See what the average commute is in Liberty 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 Liberty County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Liberty County has a shorter commute than all of its three neighboring counties, with Toole County, MT having the longest commute at 15.7 minutes.

Liberty County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 10.7 minutes
--- 41.8% lower than state average
--- #2 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.7%
- Workers who drive to work: 53.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 21.8%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 5.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 11.4%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Liberty County, MT: 10.7 minutes
#2. Hill County, MT: 13.5 minutes
#3. Pondera County, MT: 15.0 minutes
#4. Toole County, MT: 15.7 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