See what the average commute is in Ravalli 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 Ravalli County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Ravalli County has a longer commute than four out of five neighboring counties, with Lemhi County, ID having the shortest commute at 12.5 minutes.

Ravalli County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 23.9 minutes
--- 30.1% higher than state average
--- #10 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 9.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 84.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 11.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 9.0%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 10.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 20.4%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Lemhi County, ID: 12.5 minutes
#2. Deer Lodge County, MT: 17.1 minutes
#3. Beaverhead County, MT: 17.3 minutes
#4. Missoula County, MT: 18.0 minutes
#5. Ravalli County, MT: 23.9 minutes
#6. Granite County, MT: 25.2 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