Commuting in Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Nez Perce 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.
Nez Perce County holds about 2.2% of Idaho's population but accounts for roughly 1.7% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Nez Perce County would save about 45 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,393 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)
Nez Perce County
13.5 min
27.0 min
112 hrs/yr
$3,483
1,345
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
Nez Perce County.
That's 40% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 86% of counties in Idaho
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 9.3% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Nez Perce County
Car:
87.1%
Worked at Home:
9.3%
Walked:
2.1%
Other:
0.7%
Motorcycle:
0.5%
Public Transportation:
0.3%
Bicycle:
0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Nez Perce County, versus 0.1% in Idaho.
Biking is unusually rare in Nez Perce County: 5.7 times less than the Idaho average (0.1% vs 0.7%).
Commute Mode Trends in Nez Perce County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Nez Perce 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
Motorcycle
Public Transportation
Bicycle
Taxi
2009
92.2%
2.5%
2.7%
0.4%
0.9%
0.4%
0.9%
0.0%
2010
92.2%
2.8%
2.6%
0.5%
0.9%
0.4%
0.6%
0.0%
2011
91.7%
3.1%
2.7%
0.6%
1.0%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
2012
90.6%
3.6%
2.9%
0.5%
1.3%
0.5%
0.4%
0.2%
2013
90.3%
4.1%
3.0%
0.7%
1.0%
0.3%
0.4%
0.2%
2014
90.0%
4.4%
3.1%
0.5%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
2015
89.9%
4.6%
3.1%
0.5%
0.7%
0.4%
0.6%
0.3%
2016
89.9%
4.9%
3.1%
0.5%
0.6%
0.3%
0.5%
0.3%
2017
90.4%
4.9%
2.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2018
89.7%
5.2%
3.0%
0.9%
0.5%
0.3%
0.4%
0.0%
2019
89.3%
5.4%
3.5%
0.9%
0.5%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2020
89.1%
5.7%
3.1%
0.9%
0.3%
0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
2021
89.6%
5.5%
3.0%
0.9%
0.3%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
2022
89.5%
6.2%
3.2%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2023
89.2%
7.2%
2.7%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
87.1%
9.3%
2.1%
0.7%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 92.2% in 2009 to 87.1% in 2024, down 5.1 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 3 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Nez Perce County: its share of workers rose from 2.5% in 2009 to 9.3% in 2024, up 6.8 percentage points.
Biking lost the most ground, falling from 0.9% to 0.1% of workers (down 0.8 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2010 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Nez Perce County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Nez Perce County?
The bars show when commuters in Nez Perce 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 AMNez Perce County10.0%Idaho5.2%
10.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMNez Perce County4.8%Idaho3.5%
4.8%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMNez Perce County4.1%Idaho5.1%
4.1%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMNez Perce County6.0%Idaho7.9%
6.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMNez Perce County12.1%Idaho10.3%
12.1%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMNez Perce County11.5%Idaho14.2%
11.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMNez Perce County14.6%Idaho14.5%
14.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMNez Perce County10.4%Idaho10.6%
10.4%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMNez Perce County5.1%Idaho5.4%
5.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMNez Perce County3.9%Idaho6.3%
3.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMNez Perce County3.6%Idaho3.3%
3.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMNez Perce County0.3%Idaho1.6%
0.3%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMNez Perce County8.6%Idaho6.3%
8.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMNez Perce County5.1%Idaho5.9%
5.1%
Nez Perce CountyIdahoSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Nez Perce County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 14.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.5% across Idaho. Early starts are more common than in Idaho: 18.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.7% there. The morning rush looks much like Idaho's: 48.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.6% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (21.5%) 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 Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce 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
Nez Perce County
Idaho
United States
2009
7:40 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:38 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:39 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:38 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:35 AM
7:40 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:33 AM
7:41 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:31 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:26 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:27 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:29 AM
7:41 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:35 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:36 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:37 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Nez Perce County were on the road by 7:33 AM, 7 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:40 AM). The shift is sharper than across Idaho, where the typical start moved 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Nez Perce County now leave 5 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 Nez Perce County has moved 2 minutes earlier.
How does Nez Perce County's commute time compare?
Metric
Nez Perce 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
06:30 AM – 06:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
9.3%
13.3%
15.0%
Walked
2.1%
2.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.3%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Nez Perce County is 13.5 minutes, shorter than the 18.0 minutes in Idaho.
0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in Idaho. 2.1% commute by walking, lower than the 2.6% in Idaho.
Nez Perce County, ID Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Nez Perce County, ID is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 42,646 residents against a local median of 7,549. Where Nez Perce County, ID breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 27% below the local median of 12.6% at 9.3%.
The counties themselves spread 6.9% on work from home, so Nez Perce County, ID sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Nez Perce County, ID has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Nez Perce County, Idaho.
Is commuting expensive in Nez Perce County, Idaho?
Commuters here spend an estimated 112 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,483 at a typical national wage. That's 25% less than the typical Idaho commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Nez Perce County, Idaho?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Nez Perce County, Idaho. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How do commute times compare across 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).