Commuting in Uintah 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 Uintah County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Uintah County spend about 26 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 109 hours, about 4.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 31% less time on the road than the Utah average of 18.9 minutes each way, a difference of 5.9 minutes.
Uintah County holds about 1.1% of Utah's population but accounts for roughly 0.8% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Uintah County would save about 43 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,348 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)
Uintah County
13.0 min
26.1 min
109 hrs/yr
$3,370
324
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
13.0
minutes to get to work in
Uintah County.
That's 42% 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 8.0% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Uintah County
Car:
84.9%
Worked at Home:
8.0%
Walked:
3.4%
Bicycle:
1.9%unusually high
Other:
0.9%
Motorcycle:
0.5%
Public Transportation:
0.5%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is unusually rare in Uintah County: 3.5 times less than the Utah average (0.5% vs 1.6%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Uintah County, versus 0.1% in Utah.
Biking is unusually common in Uintah County: 3.7 times more than the Utah average (1.9% vs 0.5%).
Commute Mode Trends in Uintah County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Uintah 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
Bicycle
Other
Public Transportation
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
92.1%
3.8%
2.9%
0.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
2010
92.0%
3.6%
2.6%
0.8%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
2011
93.3%
3.4%
1.3%
0.8%
0.9%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
2012
92.9%
3.6%
1.1%
1.3%
0.6%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
2013
92.1%
3.7%
1.0%
1.4%
0.8%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
2014
92.0%
3.3%
1.4%
1.5%
0.8%
0.8%
0.2%
0.0%
2015
91.8%
3.5%
1.8%
1.0%
0.9%
0.8%
0.2%
0.0%
2016
92.5%
3.7%
1.9%
0.7%
0.3%
0.8%
0.2%
0.0%
2017
92.0%
3.8%
2.2%
0.5%
0.5%
0.8%
0.2%
0.0%
2018
92.4%
4.5%
1.9%
0.3%
0.3%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
2019
92.7%
3.8%
2.1%
0.4%
0.5%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
2020
91.3%
4.7%
2.6%
0.3%
0.5%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
2021
90.1%
5.2%
2.6%
0.5%
0.8%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
2022
89.2%
5.8%
2.5%
0.9%
0.9%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
2023
88.6%
6.5%
2.3%
0.9%
1.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
2024
84.9%
8.0%
3.4%
1.9%
0.9%
0.5%
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 2011 at 93.3%. Overall it fell from 92.1% in 2009 to 84.9% in 2024, down 7.2 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Uintah County: its share of workers rose from 3.8% in 2009 to 8.0% in 2024, up 4.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.2 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Biking overtook public transit to become the 4th most common choice in the 2022 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Uintah County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Uintah County?
The bars show when commuters in Uintah 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 AMUintah County8.0%Utah4.8%
8.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMUintah County4.8%Utah3.6%
4.8%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMUintah County6.2%Utah5.1%
6.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMUintah County8.0%Utah7.4%
8.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMUintah County11.5%Utah8.4%
11.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMUintah County11.4%Utah12.3%
11.4%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMUintah County15.8%Utah12.5%
15.8%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMUintah County12.0%Utah12.1%
12.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMUintah County3.5%Utah7.4%
3.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMUintah County5.5%Utah7.7%
5.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMUintah County2.8%Utah3.2%
2.8%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMUintah County0.9%Utah1.5%
0.9%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMUintah County4.5%Utah7.7%
4.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMUintah County5.2%Utah6.3%
5.2%
Uintah CountyUtahSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Uintah County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 15.8% of commuters leave home, compared with 12.5% across Utah. Early starts are more common than in Utah: 19.0% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.5% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Utah: 50.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.3% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (18.8%) 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 Uintah 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 Uintah 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 Uintah 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
Uintah County
Utah
United States
2009
7:31 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:30 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:27 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:29 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:29 AM
7:48 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:33 AM
7:48 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:32 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:30 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:30 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:27 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:25 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:23 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:28 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:26 AM
7:50 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:32 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:30 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Uintah County were on the road by 7:30 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across Utah, meanwhile, the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Uintah County now leave 8 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 Uintah County has moved 5 minutes later.
How does Uintah County's commute time compare?
Metric
Uintah County
Utah
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
13.0 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
8.0%
17.6%
15.0%
Walked
3.4%
2.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.5%
1.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Uintah County is 13.0 minutes, shorter than the 18.9 minutes in Utah.
0.5% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.6% in Utah. 3.4% commute by walking, higher than the 2.0% in Utah.
Uintah County, UT Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Uintah County, UT is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 37,051 residents against a local median of 9,754. Uintah County, UT's one-way commute, at 13.0 min, runs 49% above the 8.8 min typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 5.3 min on one-way commute, so Uintah County, UT sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Uintah County, UT has the 5th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Uintah County, Utah.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Uintah County, Utah?
Commuters here spend an estimated 109 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,370 at a typical national wage. That's 31% less than the typical Utah commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Uintah County, Utah?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Uintah 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.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Uintah County, Utah?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.5% of commuters use it versus 1.6% in Utah, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
How do commute times compare across 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).