Commuting in Box Elder County, Utah: 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 Box Elder County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Box Elder County spend about 37 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 155 hours, about 6.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 2% less time on the road than the Utah average of 18.9 minutes each way, a difference of 0.4 minutes.
Box Elder County holds about 1.8% of Utah's population and accounts for roughly 1.8% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Box Elder County would save about 62 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,916 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)
Box Elder County
18.5 min
37.1 min
155 hrs/yr
$4,791
1,018
Utah
18.9 min
37.8 min
158 hrs/yr
$4,885
1,192
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
18.5
minutes to get to work in
Box Elder County.
That's 17% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 11.5% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Box Elder County
Car:
84.9%
Worked at Home:
11.5%
Walked:
1.7%
Other:
1.2%
Public Transportation:
0.4%unusually low
Motorcycle:
0.2%
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is unusually rare in Box Elder County: 3.7 times less than the Utah average (0.4% vs 1.6%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Box Elder County, versus 0.1% in Utah.
Biking is unusually rare in Box Elder County: 18.0 times less than the Utah average (0.0% vs 0.5%).
Commute Mode Trends in Box Elder County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Box Elder 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
Public Transportation
Motorcycle
Taxi
Bicycle
2009
90.4%
4.9%
2.2%
1.0%
0.7%
0.6%
0.0%
0.1%
2010
90.0%
5.1%
2.2%
1.0%
0.7%
0.6%
0.0%
0.4%
2011
90.4%
4.9%
2.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.0%
0.4%
2012
91.3%
4.4%
1.8%
0.7%
0.8%
0.6%
0.0%
0.5%
2013
92.6%
3.9%
1.7%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.4%
2014
92.8%
3.5%
1.7%
0.5%
0.8%
0.4%
0.0%
0.4%
2015
93.1%
3.4%
1.6%
0.4%
0.7%
0.5%
0.0%
0.3%
2016
92.5%
4.0%
1.8%
0.3%
0.7%
0.4%
0.0%
0.3%
2017
92.5%
4.0%
1.5%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.0%
0.2%
2018
91.6%
5.0%
1.5%
0.7%
0.6%
0.4%
0.0%
0.3%
2019
91.5%
5.3%
1.3%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.2%
2020
89.9%
6.7%
1.6%
0.8%
0.6%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2021
88.8%
8.0%
1.5%
0.8%
0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2022
86.9%
9.8%
1.7%
0.9%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2023
86.9%
10.0%
1.5%
1.0%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
84.9%
11.5%
1.7%
1.2%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2015 at 93.1%. Overall it fell from 90.4% in 2009 to 84.9% in 2024, down 5.5 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Box Elder County: its share of workers rose from 4.9% in 2009 to 11.5% in 2024, up 6.6 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.2 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.2% to 1.7% of workers (down 0.5 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Box Elder County
🌅Dawn PatrolThe highest share of pre-6 AM departures among Utah's 29 counties: 26.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM.
🧘Rush-Hour DodgersThe 2nd-lowest share of rush-hour departures among Utah's 29 counties: only 38.3% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Box Elder County?
The bars show when commuters in Box Elder 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 Utah for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMBox Elder County10.8%Utah4.8%
10.8%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMBox Elder County6.5%Utah3.6%
6.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMBox Elder County9.1%Utah5.1%
9.1%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMBox Elder County7.5%Utah7.4%
7.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMBox Elder County7.9%Utah8.4%
7.9%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMBox Elder County11.5%Utah12.3%
11.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMBox Elder County10.4%Utah12.5%
10.4%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMBox Elder County8.5%Utah12.1%
8.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMBox Elder County3.3%Utah7.4%
3.3%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMBox Elder County4.3%Utah7.7%
4.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMBox Elder County1.7%Utah3.2%
1.7%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMBox Elder County0.9%Utah1.5%
0.9%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMBox Elder County8.9%Utah7.7%
8.9%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMBox Elder County8.8%Utah6.3%
8.8%
Box Elder CountyUtahSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Box Elder County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 11.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 12.3% across Utah. Early starts are more common than in Utah: 26.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.5% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Utah: 38.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.3% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (24.7%) 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 Box Elder 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 Box Elder 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 Box Elder County next to Utah 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
Box Elder County
Utah
United States
2009
7:28 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:25 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:22 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:24 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:22 AM
7:48 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:25 AM
7:48 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:26 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:29 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:28 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:26 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:25 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:24 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:25 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:25 AM
7:50 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:23 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:22 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Box Elder County were on the road by 7:22 AM, 7 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:28 AM). That goes against the trend across Utah, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Box Elder County now leave 16 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 Box Elder County has moved 3 minutes earlier.
How does Box Elder County's commute time compare?
Metric
Box Elder County
Utah
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
18.5 min
18.9 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
12:00 AM – 04:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
11.5%
17.6%
15.0%
Walked
1.7%
2.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.4%
1.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Box Elder County is about the same as in Utah.
0.4% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.6% in Utah. 1.7% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Utah.
Box Elder County, UT Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Box Elder County, UT is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 61,231 residents against a local median of 79,347. The measure that sets Box Elder County, UT apart most is work from home: 11.5%, 26% below the local median of 15.5%.
The counties themselves spread 9.2% on work from home, so Box Elder County, UT sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Box Elder County, UT has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Box Elder County, Utah.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Box Elder County, Utah?
Commuters here spend an estimated 155 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,791 at a typical national wage. That's 2% less than the typical Utah commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Box Elder County, Utah?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Box Elder County, Utah. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Box Elder County, Utah?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.4% of commuters use it versus 1.6% in Utah, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Which counties in Utah have the fastest and slowest commutes?
Among counties in Utah, the shortest average commutes are in Garfield County (7.3 min), Daggett County (8.6 min), Beaver County (8.7 min). The longest are in Tooele County (30.8 min), Morgan County (23.8 min), Piute County (22.9 min).