Commuting in Twin Falls 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 Twin Falls County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Twin Falls County spend about 31 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 129 hours, about 5.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 14% less time on the road than the Idaho average of 18.0 minutes each way, a difference of 2.5 minutes.
Twin Falls County holds about 4.7% of Idaho's population but accounts for roughly 4.0% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Twin Falls County would save about 52 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,603 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)
Twin Falls County
15.5 min
31.0 min
129 hrs/yr
$4,006
851
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
15.5
minutes to get to work in
Twin Falls County.
That's 31% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 7.4% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Twin Falls County
Car:
89.9%
Worked at Home:
7.4%
Walked:
1.0%
Other:
1.0%
Motorcycle:
0.3%
Taxi:
0.3%unusually high
Bicycle:
0.2%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is unusually rare in Twin Falls County: 24.1 times less than the Idaho average (0.0% vs 0.5%).
Taking a taxi is unusually common in Twin Falls County: 3.3 times more than the Idaho average (0.3% vs 0.1%).
Biking is unusually rare in Twin Falls County: 4.4 times less than the Idaho average (0.2% vs 0.7%).
Commute Mode Trends in Twin Falls County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Twin Falls 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
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Public Transportation
2009
89.3%
5.4%
2.7%
0.9%
0.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.9%
2010
90.3%
5.4%
2.4%
0.7%
0.1%
0.4%
0.3%
0.4%
2011
89.8%
5.9%
2.5%
0.7%
0.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
2012
89.7%
5.5%
2.4%
0.8%
0.0%
0.5%
0.6%
0.5%
2013
90.6%
4.5%
2.5%
1.0%
0.0%
0.4%
0.6%
0.4%
2014
91.4%
4.0%
2.3%
0.6%
0.1%
0.3%
0.8%
0.4%
2015
91.0%
3.7%
2.7%
0.9%
0.1%
0.3%
1.0%
0.4%
2016
91.5%
3.6%
2.2%
1.0%
0.1%
0.4%
0.9%
0.4%
2017
92.5%
3.5%
2.2%
0.5%
0.2%
0.4%
0.5%
0.2%
2018
92.1%
4.0%
2.0%
0.7%
0.2%
0.3%
0.4%
0.3%
2019
91.4%
5.1%
1.9%
0.6%
0.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
2020
91.6%
5.8%
1.5%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
2021
90.4%
7.1%
1.4%
0.5%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
2022
89.9%
7.5%
1.4%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
2023
89.4%
8.2%
1.2%
0.7%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
2024
89.9%
7.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2017 at 92.5%. Overall it rose from 89.3% in 2009 to 89.9% in 2024, up 0.6 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Twin Falls County: its share of workers rose from 5.4% in 2009 to 7.4% in 2024, up 2.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.3 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.7% to 1.0% of workers (down 1.7 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Twin Falls County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Twin Falls County?
The bars show when commuters in Twin Falls 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 AMTwin Falls County5.1%Idaho5.2%
5.1%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMTwin Falls County2.5%Idaho3.5%
2.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMTwin Falls County6.0%Idaho5.1%
6.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMTwin Falls County6.2%Idaho7.9%
6.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMTwin Falls County12.3%Idaho10.3%
12.3%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMTwin Falls County13.8%Idaho14.2%
13.8%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMTwin Falls County17.9%Idaho14.5%
17.9%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMTwin Falls County9.7%Idaho10.6%
9.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMTwin Falls County5.6%Idaho5.4%
5.6%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMTwin Falls County4.9%Idaho6.3%
4.9%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMTwin Falls County3.0%Idaho3.3%
3.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMTwin Falls County0.9%Idaho1.6%
0.9%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMTwin Falls County5.6%Idaho6.3%
5.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMTwin Falls County6.5%Idaho5.9%
6.5%
Twin Falls CountyIdahoSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Twin Falls County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 17.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.5% across Idaho. Early starts are about as common as in Idaho: 13.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.7% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Idaho: 53.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.6% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (20.9%) 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 Twin Falls 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 Twin Falls 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 Twin Falls 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
Twin Falls County
Idaho
United States
2009
7:39 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:37 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:39 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:42 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:42 AM
7:40 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:44 AM
7:41 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:47 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:47 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:44 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:43 AM
7:41 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:42 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:38 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:37 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Twin Falls County were on the road by 7:37 AM, 2 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:39 AM). Idaho followed the same path, with the typical start moving 2 minutes earlier. Commuters in Twin Falls 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 Twin Falls County has moved 5 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Twin Falls County in the whole series.
How does Twin Falls County's commute time compare?
Metric
Twin Falls County
Idaho
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
15.5 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
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
7.4%
13.3%
15.0%
Walked
1.0%
2.6%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Twin Falls County is 15.5 minutes, shorter than the 18.0 minutes in Idaho.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in Idaho. 1.0% commute by walking, lower than the 2.6% in Idaho.
Twin Falls County, ID Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Twin Falls County, ID is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 89,838 residents against a local median of 15,931. Twin Falls County, ID sits close to the middle of its own neighbourhood. No measure below is more than 15% off the local median, so the choice between these counties turns on things this data does not capture.
The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 14% below the local median at 15.5 min against 18.1 min. Twin Falls County, ID has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Twin Falls County, Idaho.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Twin Falls County, Idaho?
Commuters here spend an estimated 129 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,006 at a typical national wage. That's 14% less than the typical Idaho commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Twin Falls County, Idaho?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Twin Falls 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.
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).