See what the average commute is in Douglas 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 Douglas County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Douglas County has a shorter commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with Ozark County, MO having the longest commute at 30.2 minutes.

Douglas County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 23.7 minutes
--- 0.9% lower than state average
--- #52 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 9.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 90.7%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.2%
- Workers who work from home: 5.0%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 17.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 37.1%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Howell County, MO: 19.9 minutes
#2. Taney County, MO: 21.9 minutes
#3. Douglas County, MO: 23.7 minutes
#4. Texas County, MO: 25.4 minutes
#5. Wright County, MO: 26.7 minutes
#6. Webster County, MO: 28.4 minutes
#7. Ozark County, MO: 30.2 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