See what the average commute is in McDonald 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 McDonald County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. McDonald County has a longer commute than three out of four neighboring counties, with Ottawa County, OK having the shortest commute at 20.6 minutes.

McDonald County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 26.2 minutes
--- 9.6% higher than state average
--- #43 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.6%
- Workers who drive to work: 89.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 11.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 7.5%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 14.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 20.1%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Ottawa County, OK: 20.6 minutes
#2. Newton County, MO: 21.0 minutes
#3. Barry County, MO: 23.0 minutes
#4. McDonald County, MO: 26.2 minutes
#5. Delaware County, OK: 28.3 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