See what the average commute is in Oregon 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 Oregon County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Oregon County has a shorter commute than all of its six neighboring counties, with Ripley County, MO having the longest commute at 32.2 minutes.

Oregon County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.9 minutes
--- 16.8% lower than state average
--- #22 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 89.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.9%
- Workers who work from home: 7.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 15.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 25.8%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Oregon County, MO: 19.9 minutes
#1. Howell County, MO: 19.9 minutes
#3. Sharp County, AR: 21.3 minutes
#4. Randolph County, AR: 23.8 minutes
#5. Shannon County, MO: 24.4 minutes
#6. Carter County, MO: 30.5 minutes
#7. Ripley County, MO: 32.2 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