See what the average commute is in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. St. Louis County has a shorter commute than five out of six neighboring counties, with Jefferson County, MO having the longest commute at 31.1 minutes.

St. Louis County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 24.1 minutes
--- 0.8% higher than state average
--- #57 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.5%
- Workers who drive to work: 87.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 2.0%
- Workers who work from home: 8.3%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 9.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 25.9%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. St. Louis city, MO: 23.9 minutes
#2. St. Louis County, MO: 24.1 minutes
#3. St. Clair County, IL: 25.4 minutes
#4. St. Charles County, MO: 25.6 minutes
#5. Monroe County, IL: 29.0 minutes
#6. Franklin County, MO: 29.9 minutes
#7. Jefferson County, MO: 31.1 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