See what the average commute is in Ward 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 Ward County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Ward County has a shorter commute than all of its four neighboring counties, with Renville County, ND having the longest commute at 35.5 minutes.

Ward County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 18.9 minutes
--- 7.4% higher than state average
--- #20 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 6.6%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.1%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.7%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.4%
- Workers who work from home: 4.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 11.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 7.8%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Ward County, ND: 18.9 minutes
#2. Mountrail County, ND: 21.1 minutes
#3. McLean County, ND: 22.1 minutes
#4. McHenry County, ND: 25.9 minutes
#5. Renville County, ND: 35.5 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