See what the average commute is in Pike 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 Pike County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Pike County has a shorter commute than three out of five neighboring counties, with Lincoln County, MO having the longest commute at 33.6 minutes.

Pike County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 24.2 minutes
--- 1.2% higher than state average
--- #58 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 11.2%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.1%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.7%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 4.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 17.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 27.9%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Ralls County, MO: 22.0 minutes
#2. Audrain County, MO: 22.9 minutes
#3. Pike County, MO: 24.2 minutes
#4. Pike County, IL: 25.8 minutes
#5. Montgomery County, MO: 28.0 minutes
#6. Lincoln County, MO: 33.6 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