See what the average commute is in Iron County, MI

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 Iron County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Iron County has a longer commute than five out of eight neighboring counties, with Dickinson County, MI having the shortest commute at 16.3 minutes.

Iron County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 20.6 minutes
--- 16.3% lower than state average
--- #21 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 8.2%
- Workers who drive to work: 89.1%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.7%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 7.5%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 23.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 12.2%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Dickinson County, MI: 16.3 minutes
#2. Houghton County, MI: 16.7 minutes
#3. Gogebic County, MI: 18.3 minutes
#4. Marquette County, MI: 18.5 minutes
#5. Vilas County, WI: 19.3 minutes
#6. Iron County, MI: 20.6 minutes
#7. Forest County, WI: 21.0 minutes
#8. Florence County, WI: 22.3 minutes
#9. Ontonagon County, MI: 28.7 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Michigan
#1. Luce County: 15.5 minutes
#2. Dickinson County: 16.3 minutes
#3. Alpena County: 16.7 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Michigan
#1. Lapeer County: 35.9 minutes
#2. Livingston County: 32.1 minutes
#3. Tuscola County: 30.2 minutes