Commuting in Utah 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 Utah County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Utah County spend about 38 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 158 hours, about 6.6 full days, spent commuting. That is about the same time on the road as the Utah average of 18.9 minutes each way.
Utah County holds about 20.8% of Utah's population and accounts for roughly 20.8% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Utah County would save about 63 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,954 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)
Utah County
18.9 min
37.8 min
158 hrs/yr
$4,885
2,141
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
18.9
minutes to get to work in
Utah County.
That's 16% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 71% of counties in Utah
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 19.0% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Utah County
Car:
75.0%
Worked at Home:
19.0%
Walked:
2.7%
Public Transportation:
1.7%
Other:
0.7%
Bicycle:
0.5%
Motorcycle:
0.3%
Taxi:
< 0.1%
Commute Mode Trends in Utah County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Utah 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
Other
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
85.2%
5.8%
4.9%
2.1%
0.5%
0.9%
0.6%
0.0%
2010
85.0%
6.2%
4.8%
2.1%
0.4%
1.0%
0.5%
0.0%
2011
85.1%
6.1%
4.8%
2.0%
0.4%
1.1%
0.5%
0.0%
2012
85.4%
5.9%
4.7%
1.8%
0.4%
1.2%
0.6%
0.0%
2013
85.4%
6.0%
4.6%
1.7%
0.5%
1.2%
0.5%
0.0%
2014
85.8%
6.0%
4.1%
1.7%
0.6%
1.2%
0.5%
0.0%
2015
85.7%
6.1%
3.9%
1.8%
0.7%
1.3%
0.5%
0.0%
2016
85.2%
6.3%
4.1%
1.8%
0.8%
1.2%
0.6%
0.0%
2017
85.0%
6.7%
4.1%
2.0%
0.7%
1.1%
0.5%
0.0%
2018
84.7%
6.9%
4.1%
2.1%
0.7%
1.0%
0.5%
0.0%
2019
84.4%
7.2%
4.1%
2.2%
0.6%
0.9%
0.5%
0.0%
2020
82.2%
10.1%
3.8%
2.2%
0.6%
0.7%
0.4%
0.0%
2021
80.3%
12.9%
3.3%
2.0%
0.6%
0.7%
0.3%
0.0%
2022
78.3%
15.2%
3.2%
1.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
2023
76.6%
17.2%
2.9%
1.9%
0.7%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
2024
75.0%
19.0%
2.7%
1.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2014 at 85.8%. Overall it fell from 85.2% in 2009 to 75.0% in 2024, down 10.2 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 10 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Utah County: its share of workers rose from 5.8% in 2009 to 19.0% in 2024, up 13.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 11.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 4.9% to 2.7% of workers (down 2.2 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Utah County
😴Sleeping InThe 2nd-highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among Utah's 29 counties: 29.3% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.
🦉Night OwlThe 3rd-latest start among Utah's 29 counties: half of commuters are still at home at 8:01 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Utah County?
The bars show when commuters in Utah 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 AMUtah County3.6%Utah4.8%
3.6%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMUtah County3.2%Utah3.6%
3.2%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMUtah County4.8%Utah5.1%
4.8%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMUtah County6.3%Utah7.4%
6.3%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMUtah County7.7%Utah8.4%
7.7%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMUtah County11.0%Utah12.3%
11.0%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMUtah County13.2%Utah12.5%
13.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMUtah County12.4%Utah12.1%
12.4%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMUtah County8.6%Utah7.4%
8.6%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMUtah County9.2%Utah7.7%
9.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMUtah County3.4%Utah3.2%
3.4%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMUtah County1.5%Utah1.5%
1.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMUtah County8.5%Utah7.7%
8.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMUtah County6.8%Utah6.3%
6.8%
Utah CountyUtahSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Utah County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 13.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 12.5% across Utah. Early starts are less common than in Utah: 11.5% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.5% there. The morning rush looks much like Utah's: 44.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.3% there. About 1 in 3 commuters (29.3%) 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 Utah 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 Utah 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 Utah 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
Utah County
Utah
United States
2009
7:59 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:57 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:58 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2012
8:00 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2013
8:00 AM
7:48 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:59 AM
7:48 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:59 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:59 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:59 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:59 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:59 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:59 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:59 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2022
8:01 AM
7:50 AM
7:37 AM
2023
8:00 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
2024
8:01 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Utah County were on the road by 8:01 AM, 2 minutes later than in 2009 (7:59 AM). Utah followed the same path, with the typical start moving 2 minutes later. Commuters in Utah County now leave 23 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 Utah County has moved 2 minutes later.
How does Utah County's commute time compare?
Metric
Utah County
Utah
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
18.9 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
19.0%
17.6%
15.0%
Walked
2.7%
2.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
1.7%
1.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Utah County is about the same as in Utah.
1.7% commute by public transit, higher than the 1.6% in Utah. 2.7% commute by walking, higher than the 2.0% in Utah.
Utah County, UT Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Utah County, UT is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 704,800 residents against a local median of 36,658. Utah County, UT sits close to the middle of its own neighbourhood. No measure below is more than 15% off the local median, so the choice between these counties turns on things this data does not capture.
The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 10% below the local median at 18.9 min against 21.0 min. Utah County, UT has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Utah County, Utah.
Is living in Utah County, Utah good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 158 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,885 at a typical national wage.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Utah County, Utah?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Utah 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.
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).