Commuting in Washington 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 Washington County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Washington County spend about 33 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 138 hours, about 5.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 13% less time on the road than the Utah average of 18.9 minutes each way, a difference of 2.4 minutes.
Washington County holds about 5.8% of Utah's population but accounts for roughly 5.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Washington County would save about 55 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,705 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 County
16.5 min
33.0 min
138 hrs/yr
$4,263
1,384
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
16.5
minutes to get to work in
Washington County.
That's 26% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 14.0% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Washington County
Car:
82.1%
Worked at Home:
14.0%
Walked:
1.7%
Other:
0.9%
Bicycle:
0.5%
Public Transportation:
0.5%unusually low
Motorcycle:
0.3%
Taxi:
< 0.1%
Public transit is unusually rare in Washington County: 3.5 times less than the Utah average (0.5% vs 1.6%).
Commute Mode Trends in Washington County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Washington 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
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
90.2%
5.3%
2.3%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.6%
0.0%
2010
90.7%
5.0%
2.3%
0.5%
0.6%
0.3%
0.5%
0.0%
2011
90.2%
5.0%
2.7%
0.6%
0.4%
0.5%
0.7%
0.0%
2012
89.8%
5.1%
2.6%
0.8%
0.4%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
2013
89.9%
4.8%
2.8%
0.8%
0.3%
0.7%
0.7%
0.0%
2014
90.1%
4.8%
2.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.7%
0.6%
0.1%
2015
89.9%
5.2%
2.2%
0.8%
0.5%
0.6%
0.6%
0.1%
2016
89.6%
5.6%
2.3%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.1%
2017
89.4%
6.1%
2.0%
0.8%
0.5%
0.6%
0.5%
0.1%
2018
88.1%
8.0%
1.6%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
2019
86.6%
9.6%
1.3%
1.1%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
2020
86.8%
9.6%
1.5%
1.0%
0.3%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
2021
85.0%
11.7%
1.3%
1.0%
0.3%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
2022
83.3%
13.4%
1.3%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
2023
83.2%
13.1%
1.5%
1.1%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
2024
82.1%
14.0%
1.7%
0.9%
0.5%
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 2010 at 90.7%. Overall it fell from 90.2% in 2009 to 82.1% in 2024, down 8.1 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 4 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Washington County: its share of workers rose from 5.3% in 2009 to 14.0% in 2024, up 8.7 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.3% to 1.7% of workers (down 0.6 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Washington County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Washington County?
The bars show when commuters in Washington 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 AMWashington County4.9%Utah4.8%
4.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMWashington County2.3%Utah3.6%
2.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMWashington County4.9%Utah5.1%
4.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMWashington County6.8%Utah7.4%
6.8%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMWashington County7.3%Utah8.4%
7.3%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMWashington County12.0%Utah12.3%
12.0%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMWashington County12.8%Utah12.5%
12.8%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMWashington County14.3%Utah12.1%
14.3%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMWashington County7.6%Utah7.4%
7.6%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMWashington County8.3%Utah7.7%
8.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMWashington County4.2%Utah3.2%
4.2%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMWashington County2.0%Utah1.5%
2.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMWashington County5.8%Utah7.7%
5.8%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMWashington County6.8%Utah6.3%
6.8%
Washington CountyUtahSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Washington County is 8:00-8:29 AM, when 14.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 12.1% across Utah. Early starts are less common than in Utah: 12.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.5% there. The morning rush looks much like Utah's: 46.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.3% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (27.2%) 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 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 Washington 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 Washington 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
Washington County
Utah
United States
2009
7:55 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:55 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:56 AM
7:46 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:59 AM
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
2013
8:00 AM
7:48 AM
7:39 AM
2014
8:01 AM
7:48 AM
7:39 AM
2015
8:01 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:59 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:56 AM
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:55 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:54 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:52 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:52 AM
7:48 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:53 AM
7:50 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:55 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:58 AM
7:50 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Washington County were on the road by 7:58 AM, 3 minutes later than in 2009 (7:55 AM). Utah followed the same path, with the typical start moving 2 minutes later. Commuters in Washington County now leave 20 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 Washington County has moved 4 minutes later.
How does Washington County's commute time compare?
Metric
Washington County
Utah
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
16.5 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
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
14.0%
17.6%
15.0%
Walked
1.7%
2.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.5%
1.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Washington County is 16.5 minutes, shorter than the 18.9 minutes in Utah.
0.5% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.6% in Utah. 1.7% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Utah.
Washington County, UT Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Washington County, UT is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 196,425 residents against a local median of 8,171. Washington County, UT's one-way commute, at 16.5 min, runs 50% above the 11.0 min typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 14.0% against a local median of 11.4%, 23% above it. The counties themselves spread 6.8 min on one-way commute, so Washington County, UT sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Washington County, UT has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Washington County, Utah.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Washington County, Utah?
Commuters here spend an estimated 138 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,263 at a typical national wage. That's 13% less than the typical Utah commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Washington County, Utah?
Traffic peaks between 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM in Washington County, Utah. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Washington 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).