See what the average commute is in Platte 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 Platte County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Platte County has a longer commute than four out of five neighboring counties, with Buchanan County, MO having the shortest commute at 16.8 minutes.

Platte County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 23.9 minutes
--- 0.0% lower than state average
--- #54 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 2.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 89.8%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.2%
- Workers who work from home: 8.5%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 11.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 38.8%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Buchanan County, MO: 16.8 minutes
#2. Wyandotte County, KS: 21.7 minutes
#3. Leavenworth County, KS: 23.1 minutes
#4. Clay County, MO: 23.3 minutes
#5. Platte County, MO: 23.9 minutes
#6. 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