Commuting in Piute 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 Piute County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Piute County spend about 46 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 191 hours, about 7.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 21% more time on the road than the Utah average of 18.9 minutes each way, a difference of 4.0 minutes.
Piute County holds about 0.0% of Utah's population but accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Piute County would save about 76 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,363 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)
Piute County
22.9 min
45.7 min
191 hrs/yr
$5,908
181
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
22.9
minutes to get to work in
Piute County.
That's 2% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the 3 slowest counties in Utah
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 31.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Piute County
Car:
65.6%
Worked at Home:
31.7%
Walked:
1.8%
Other:
1.0%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Piute County, versus 0.2% in Utah.
Public transit is essentially absent in Piute County, versus 1.6% in Utah.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Piute County, versus 0.1% in Utah.
Biking is essentially absent in Piute County, versus 0.5% in Utah.
Commute Mode Trends in Piute County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Piute 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
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
81.9%
11.9%
3.7%
2.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
83.1%
12.2%
4.3%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
87.4%
6.5%
5.1%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
81.5%
7.7%
6.0%
3.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.5%
2013
84.2%
7.6%
3.7%
3.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
2014
86.1%
6.5%
3.6%
2.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.5%
2015
85.6%
6.5%
3.4%
3.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.4%
2016
85.8%
6.0%
4.9%
1.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.5%
2017
91.7%
1.8%
6.1%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
95.4%
2.0%
2.2%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
93.9%
1.5%
2.9%
0.5%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
90.3%
4.8%
3.3%
0.5%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
81.5%
14.2%
2.6%
0.5%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
73.3%
22.3%
2.3%
0.9%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
69.2%
26.3%
2.4%
1.1%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
65.6%
31.7%
1.8%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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 2018 at 95.4%. Overall it fell from 81.9% in 2009 to 65.6% in 2024, down 16.3 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Piute County: its share of workers rose from 11.9% in 2009 to 31.7% in 2024, up 19.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 30.2 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.7% to 1.8% of workers (down 1.9 percentage points).
Biking peaked at 1.5% in 2012 and has since fallen back to 0.0%.
Commute Start Times in Piute County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Piute County?
The bars show when commuters in Piute 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 AMPiute County2.9%Utah4.8%
2.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMPiute County6.9%Utah3.6%
6.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMPiute County6.9%Utah5.1%
6.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMPiute County8.1%Utah7.4%
8.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMPiute County3.6%Utah8.4%
3.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMPiute County17.6%Utah12.3%
17.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMPiute County16.4%Utah12.5%
16.4%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMPiute County17.1%Utah12.1%
17.1%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMPiute County0.2%Utah7.4%
0.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMPiute County5.7%Utah7.7%
5.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMPiute County3.1%Utah3.2%
3.1%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMPiute County0.0%Utah1.5%
0.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMPiute County10.5%Utah7.7%
10.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMPiute County1.2%Utah6.3%
1.2%
Piute CountyUtahSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Piute County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 17.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 12.3% across Utah. Early starts are more common than in Utah: 16.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.5% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Utah: 54.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.3% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (20.4%) 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 Piute 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 Piute 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 Piute 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
Piute County
Utah
United States
2009
7:28 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:39 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:50 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:52 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:52 AM
7:48 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:47 AM
7:48 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:45 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:47 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:50 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:48 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:49 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2020
8:03 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:50 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:50 AM
7:50 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:47 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:38 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Piute County were on the road by 7:38 AM, 9 minutes later than in 2009 (7:28 AM). The shift is sharper than across Utah, where the typical start moved 2 minutes later. Commuters in Piute County now leave at about the same time as the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Piute County has moved 12 minutes earlier.
How does Piute County's commute time compare?
Metric
Piute County
Utah
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
22.9 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
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
31.7%
17.6%
15.0%
Walked
1.8%
2.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
1.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Piute County is 22.9 minutes, longer than the 18.9 minutes in Utah.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.6% in Utah. 1.8% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Utah.
Piute County, UT Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Piute County, UT is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 1,694 residents against a local median of 8,171. The measure that sets Piute County, UT apart most is work from home: 31.7%, 219% above the local median of 9.9%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 22.9 min against a local median of 11.0 min, 107% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 107% above the local median it puts Piute County, UT at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves sit within 10.8% of each other on work from home, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Piute County, UT, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Piute County, UT has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Piute County, Utah.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Piute County, Utah?
Commuters here spend an estimated 191 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,908 at a typical national wage. That's 21% more than the typical Utah commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Piute County, Utah?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Piute 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.
Do people use public transit in Piute 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.
Is Piute County, Utah a good location for remote and hybrid workers?
About 31.7% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Piute County would save about 76 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,363 at the same national wage assumption used above.
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).