See what the average commute is in Sioux 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 Sioux County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Sioux County has a shorter commute than all of its four neighboring counties, with Corson County, SD having the longest commute at 22.2 minutes.

Sioux County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 17.2 minutes
--- 2.2% lower than state average
--- #23 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.7%
- Workers who drive to work: 85.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 15.1%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 5.6%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 2.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 3.3%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Sioux County, ND: 17.2 minutes
#2. Emmons County, ND: 17.9 minutes
#3. Morton County, ND: 20.4 minutes
#4. Grant County, ND: 20.7 minutes
#5. Corson County, SD: 22.2 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