 2024, down 3.7 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Bonneville County: its share of workers rose from 4.4% in 2009 to 10.4% in 2024, up 6.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 4.0% to 2.1% of workers (down 1.9 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Bonneville County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Bonneville County?
The bars show when commuters in Bonneville 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 AMBonneville County5.7%Idaho5.2%
5.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMBonneville County3.3%Idaho3.5%
3.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMBonneville County6.8%Idaho5.1%
6.8%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMBonneville County7.7%Idaho7.9%
7.7%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMBonneville County8.1%Idaho10.3%
8.1%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMBonneville County10.7%Idaho14.2%
10.7%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMBonneville County15.1%Idaho14.5%
15.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMBonneville County12.1%Idaho10.6%
12.1%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMBonneville County7.4%Idaho5.4%
7.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMBonneville County6.0%Idaho6.3%
6.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMBonneville County2.5%Idaho3.3%
2.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMBonneville County1.7%Idaho1.6%
1.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMBonneville County6.3%Idaho6.3%
6.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMBonneville County6.6%Idaho5.9%
6.6%
Bonneville CountyIdahoSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Bonneville County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 15.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.5% across Idaho. Early starts are more common than in Idaho: 15.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.7% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Idaho: 46.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.6% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (23.1%) 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 Bonneville 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 Bonneville 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 Bonneville 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
Bonneville County
Idaho
United States
2009
7:43 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:44 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:43 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:44 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:46 AM
7:40 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:46 AM
7:41 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:47 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:44 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:42 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:42 AM
7:41 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:41 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:43 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:44 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Bonneville County were on the road by 7:45 AM, 2 minutes later than in 2009 (7:43 AM). That goes against the trend across Idaho, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Bonneville County now leave 8 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 Bonneville County has moved 4 minutes later.
How does Bonneville County's commute time compare?
Metric
Bonneville County
Idaho
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
16.0 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
10.4%
13.3%
15.0%
Walked
1.2%
2.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
2.1%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Bonneville County is 16.0 minutes, shorter than the 18.0 minutes in Idaho.
2.1% commute by public transit, higher than the 0.5% in Idaho. 1.2% commute by walking, lower than the 2.6% in Idaho.
Bonneville County, ID Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Bonneville County, ID is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 129,518 residents against a local median of 33,153. Where Bonneville County, ID breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 36% above the local median of 7.6% at 10.4%.
The counties themselves spread 11.4% on work from home, so Bonneville County, ID sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Bonneville County, ID has the 3rd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Bonneville County, Idaho.
Is commuting expensive in Bonneville County, Idaho?
Commuters here spend an estimated 133 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,135 at a typical national wage. That's 11% less than the typical Idaho commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Bonneville County, Idaho?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Bonneville 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.
Do people use public transit in Bonneville County, Idaho?
Public transit usage is notably higher here than typical: about 2.1% of commuters use it versus 0.5% in Idaho, making it a realistic option for many 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).