How long is the commute in Phoenix?

Average travel time to work in Phoenix, AZ, how people get to work — driving, transit, walking or from home — and how that compares nationally.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

How Phoenix gets to work.

Average commute, one way: 21.3 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min

How workers get to work

• Drove alone: 66.1
• Carpooled: 10.9
• Transit: 2
• Walked: 1.6
• From home: 16.9

Average commute (minutes)

• Phoenix: 21.3
• Maricopa County: 21.2
• AZ: 21.3
• U.S.: 23

Work from home: 16.9% — U.S.: 13.5%

What it means

The typical one-way commute here runs about 1.7 minutes shorter than the national average.

Working from home went from 5.0% of workers in 2015 to 16.9% in the latest estimates.