Commuting in Cache 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 Cache County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Cache County spend about 30 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 126 hours, about 5.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 20% less time on the road than the Utah average of 18.9 minutes each way, a difference of 3.8 minutes.
Cache County holds about 4.1% of Utah's population but accounts for roughly 3.3% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Cache County would save about 50 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,564 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)
Cache County
15.1 min
30.3 min
126 hrs/yr
$3,911
887
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
15.1
minutes to get to work in
Cache County.
That's 32% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 14.0% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Cache County
Car:
77.1%
Worked at Home:
14.0%
Walked:
4.0%
Public Transportation:
2.2%
Bicycle:
1.5%
Other:
0.7%
Motorcycle:
0.5%
Taxi:
< 0.1%
Commute Mode Trends in Cache County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Cache 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
Public Transportation
Bicycle
Other
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
84.6%
4.7%
5.6%
1.9%
2.1%
0.2%
0.8%
0.0%
2010
84.5%
5.4%
5.0%
2.0%
2.1%
0.3%
0.7%
0.0%
2011
84.9%
4.6%
4.9%
2.0%
2.2%
0.5%
0.8%
0.0%
2012
85.7%
4.3%
4.5%
1.9%
2.3%
0.6%
0.7%
0.0%
2013
85.7%
4.4%
4.4%
1.8%
2.3%
0.7%
0.6%
0.0%
2014
86.7%
4.2%
4.3%
1.8%
1.7%
0.9%
0.4%
0.0%
2015
86.1%
4.6%
4.2%
2.1%
1.8%
0.9%
0.4%
0.0%
2016
85.8%
5.1%
4.1%
2.2%
1.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.0%
2017
86.0%
5.2%
4.0%
2.1%
1.6%
0.7%
0.4%
0.0%
2018
86.1%
5.5%
3.8%
2.1%
1.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
2019
85.3%
6.3%
3.7%
2.2%
1.6%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
2020
84.6%
7.4%
4.2%
1.8%
1.3%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
2021
83.4%
8.9%
4.0%
1.6%
1.2%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
2022
81.1%
10.7%
3.8%
2.1%
1.3%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
2023
78.6%
12.9%
3.9%
2.1%
1.4%
0.6%
0.4%
0.0%
2024
77.1%
14.0%
4.0%
2.2%
1.5%
0.7%
0.5%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2014 at 86.7%. Overall it fell from 84.6% in 2009 to 77.1% in 2024, down 7.5 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Cache County: its share of workers rose from 4.7% in 2009 to 14.0% in 2024, up 9.3 percentage points. Most of that increase, 7.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 5.6% to 4.0% of workers (down 1.6 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2015 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Cache County
😴Sleeping InThe highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among Utah's 29 counties: 30.5% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Cache County?
The bars show when commuters in Cache 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 AMCache County5.0%Utah4.8%
5.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMCache County3.9%Utah3.6%
3.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMCache County4.7%Utah5.1%
4.7%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMCache County5.2%Utah7.4%
5.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMCache County7.3%Utah8.4%
7.3%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMCache County9.8%Utah12.3%
9.8%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMCache County14.5%Utah12.5%
14.5%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMCache County12.0%Utah12.1%
12.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMCache County7.1%Utah7.4%
7.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMCache County7.3%Utah7.7%
7.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMCache County2.5%Utah3.2%
2.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMCache County1.8%Utah1.5%
1.8%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMCache County10.6%Utah7.7%
10.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMCache County8.4%Utah6.3%
8.4%
Cache CountyUtahSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Cache County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 14.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 12.5% across Utah. Early starts are about as common as in Utah: 13.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.5% there. The morning rush looks much like Utah's: 43.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.3% there. About 1 in 3 commuters (30.5%) 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 Cache 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 Cache 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 Cache 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
Cache County
Utah
United States
2009
8:07 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2010
8:01 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2011
8:00 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2012
8:01 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2013
8:04 AM
7:48 AM
7:39 AM
2014
8:01 AM
7:48 AM
7:39 AM
2015
8:01 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:59 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2017
8:01 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2018
8:03 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2019
8:04 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2020
8:03 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2021
8:03 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2022
8:03 AM
7:50 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:59 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:59 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Cache County were on the road by 7:59 AM, 8 minutes earlier than in 2009 (8:07 AM). That goes against the trend across Utah, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Cache County now leave 21 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Cache County has moved 4 minutes earlier.
How does Cache County's commute time compare?
Metric
Cache County
Utah
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
15.1 min
18.9 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
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
14.0%
17.6%
15.0%
Walked
4.0%
2.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
2.2%
1.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Cache County is 15.1 minutes, shorter than the 18.9 minutes in Utah.
2.2% commute by public transit, higher than the 1.6% in Utah. 4.0% commute by walking, higher than the 2.0% in Utah.
Cache County, UT Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Cache County, UT is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 139,938 residents against a local median of 12,802. Cache County, UT's one-way commute, at 15.1 min, runs 26% below the 20.3 min typical of the counties around it. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 11.0 min on one-way commute, so Cache County, UT sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Cache County, UT has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Cache County, Utah.
Is living in Cache County, Utah good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 126 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,911 at a typical national wage. That's 20% less than the typical Utah commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Cache County, Utah?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Cache County, Utah. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Utah?
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).