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 47 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 195 hours, about 8.1 full days, spent commuting.

That is 31% more time on the road than the Idaho average of 17.9 minutes each way, a difference of 5.5 minutes.

Owyhee County holds about 0.7% 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 78 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,424 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 23.5 min 46.9 min 195 hrs/yr $6,059 449
Idaho 17.9 min 35.9 min 149 hrs/yr $4,633 865
United States 22.5 min 44.9 min 187 hrs/yr $5,803 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. Lemhi County (8.9 min)
  2. Custer County (10.6 min)
  3. Madison County (11.8 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Idaho
  1. Camas County (43.9 min)
  2. Boise County (35.5 min)
  3. Lincoln County (32.8 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

On average, it takes 23.5 minutes to get to work in Owyhee County. That's 4% longer than the 22.5-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 .

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 9.0% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 85.0%
  • Worked at Home: 9.0%
  • Walked: 3.5%
  • Other: 1.0%
  • Bicycle: 0.7%
  • Public Transportation: 0.7%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Motorcycle commuting is essentially absent in Owyhee County, versus 0.2% in Idaho.

Taxi commuting is essentially absent in Owyhee County, versus 0.1% in Idaho.

How does Owyhee County's commute time compare?

Metric Owyhee County Idaho US Average
Avg. Commute Time 23.5 min 17.9 min 22.5 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 9.0% 12.2% 13.4%
Walked 3.5% 2.7% 2.4%
Public Transit 0.7% 0.6% 3.5%

The average commute time in Owyhee County is 23.5 minutes, longer than the 17.9 minutes in Idaho.

0.7% commute by public transit, higher than the 0.6% in Idaho. 3.5% commute by walking, higher than the 2.7% in Idaho.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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 195 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,059 at a typical national wage. That's 31% 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.

Which counties in Idaho have the fastest and slowest commutes?

Among counties in Idaho, the shortest average commutes are in Lemhi County (8.9 min), Custer County (10.6 min), Madison County (11.8 min). The longest are in Camas County (43.9 min), Boise County (35.5 min), Lincoln County (32.8 min).