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See what the average commute is in Prairie County, MT
See what the average commute is in Prairie 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 Prairie County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Prairie County has a shorter commute than four out of five neighboring counties, with Wibaux County, MT having the longest commute at 19.0 minutes.
Prairie County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 13.6 minutes
--- 26.0% lower than state average
--- #9 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 58.7%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 5.8%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 18.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 6.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 15.4%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Garfield County, MT: 12.9 minutes
#2. Prairie County, MT: 13.6 minutes
#3. McCone County, MT: 14.5 minutes
#4. Fallon County, MT: 15.0 minutes
#5. Dawson County, MT: 15.9 minutes
#6. 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