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Duchesne County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Duchesne 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 Duchesne County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Duchesne County spend about 27 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 114 hours, about 4.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 28% less time on the road than the Utah average of 18.9 minutes each way, a difference of 5.3 minutes.

Duchesne County holds about 0.6% of Utah's population but accounts for roughly 0.4% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Duchesne County would save about 45 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,410 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)
Duchesne County 13.6 min 27.3 min 114 hrs/yr $3,525 192
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.

Commute Time Map: Utah Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Utah
  1. Garfield County (7.3 min)
  2. Daggett County (8.6 min)
  3. Beaver County (8.7 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Utah
  1. Tooele County (30.8 min)
  2. Morgan County (23.8 min)
  3. Piute County (22.9 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Duchesne County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 13.6 minutes to get to work in Duchesne County. That's 39% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 7.3% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Duchesne County

  • Car: 88.0%
  • Worked at Home: 7.3%
  • Walked: 3.0%
  • Other: 1.0%
  • Bicycle: 0.7%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Public transit is essentially absent in Duchesne County, versus 1.6% in Utah.

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Duchesne County, versus 0.1% in Utah.

Commute Mode Trends in Duchesne County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Duchesne 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 Motorcycle Public Transportation Taxi
2009 91.4% 4.5% 3.2% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
2010 90.7% 5.0% 3.7% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
2011 91.8% 4.7% 2.6% 0.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
2012 91.8% 3.5% 3.8% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
2013 91.1% 3.7% 4.1% 0.5% 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
2014 92.1% 3.0% 3.6% 0.6% 0.3% 0.0% 0.4% 0.1%
2015 92.4% 3.1% 3.2% 0.5% 0.3% 0.0% 0.5% 0.1%
2016 91.0% 4.7% 3.2% 0.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.4% 0.1%
2017 89.1% 6.7% 2.4% 0.7% 0.4% 0.0% 0.6% 0.1%
2018 88.0% 8.5% 2.1% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.4% 0.1%
2019 86.6% 9.9% 2.1% 0.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0%
2020 85.8% 10.6% 2.1% 0.8% 0.5% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
2021 85.1% 10.7% 2.2% 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
2022 85.9% 10.1% 2.5% 0.9% 0.5% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2023 86.8% 8.6% 2.9% 0.9% 0.6% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2024 88.0% 7.3% 3.0% 1.0% 0.7% 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 2015 at 92.4% and lowest in 2021 at 85.1%. Overall it fell from 91.4% in 2009 to 88.0% in 2024, down 3.4 percentage points. It has risen in each of the last 3 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Duchesne County: its share of workers rose from 4.5% in 2009 to 7.3% in 2024, up 2.8 percentage points.

Biking overtook public transit to become the 5th most common choice in the 2020 release and has stayed ahead since.

Working from home peaked at 10.7% in 2021 and has since fallen back to 7.3%.

Commute Start Times in Duchesne County

  • Early BirdThe 2nd-earliest start among Utah's 29 counties: half of commuters are on the road by 7:16 AM.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Duchesne County?

The bars show when commuters in Duchesne 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
7.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
5.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
6.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
11.7%
6:30-6:59 AM
10.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
15.8%
7:30-7:59 AM
13.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
9.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
2.8%
9:00-9:59 AM
3.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
2.1%
11:00-11:59 AM
1.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
5.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
4.0%

Duchesne County Utah Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Duchesne County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.8% of commuters leave home, compared with 12.3% across Utah. Early starts are more common than in Utah: 19.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.5% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Utah: 49.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.3% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (16.4%) 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 Duchesne 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 Duchesne 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 Duchesne 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 Duchesne County Utah United States
2009 7:26 AM 7:48 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:17 AM 7:47 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:14 AM 7:46 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:09 AM 7:47 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:11 AM 7:48 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:08 AM 7:48 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:14 AM 7:48 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:15 AM 7:48 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:12 AM 7:48 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:10 AM 7:48 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:09 AM 7:48 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:12 AM 7:48 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:10 AM 7:48 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:09 AM 7:50 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:15 AM 7:50 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:16 AM 7:50 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Duchesne County were on the road by 7:16 AM, 9 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:26 AM). That goes against the trend across Utah, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Duchesne County now leave 22 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 Duchesne County has moved 7 minutes later.

How does Duchesne County's commute time compare?

Metric Duchesne County Utah US Average
Avg. Commute Time 13.6 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 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 7.3% 17.6% 15.0%
Walked 3.0% 2.0% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 1.6% 3.2%

The average commute time in Duchesne County is 13.6 minutes, shorter than the 18.9 minutes in Utah.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.6% in Utah. 3.0% commute by walking, higher than the 2.0% in Utah.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Duchesne County, UT Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Duchesne County, UT is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 20,181 residents against a local median of 36,658. Nothing separates Duchesne County, UT sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.

The largest of those small differences is work from home, 8% below the local median at 7.3% against 8.0%. Duchesne County, UT has the 4th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Duchesne County, UT 20,181 13.6 min #4/6 7.3% #4/6 7:16 AM #1/6
Carbon County, UT 20,514 12.8 min 6.3% 7:40 AM
Wasatch County, UT 36,658 20.5 min 19.1% 7:49 AM
Summit County, UT 42,950 20.6 min 24.7% 7:54 AM
Uintah County, UT 37,051 13.0 min 8.0% 7:30 AM
Uinta County, WY 20,644 11.9 min 6.4% 7:21 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Duchesne County, Utah.

Is commuting expensive in Duchesne County, Utah?

Commuters here spend an estimated 114 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,525 at a typical national wage. That's 28% less than the typical Utah commuter spends.

What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Duchesne County, Utah?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Duchesne County, Utah. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Duchesne County, Utah?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 1.6% in Utah, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

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).