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Owyhee County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Owyhee County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Owyhee County spend about 48 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 199 hours, about 8.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 33% more time on the road than the Idaho average of 18.0 minutes each way, a difference of 5.9 minutes.

Owyhee County holds about 0.6% of Idaho's population but accounts for roughly 0.9% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Owyhee County would save about 79 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,463 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)
Owyhee County 23.8 min 47.7 min 199 hrs/yr $6,158 449
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.

Commute Time Map: Idaho Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Idaho
  1. Custer County (8.9 min)
  2. Lemhi County (11.6 min)
  3. Madison County (12.0 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Idaho
  1. Camas County (49.5 min)
  2. Boise County (38.0 min)
  3. Lincoln County (32.0 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Owyhee County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 23.8 minutes to get to work in Owyhee County. That's 6% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Slower than 88% of counties in Idaho

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 8.6% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Owyhee County

  • Car: 86.3%
  • Worked at Home: 8.6%
  • Walked: 3.3%
  • Other: 1.1%
  • Bicycle: 0.5%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Owyhee County, versus 0.2% in Idaho.

Public transit is unusually rare in Owyhee County: 7.2 times less than the Idaho average (0.1% vs 0.5%).

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Owyhee County, versus 0.1% in Idaho.

Commute Mode Trends in Owyhee County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Owyhee 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 Bicycle Public Transportation Taxi Motorcycle
2009 77.0% 15.5% 3.9% 3.1% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 75.2% 15.2% 6.6% 2.6% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0%
2011 78.6% 13.2% 5.4% 2.1% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0%
2012 79.2% 13.1% 5.2% 2.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2013 80.3% 11.5% 4.7% 3.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.2%
2014 77.5% 15.5% 3.7% 2.8% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.4%
2015 82.2% 10.9% 3.3% 2.7% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3%
2016 83.8% 8.8% 4.5% 2.0% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.4%
2017 83.5% 7.9% 5.5% 1.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.5%
2018 84.3% 8.6% 5.7% 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 86.8% 6.3% 5.2% 0.8% 0.4% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2020 84.7% 9.4% 4.5% 0.8% 0.1% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2021 85.4% 10.3% 3.4% 0.6% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 85.4% 9.7% 3.1% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 85.0% 9.0% 3.5% 1.0% 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 86.3% 8.6% 3.3% 1.1% 0.5% 0.1% 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 86.8% and lowest in 2010 at 75.2%. Overall it rose from 77.0% in 2009 to 86.3% in 2024, up 9.3 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.

Biking gained the most ground in Owyhee County: its share of workers rose from 0.0% in 2009 to 0.5% in 2024, up 0.5 percentage points.

Working from home lost the most ground, falling from 15.5% to 8.6% of workers (down 6.9 percentage points).

Walking peaked at 6.6% in 2010 and has since fallen back to 3.3%.

Commute Start Times in Owyhee County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Owyhee County?

The bars show when commuters in Owyhee 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
6.6%
5:00-5:29 AM
5.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
2.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
16.3%
6:30-6:59 AM
11.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
17.9%
7:30-7:59 AM
10.5%
8:00-8:29 AM
14.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
4.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
1.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
2.4%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
2.2%
4:00-11:59 PM
3.4%

Owyhee County Idaho Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Owyhee County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 17.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.2% across Idaho. Early starts are about as common as in Idaho: 14.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.7% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Idaho: 54.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.6% there. About 1 in 10 commuters (10.3%) 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 Owyhee 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 Owyhee 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 Owyhee 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 Owyhee County Idaho United States
2009 7:11 AM 7:40 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:10 AM 7:40 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:12 AM 7:40 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:18 AM 7:40 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:20 AM 7:40 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:19 AM 7:41 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:19 AM 7:40 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:13 AM 7:41 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:12 AM 7:40 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:09 AM 7:41 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:09 AM 7:40 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:06 AM 7:40 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:09 AM 7:39 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:15 AM 7:39 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:15 AM 7:39 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:13 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Owyhee County were on the road by 7:13 AM, 3 minutes later than in 2009 (7:11 AM). That goes against the trend across Idaho, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Owyhee County now leave 25 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 Owyhee County has moved 5 minutes later.

How does Owyhee County's commute time compare?

Metric Owyhee County Idaho US Average
Avg. Commute Time 23.8 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 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 8.6% 13.3% 15.0%
Walked 3.3% 2.6% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.5% 3.2%

The average commute time in Owyhee County is 23.8 minutes, longer than the 18.0 minutes in Idaho.

0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in Idaho. 3.3% commute by walking, higher than the 2.6% in Idaho.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Owyhee County, ID Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Owyhee County, ID is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 12,503 residents against a local median of 29,321. Where Owyhee County, ID breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 34% below the local median of 13.0% at 8.6%.

One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 23.8 min against a local median of 20.2 min, 18% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 18% above the local median it puts Owyhee County, ID at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 15.8% on work from home, so Owyhee County, ID sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Owyhee County, ID has the 4th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Owyhee County, ID 12,503 23.8 min #5/6 8.6% #4/6 7:13 AM #2/6
Ada County, ID 518,902 20.2 min 18.5% 7:48 AM
Elmore County, ID 29,321 15.8 min 4.5% 7:15 AM
Canyon County, ID 250,790 23.2 min 13.0% 7:24 AM
Gooding County, ID 15,931 17.1 min 8.3% 7:23 AM
Boise County, ID 8,309 38.0 min 20.3% 7:10 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Owyhee County, Idaho.

Is living in Owyhee County, Idaho good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 199 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,158 at a typical national wage. That's 33% more than the typical Idaho commuter spends.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Owyhee County, Idaho?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Owyhee County, Idaho. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Do people use public transit in Owyhee County, Idaho?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.1% of commuters use it versus 0.5% in Idaho, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

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).