Commuting in Asotin County, Washington: 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 Asotin County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Asotin 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 110 hours, about 4.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 41% less time on the road than the Washington average of 22.4 minutes each way, a difference of 9.2 minutes.
Asotin County holds about 0.3% of Washington's population but accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Asotin County would save about 44 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,368 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)
Asotin County
13.2 min
26.5 min
110 hrs/yr
$3,419
1,387
Washington
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,785
1,525
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
13.2
minutes to get to work in
Asotin County.
That's 41% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the top 3 fastest counties in Washington
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 10.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Asotin County
Car:
85.9%
Worked at Home:
10.9%
Walked:
2.1%
Public Transportation:
0.5%unusually low
Other:
0.4%
Bicycle:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Asotin County, versus 0.2% in Washington.
Public transit is unusually rare in Asotin County: 6.5 times less than the Washington average (0.5% vs 3.4%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Asotin County, versus 0.1% in Washington.
Commute Mode Trends in Asotin County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Asotin 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
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
91.7%
2.8%
3.6%
1.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.5%
2010
90.9%
2.5%
4.5%
1.1%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.4%
2011
90.3%
3.6%
3.9%
1.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.5%
2012
90.7%
3.5%
3.4%
1.4%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2013
87.8%
4.6%
4.3%
1.6%
0.7%
0.5%
0.0%
0.5%
2014
89.3%
4.7%
3.5%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.1%
0.2%
2015
89.2%
5.2%
2.7%
0.9%
0.5%
1.3%
0.1%
0.1%
2016
89.8%
4.9%
2.6%
0.1%
0.9%
1.4%
0.1%
0.2%
2017
90.1%
4.1%
2.6%
0.3%
0.7%
1.7%
0.1%
0.3%
2018
91.5%
3.9%
1.8%
0.4%
0.6%
1.3%
0.1%
0.5%
2019
89.4%
6.3%
1.9%
0.6%
0.5%
0.8%
0.0%
0.4%
2020
87.6%
7.8%
2.5%
0.6%
0.7%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
2021
89.1%
7.4%
2.2%
0.6%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.3%
2022
86.4%
10.5%
2.5%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
2023
85.7%
11.4%
1.8%
0.4%
0.2%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
85.9%
10.9%
2.1%
0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share bottomed out in 2023 at 85.7%. Overall it fell from 91.7% in 2009 to 85.9% in 2024, down 5.8 percentage points.
Working from home gained the most ground in Asotin County: its share of workers rose from 2.8% in 2009 to 10.9% in 2024, up 8.1 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.6% to 2.1% of workers (down 1.5 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2012 release and has stayed ahead since.
Biking peaked at 1.7% in 2017 and has since fallen back to 0.3%.
Commute Start Times in Asotin County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Asotin County?
The bars show when commuters in Asotin 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 Washington for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMAsotin County7.7%Washington7.1%
7.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMAsotin County3.6%Washington4.7%
3.6%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMAsotin County7.5%Washington5.8%
7.5%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMAsotin County5.2%Washington8.6%
5.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMAsotin County10.4%Washington9.5%
10.4%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMAsotin County13.7%Washington12.4%
13.7%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMAsotin County12.1%Washington11.0%
12.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMAsotin County10.6%Washington10.2%
10.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMAsotin County4.2%Washington5.5%
4.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMAsotin County8.2%Washington7.5%
8.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMAsotin County2.6%Washington3.5%
2.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMAsotin County0.9%Washington1.7%
0.9%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMAsotin County7.8%Washington6.9%
7.8%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMAsotin County5.4%Washington5.6%
5.4%
Asotin CountyWashingtonSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Asotin County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 13.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 12.4% across Washington. Early starts are more common than in Washington: 18.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 17.6% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Washington: 46.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 43.1% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (24.9%) 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 Asotin 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 Asotin 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 Asotin County next to Washington 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
Asotin County
Washington
United States
2009
7:42 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:43 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:42 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:39 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:39 AM
7:35 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:37 AM
7:35 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:31 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:31 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:30 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:29 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:25 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:30 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:31 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:33 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:30 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:35 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Asotin County were on the road by 7:35 AM, 7 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:42 AM). That goes against the trend across Washington, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes later than in 2009. Commuters in Asotin County now leave 3 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 Asotin County has moved 10 minutes later.
How does Asotin County's commute time compare?
Metric
Asotin County
Washington
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
13.2 min
22.4 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
10.9%
19.8%
15.0%
Walked
2.1%
3.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.5%
3.4%
3.2%
The average commute time in Asotin County is 13.2 minutes, shorter than the 22.4 minutes in Washington.
0.5% commute by public transit, lower than the 3.4% in Washington. 2.1% commute by walking, lower than the 3.0% in Washington.
Asotin County, WA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Asotin County, WA is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 22,455 residents against a local median of 4,012. Nothing separates Asotin County, WA sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is work from home, 14% below the local median at 10.9% against 12.6%. Asotin County, WA has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Asotin County, Washington.
Is living in Asotin County, Washington good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 110 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,419 at a typical national wage. That's 41% less than the typical Washington commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Asotin County, Washington?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Asotin County, Washington. 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.
How common is public transit use in Asotin County, Washington?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.5% of commuters use it versus 3.4% in Washington, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Which counties in Washington have the fastest and slowest commutes?
Among counties in Washington, the shortest average commutes are in Walla Walla County (12.2 min), San Juan County (12.3 min), Asotin County (13.2 min). The longest are in Mason County (32.0 min), Garfield County (28.4 min), Snohomish County (28.3 min).