See what the average commute is in Plymouth County, IA

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Plymouth County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Plymouth County has a longer commute than three out of four neighboring counties, with Sioux County, IA having the shortest commute at 13.4 minutes.

Plymouth County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 18.3 minutes
--- 6.1% lower than state average
--- #34 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 88.0%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.8%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.2%
- Workers who work from home: 7.5%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 14.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 28.2%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Sioux County, IA: 13.4 minutes
#2. O'Brien County, IA: 17.3 minutes
#3. Woodbury County, IA: 18.0 minutes
#4. Plymouth County, IA: 18.3 minutes
#5. Union County, SD: 19.0 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Iowa
#1. Sioux County: 13.4 minutes
#2. Buena Vista County: 13.8 minutes
#3. Carroll County: 13.9 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Iowa
#1. Guthrie County: 28.2 minutes
#2. Harrison County: 27.9 minutes
#3. Madison County: 27.2 minutes