Commuting in Camas 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 Camas County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Camas County spend about 99 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 413 hours, about 17.2 full days, spent commuting. That is 176% more time on the road than the Idaho average of 18.0 minutes each way, a difference of 31.6 minutes.
Camas County holds about 0.1% of Idaho's population but accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Camas County would save about 165 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $5,120 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)
Camas County
49.5 min
99.1 min
413 hrs/yr
$12,799
326
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
49.5
minutes to get to work in
Camas County.
That's 121% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slowest county in Idaho
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 21.2% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Camas County
Car:
76.5%
Worked at Home:
21.2%
Walked:
2.3%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Other:
< 0.1%
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Camas County, versus 0.2% in Idaho.
Public transit is essentially absent in Camas County, versus 0.5% in Idaho.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Camas County, versus 0.1% in Idaho.
Biking is essentially absent in Camas County, versus 0.7% in Idaho.
Commute Mode Trends in Camas County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Camas 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
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Other
2009
80.6%
9.1%
8.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
0.7%
1.1%
2010
74.8%
10.3%
12.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.7%
1.0%
2011
76.8%
9.3%
12.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
1.0%
2012
78.4%
8.8%
11.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
0.6%
2013
76.9%
7.9%
10.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
1.4%
2.6%
2014
80.9%
6.7%
8.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.4%
2.2%
2015
86.4%
6.9%
3.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.8%
1.2%
2016
84.3%
9.8%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
2.6%
2017
86.3%
8.6%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
1.8%
2018
87.4%
11.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
2019
88.4%
11.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
2020
82.7%
16.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
2021
82.3%
16.9%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
2022
85.8%
12.7%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
2023
83.2%
14.4%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
2024
76.5%
21.2%
2.3%
0.0%
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 2019 at 88.4% and lowest in 2010 at 74.8%. Overall it fell from 80.6% in 2009 to 76.5% in 2024, down 4.1 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Camas County: its share of workers rose from 9.1% in 2009 to 21.2% in 2024, up 12.1 percentage points. Most of that increase, 10.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 8.1% to 2.3% of workers (down 5.8 percentage points).
Biking peaked at 1.8% in 2015 and has since fallen back to 0.0%.
Commute Start Times in Camas County
🛌Hitting SnoozeThe biggest shift to later mornings among Idaho's 44 counties: the typical start is 22 minutes later than in 2009.
😴Sleeping InThe 2nd-highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among Idaho's 44 counties: 28.4% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Camas County?
The bars show when commuters in Camas 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 AMCamas County3.2%Idaho5.2%
3.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMCamas County2.0%Idaho3.5%
2.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMCamas County2.9%Idaho5.1%
2.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMCamas County11.5%Idaho7.9%
11.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMCamas County11.2%Idaho10.3%
11.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMCamas County16.0%Idaho14.2%
16.0%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMCamas County14.3%Idaho14.5%
14.3%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMCamas County8.6%Idaho10.6%
8.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMCamas County2.0%Idaho5.4%
2.0%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMCamas County5.2%Idaho6.3%
5.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMCamas County0.0%Idaho3.3%
0.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMCamas County0.0%Idaho1.6%
0.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMCamas County14.3%Idaho6.3%
14.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMCamas County8.9%Idaho5.9%
8.9%
Camas CountyIdahoSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Camas County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 16.0% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.2% across Idaho. Early starts are less common than in Idaho: 8.0% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.7% there. The morning rush looks much like Idaho's: 50.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.6% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (28.4%) 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 Camas 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 Camas 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 Camas 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
Camas County
Idaho
United States
2009
7:14 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:19 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:28 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:24 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:20 AM
7:40 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:15 AM
7:41 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:22 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:17 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:17 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:20 AM
7:41 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:20 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:24 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:27 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:26 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:27 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Camas County were on the road by 7:37 AM, 23 minutes later than in 2009 (7:14 AM). That goes against the trend across Idaho, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Camas County now leave 1 minute 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 Camas County has moved 17 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Camas County in the whole series.
How does Camas County's commute time compare?
Metric
Camas County
Idaho
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
49.5 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
21.2%
13.3%
15.0%
Walked
2.3%
2.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Camas County is 49.5 minutes, longer than the 18.0 minutes in Idaho.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in Idaho. 2.3% commute by walking, lower than the 2.6% in Idaho.
Camas County, ID Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Camas County, ID is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 1,123 residents against a local median of 15,931. The measure that sets Camas County, ID apart most is one-way commute: 49.5 min, 214% above the local median of 15.8 min. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 21.2% against a local median of 8.3%, 157% above it. The counties themselves spread 23.1 min on one-way commute, so Camas County, ID sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Camas County, ID has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Camas County, Idaho.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Camas County, Idaho?
Commuters here spend an estimated 413 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $12,799 at a typical national wage. That's 176% more than the typical Idaho commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Camas County, Idaho?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Camas 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 Camas 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.
How much money can remote workers save in Camas County, Idaho?
About 21.2% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Camas County would save about 165 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $5,120 at the same national wage assumption used above.
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).