Summit County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Summit County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Summit County spend about 42 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 175 hours, about 7.3 full days, spent commuting.

That is 12% more time on the road than the Utah average of 18.8 minutes each way, a difference of 2.2 minutes.

Summit County holds about 1.3% of Utah's population but accounts for roughly 1.4% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Summit County would save about 70 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,174 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)
Summit County 21.0 min 42.1 min 175 hrs/yr $5,434 447
Utah 18.8 min 37.7 min 157 hrs/yr $4,868 1,192
United States 22.5 min 44.9 min 187 hrs/yr $5,803 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 (6.8 min)
  2. Daggett County (8.4 min)
  3. Beaver County (8.6 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Utah
  1. Tooele County (30.9 min)
  2. Piute County (30.6 min)
  3. Morgan County (25.1 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

On average, it takes 21.0 minutes to get to work in Summit County. That's 6% shorter than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

Among the 5 slowest counties in Utah

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 24.2% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 70.5%
  • Worked at Home: 24.2%
  • Public Transportation: 2.3%
  • Other: 1.3%
  • Walked: 1.2%
  • Bicycle: 0.3%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1%
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Taxi commuting is unusually low in Summit County: 4.0 times less than the Utah average (0.0% vs 0.1%).

How does Summit County's commute time compare?

Metric Summit County Utah US Average
Avg. Commute Time 21.0 min 18.8 min 22.5 min
Departure Window 08:00 AM – 08:29 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 24.2% 16.0% 13.4%
Walked 1.2% 2.0% 2.4%
Public Transit 2.3% 1.7% 3.5%

The average commute time in Summit County is 21.0 minutes, longer than the 18.8 minutes in Utah.

2.3% commute by public transit, higher than the 1.7% in Utah. 1.2% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Utah.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Summit County, Utah.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Summit County, Utah?

Commuters here spend an estimated 175 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,434 at a typical national wage. That's 12% more than the typical Utah commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Summit County, Utah?

Traffic peaks between 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM in Summit County, Utah. 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.

How much money can remote workers save in Summit County, Utah?

About 24.2% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Summit County would save about 70 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,174 at the same national wage assumption used above.

How do commute times compare across counties in Utah?

Among counties in Utah, the shortest average commutes are in Garfield County (6.8 min), Daggett County (8.4 min), Beaver County (8.6 min). The longest are in Tooele County (30.9 min), Piute County (30.6 min), Morgan County (25.1 min).