Counties with the most super commuters in Arizona
Counties with the most super commuters in Arizona
There are more than 281 million vehicles on the road in the United States, and many of those cars, trucks, vans, and motorcycles are used to ferry people to and from their homes and jobs during their daily commutes. A small but growing number of people are walking and biking to work, particularly in compact college towns. Many more take public transportation, especially in major cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Boston, and Seattle—but nationwide, public transit accounts for only about 5% of daily commutes.
The overwhelming majority of people still drive to and from work every day, and the vast majority of those car commuters drive alone—fewer than 10% of Americans carpool. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average one-way commute in the United States has grown to a record 27.1 minutes. That’s just shy of an hour a day that average Americans squander behind the wheel, not at home with their families, and instead, burning gas and putting miles on their cars.
For some Americans, however, the commute to work is far from average. A phenomenon known as super commuting has emerged and grown in recent years. Super commuters spend 90 minutes or more—each way—chasing their paychecks every day. The biggest percentage of super commuters work in the extraction industry, with workers pursuing lucrative jobs in remote mines, oil fields, and other energy operations. Many more, however, have been priced out of expensive housing in urban metro areas where high-paying jobs are located, far away from their less-expensive county of residence.
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most super commuters in Arizona using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest percent of workers with a commute over 90 minutes, based on 2019 5-year estimates. Keep reading to see where in your state people are spending the most time going to and from work every day.
#15. La Paz County
- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 0.42%
--- #3,068 most common among all counties nationwide
--- 79.0% less common than state average
--- 85.4% less common than national average
- Average commute time: 14.7 minutes
--- #2,973 longest among all counties nationwide
--- 42.8% shorter than state average
--- 46.7% shorter than national average
#14. Maricopa County
- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.78%
--- #2,067 most common among all counties nationwide
--- 11.8% less common than state average
--- 38.7% less common than national average
- Average commute time: 26.4 minutes
--- #974 longest among all counties nationwide
--- 2.7% longer than state average
--- 4.3% shorter than national average
#13. Pima County
- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.86%
--- #1,971 most common among all counties nationwide
--- 7.7% less common than state average
--- 35.8% less common than national average
- Average commute time: 24.9 minutes
--- #1,267 longest among all counties nationwide
--- 3.1% shorter than state average
--- 9.8% shorter than national average
#12. Yuma County
- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.99%
--- #1,836 most common among all counties nationwide
--- 1.6% less common than state average
--- 31.6% less common than national average
- Average commute time: 20.5 minutes
--- #2,228 longest among all counties nationwide
--- 20.2% shorter than state average
--- 25.7% shorter than national average
#11. Greenlee County
- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.12%
--- #1,695 most common among all counties nationwide
--- 4.9% more common than state average
--- 27.1% less common than national average
- Average commute time: 17.7 minutes
--- #2,702 longest among all counties nationwide
--- 31.1% shorter than state average
--- 35.9% shorter than national average
#10. Cochise County
- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.16%
--- #1,660 most common among all counties nationwide
--- 7.1% more common than state average
--- 25.6% less common than national average
- Average commute time: 20.7 minutes
--- #2,191 longest among all counties nationwide
--- 19.5% shorter than state average
--- 25.0% shorter than national average
#9. Coconino County
- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.27%
--- #1,558 most common among all counties nationwide
--- 12.4% more common than state average
--- 21.9% less common than national average
- Average commute time: 18.6 minutes
--- #2,559 longest among all counties nationwide
--- 27.6% shorter than state average
--- 32.6% shorter than national average
#8. Graham County
- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.73%
--- #1,185 most common among all counties nationwide
--- 35.5% more common than state average
--- 5.9% less common than national average
- Average commute time: 21.7 minutes
--- #2,001 longest among all counties nationwide
--- 15.6% shorter than state average
--- 21.4% shorter than national average
#7. Pinal County
- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.87%
--- #1,094 most common among all counties nationwide
--- 42.1% more common than state average
--- 1.3% less common than national average
- Average commute time: 31.8 minutes
--- #277 longest among all counties nationwide
--- 23.7% longer than state average
--- 15.2% longer than national average
#6. Mohave County
- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.94%
--- #1,048 most common among all counties nationwide
--- 45.9% more common than state average
--- 1.4% more common than national average
- Average commute time: 21 minutes
--- #2,131 longest among all counties nationwide
--- 18.3% shorter than state average
--- 23.9% shorter than national average
#5. Santa Cruz County
- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 3.19%
--- #920 most common among all counties nationwide
--- 58.2% more common than state average
--- 9.9% more common than national average
- Average commute time: 24 minutes
--- #1,486 longest among all counties nationwide
--- 6.6% shorter than state average
--- 13.0% shorter than national average
#4. Navajo County
- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 3.49%
--- #769 most common among all counties nationwide
--- 73.1% more common than state average
--- 20.3% more common than national average
- Average commute time: 21.3 minutes
--- #2,068 longest among all counties nationwide
--- 17.1% shorter than state average
--- 22.8% shorter than national average
#3. Yavapai County
- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 3.64%
--- #710 most common among all counties nationwide
--- 80.6% more common than state average
--- 25.5% more common than national average
- Average commute time: 23.4 minutes
--- #1,624 longest among all counties nationwide
--- 8.9% shorter than state average
--- 15.2% shorter than national average
#2. Apache County
- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 5.34%
--- #302 most common among all counties nationwide
--- 164.9% more common than state average
--- 84.0% more common than national average
- Average commute time: 26.9 minutes
--- #886 longest among all counties nationwide
--- 4.7% longer than state average
--- 2.5% shorter than national average
#1. Gila County
- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 5.55%
--- #269 most common among all counties nationwide
--- 175.0% more common than state average
--- 91.1% more common than national average
- Average commute time: 20.4 minutes
--- #2,246 longest among all counties nationwide
--- 20.6% shorter than state average
--- 26.1% shorter than national average
