See what the average commute is in Dawson 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 Dawson County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Dawson County has a longer commute than two out of four neighboring counties, with Prairie County, MT having the shortest commute at 13.6 minutes.

Dawson County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 15.9 minutes
--- 13.4% lower than state average
--- #20 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.7%
- Workers who drive to work: 87.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.2%
- Workers who work from home: 6.8%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 13.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 4.8%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Prairie County, MT: 13.6 minutes
#2. McCone County, MT: 14.5 minutes
#3. Dawson County, MT: 15.9 minutes
#4. Richland County, MT: 16.7 minutes
#5. Wibaux County, MT: 19.0 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