Washington Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Washington, 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 Washington: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Washington spend about 31 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 128 hours, about 5.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 19% less time on the road than the Utah average of 18.9 minutes each way, a difference of 3.5 minutes.

Washington holds about 0.7% of Utah's population but accounts for roughly 0.6% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Washington would save about 51 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,588 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)
Washington	15.4 min	30.7 min	128 hrs/yr	$3,970	3,407
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.

Washington Commute Map

On average, it takes 15.4 minutes to get to work in Washington. That's 31% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM, followed by 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 12.7% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Washington

Riding a motorcycle is unusually rare in Washington: 4.2 times less than the Utah average (0.1% vs 0.2%).

Public transit is unusually rare in Washington: 9.4 times less than the Utah average (0.2% vs 1.6%).

Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Washington: 15.1 times less than the Utah average (0.0% vs 0.1%).

Commute Mode Trends in Washington, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Washington 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	Public Transportation	Motorcycle	Taxi
2009	93.5%	3.3%	0.9%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%	0.0%
2010	94.0%	3.8%	0.7%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%	0.0%
2011	94.3%	3.7%	0.3%	0.5%	0.1%	0.3%	0.7%	0.0%
2012	95.2%	2.7%	0.8%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%	0.6%	0.0%
2013	95.0%	3.5%	0.7%	0.1%	0.2%	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%
2014	94.8%	3.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%
2015	94.2%	4.0%	1.1%	0.3%	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%
2016	93.6%	4.4%	1.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
2017	92.2%	5.5%	1.0%	0.5%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
2018	88.3%	8.8%	0.7%	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.8%	0.2%
2019	88.8%	8.3%	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%	0.2%	0.7%	0.2%
2020	89.9%	7.7%	0.3%	0.2%	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%
2021	87.5%	10.0%	0.3%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%
2022	87.2%	10.3%	0.4%	0.9%	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%
2023	87.4%	10.5%	0.6%	1.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	83.3%	12.7%	2.0%	1.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2012 at 95.2%. Overall it fell from 93.5% in 2009 to 83.3% in 2024, down 10.2 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.

Working from home gained the most ground in Washington: its share of workers rose from 3.3% in 2009 to 12.7% in 2024, up 9.4 percentage points.

Riding a motorcycle lost the most ground, falling from 0.6% to 0.1% of workers (down 0.5 percentage points).

Commute Start Times in Washington

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Washington?

The bars show when commuters in Washington 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		7.7%
5:00-5:29 AM		1.4%
5:30-5:59 AM		4.6%
6:00-6:29 AM		10.8%
6:30-6:59 AM		8.6%
7:00-7:29 AM		9.6%
7:30-7:59 AM		10.8%
8:00-8:29 AM		12.4%
8:30-8:59 AM		7.1%
9:00-9:59 AM		11.0%
10:00-10:59 AM		3.3%
11:00-11:59 AM		2.3%
12:00-3:59 PM		4.1%
4:00-11:59 PM		6.3%

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

The busiest time to head out in Washington is 8:00-8:29 AM, when 12.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 12.1% across Utah. Early starts are about as common as in Utah: 13.6% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.5% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Utah: 41.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.3% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (27.0%) 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 Washington, 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 Washington 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 Washington 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	Washington	Utah	United States
2009	7:49 AM	7:48 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:52 AM	7:47 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:56 AM	7:46 AM	7:38 AM
2012	8:03 AM	7:47 AM	7:38 AM
2013	8:07 AM	7:48 AM	7:39 AM
2014	8:06 AM	7:48 AM	7:39 AM
2015	8:00 AM	7:48 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:56 AM	7:48 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:46 AM	7:48 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:49 AM	7:48 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:52 AM	7:48 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:36 AM	7:48 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:38 AM	7:48 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:43 AM	7:50 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:42 AM	7:50 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:50 AM	7:50 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Washington were on the road by 7:50 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across Utah, meanwhile, the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Washington now leave 12 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).

How does Washington's commute time compare?

Metric	Washington	Utah	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	15.4 min	18.9 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	08:00 AM – 08:29 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window	09:00 AM – 09:59 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	12.7%	17.6%	15.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.0%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.6%	3.2%

The average commute time in Washington is 15.4 minutes, shorter than the 18.9 minutes in Utah.

0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.6% in Utah. The share of commuters using walking is about the same as Utah.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Washington, UT Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How Washington, UT compares with the 1 cities closest to it.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Washington, UT	23,624	15.4 min #1/2	12.7% #2/2	7:50 AM #1/2
St. George, UT	93,597	15.7 min	13.6%	7:59 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Washington, Utah.

Is living in Washington, Utah good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 128 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,970 at a typical national wage. That's 19% less than the typical Utah commuter spends.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Washington, Utah?

Traffic peaks between 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM in Washington, Utah. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

How common is public transit use in Washington, Utah?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.2% of commuters use it versus 1.6% in Utah, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.