See what the average commute is in Clay County, MO

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 Clay County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Clay County has a shorter commute than all of its four neighboring counties, with Clinton County, MO having the longest commute at 30.5 minutes.

Clay County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 23.3 minutes
--- 2.6% lower than state average
--- #47 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 2.9%
- Workers who drive to work: 90.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 6.5%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 12.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 36.6%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Clay County, MO: 23.3 minutes
#2. Platte County, MO: 23.9 minutes
#3. Jackson County, MO: 24.0 minutes
#4. Ray County, MO: 29.3 minutes
#5. Clinton County, MO: 30.5 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Missouri
#1. Nodaway County: 15.6 minutes
#2. Grundy County: 16.4 minutes
#3. Adair County: 16.6 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Missouri
#1. Bollinger County: 33.9 minutes
#2. Caldwell County: 33.7 minutes
#3. Worth County: 33.6 minutes