Commuting in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Franklin County spend about 41 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 170 hours, about 7.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 13% more time on the road than the Idaho average of 18.0 minutes each way, a difference of 2.4 minutes.
Franklin County holds about 0.8% of Idaho's population but accounts for roughly 0.9% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Franklin County would save about 68 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,102 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)
Franklin County
20.3 min
40.7 min
170 hrs/yr
$5,255
1,028
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
20.3
minutes to get to work in
Franklin County.
That's 9% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 79% of counties 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 12.0% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Franklin County
Car:
82.8%
Worked at Home:
12.0%
Walked:
3.6%
Public Transportation:
0.8%
Other:
0.5%
Motorcycle:
0.2%
Bicycle:
0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Franklin County, versus 0.1% in Idaho.
Biking is unusually rare in Franklin County: 5.1 times less than the Idaho average (0.1% vs 0.7%).
Commute Mode Trends in Franklin County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Franklin 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
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Taxi
2009
81.2%
11.9%
4.6%
0.4%
0.8%
0.4%
0.7%
0.0%
2010
82.0%
13.0%
2.6%
0.8%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
2011
85.1%
10.1%
2.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
2012
86.6%
8.7%
2.1%
1.0%
0.7%
0.2%
0.8%
0.0%
2013
89.7%
5.0%
3.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.8%
0.0%
2014
90.9%
4.7%
2.7%
0.5%
0.6%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
2015
89.6%
5.4%
2.6%
0.5%
0.9%
0.8%
0.2%
0.0%
2016
89.8%
5.4%
2.4%
0.6%
0.9%
0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
2017
90.3%
4.9%
3.2%
0.6%
0.5%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2018
90.8%
4.6%
2.9%
0.8%
0.6%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
2019
91.4%
4.5%
2.1%
0.9%
0.7%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2020
92.0%
5.8%
1.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
2021
88.7%
8.6%
2.0%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
2022
86.9%
10.1%
2.1%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2023
85.4%
11.3%
2.6%
0.2%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2024
82.8%
12.0%
3.6%
0.8%
0.5%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2020 at 92.0%. Overall it rose from 81.2% in 2009 to 82.8% in 2024, up 1.6 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 4 releases.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 4.6% to 3.6% of workers (down 1.0 percentage points).
Public transit overtook biking to become the 4th most common choice in the 2024 release and has stayed ahead since.
Working from home peaked at 13.0% in 2010 and has since fallen back to 12.0%.
Commute Start Times in Franklin County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Franklin County?
The bars show when commuters in Franklin 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 AMFranklin County9.0%Idaho5.2%
9.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMFranklin County3.2%Idaho3.5%
3.2%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMFranklin County7.0%Idaho5.1%
7.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMFranklin County8.6%Idaho7.9%
8.6%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMFranklin County9.4%Idaho10.3%
9.4%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMFranklin County15.3%Idaho14.2%
15.3%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMFranklin County12.7%Idaho14.5%
12.7%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMFranklin County9.7%Idaho10.6%
9.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMFranklin County2.2%Idaho5.4%
2.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMFranklin County4.3%Idaho6.3%
4.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMFranklin County0.8%Idaho3.3%
0.8%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMFranklin County0.5%Idaho1.6%
0.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMFranklin County8.6%Idaho6.3%
8.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMFranklin County8.7%Idaho5.9%
8.7%
Franklin CountyIdahoSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Franklin County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.2% across Idaho. Early starts are more common than in Idaho: 19.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.7% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Idaho: 47.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.6% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (22.9%) 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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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
Franklin County
Idaho
United States
2009
7:39 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:34 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:36 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:32 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:25 AM
7:40 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:17 AM
7:41 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:14 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:13 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:23 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:24 AM
7:41 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:18 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:16 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:17 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:14 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:18 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:25 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Franklin County were on the road by 7:25 AM, 14 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:39 AM). The shift is sharper than across Idaho, where the typical start moved 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Franklin County now leave 13 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 Franklin County has moved 8 minutes later.
How does Franklin County's commute time compare?
Metric
Franklin County
Idaho
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
20.3 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
12.0%
13.3%
15.0%
Walked
3.6%
2.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.8%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Franklin County is 20.3 minutes, longer than the 18.0 minutes in Idaho.
0.8% commute by public transit, higher than the 0.5% in Idaho. 3.6% commute by walking, higher than the 2.6% in Idaho.
Franklin County, ID Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Franklin County, ID is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 15,053 residents against a local median of 7,162. Franklin County, ID's one-way commute, at 20.3 min, runs 34% above the 15.1 min typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 5.1 min on one-way commute, so Franklin County, ID sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Franklin County, ID has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Franklin County, Idaho.
Is living in Franklin County, Idaho good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 170 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,255 at a typical national wage. That's 13% more than the typical Idaho commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Franklin County, Idaho?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Franklin 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.
Which counties in Idaho have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).