See what the average commute is in Roberts 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 Roberts County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Roberts County has a shorter commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with Traverse County, MN having the longest commute at 19.6 minutes.

Roberts County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 16.8 minutes
--- 2.7% lower than state average
--- #33 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 89.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.4%
- Workers who work from home: 5.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 8.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 11.2%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Grant County, SD: 14.5 minutes
#2. Sargent County, ND: 16.1 minutes
#3. Roberts County, SD: 16.8 minutes
#4. Day County, SD: 16.9 minutes
#5. Marshall County, SD: 18.0 minutes
#6. Richland County, ND: 19.5 minutes
#7. Traverse County, MN: 19.6 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