See what the average commute is in Brookings County, SD

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 Brookings County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Brookings County has a shorter commute than all of its six neighboring counties, with Deuel County, SD having the longest commute at 23.5 minutes.

Brookings County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 14.8 minutes
--- 14.3% lower than state average
--- #24 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 2.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 85.8%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.2%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.2%
- Workers who work from home: 8.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 14.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 8.0%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Brookings County, SD: 14.8 minutes
#2. Kingsbury County, SD: 17.5 minutes
#3. Lake County, SD: 17.7 minutes
#4. Pipestone County, MN: 19.0 minutes
#5. Moody County, SD: 19.9 minutes
#6. Hamlin County, SD: 21.0 minutes
#7. Deuel County, SD: 23.5 minutes

Counties with the best commute in South Dakota
#1. Hyde County: 11.5 minutes
#2. Hughes County: 12.0 minutes
#3. Davison County: 12.2 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in South Dakota
#1. Custer County: 28.5 minutes
#2. Turner County: 25.5 minutes
#3. McCook County: 25.2 minutes