See what the average commute is in Beaverhead County, MT

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 Beaverhead County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Beaverhead County has a longer commute than three out of six neighboring counties, with Lemhi County, ID having the shortest commute at 12.5 minutes.

Beaverhead County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 17.3 minutes
--- 5.8% lower than state average
--- #28 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 6.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 83.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 6.0%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 8.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 7.2%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Lemhi County, ID: 12.5 minutes
#2. Silver Bow County, MT: 15.0 minutes
#3. Deer Lodge County, MT: 17.1 minutes
#4. Beaverhead County, MT: 17.3 minutes
#5. Madison County, MT: 22.2 minutes
#6. Fremont County, ID: 22.9 minutes
#7. Ravalli County, MT: 23.9 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Montana
#1. Wheatland County: 9.9 minutes
#2. Liberty County: 10.7 minutes
#3. Daniels County: 11.6 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Montana
#1. Musselshell County: 29.1 minutes
#2. Mineral County: 27.4 minutes
#3. Stillwater County: 27.1 minutes