See what the average commute is in Barnes County, ND

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 Barnes County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Barnes County has a longer commute than five out of six neighboring counties, with Stutsman County, ND having the shortest commute at 15.0 minutes.

Barnes County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 18.8 minutes
--- 6.9% higher than state average
--- #21 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.9%
- Workers who drive to work: 89.3%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.6%
- Workers who work from home: 3.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 12.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 17.6%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Stutsman County, ND: 15.0 minutes
#2. Steele County, ND: 16.2 minutes
#3. Griggs County, ND: 16.4 minutes
#4. Cass County, ND: 16.8 minutes
#5. LaMoure County, ND: 17.7 minutes
#6. Barnes County, ND: 18.8 minutes
#7. Ransom County, ND: 23.7 minutes

Counties with the best commute in North Dakota
#1. McIntosh County: 11.0 minutes
#2. Foster County: 11.7 minutes
#3. Pierce County: 13.4 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in North Dakota
#1. Renville County: 35.5 minutes
#2. Kidder County: 26.7 minutes
#3. McHenry County: 25.9 minutes