See what the average commute is in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Pulaski County has a shorter commute than four out of five neighboring counties, with Maries County, MO having the longest commute at 31.0 minutes.

Pulaski County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.2 minutes
--- 19.7% lower than state average
--- #17 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.2%
- Workers who drive to work: 67.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 11.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 40.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 12.4%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Phelps County, MO: 18.8 minutes
#2. Pulaski County, MO: 19.2 minutes
#3. Laclede County, MO: 20.9 minutes
#4. Texas County, MO: 25.4 minutes
#5. Miller County, MO: 28.0 minutes
#6. Maries County, MO: 31.0 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