See what the average commute is in Union 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 Union County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Union County has a longer commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with Sioux County, IA having the shortest commute at 13.4 minutes.

Union County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.0 minutes
--- 10.0% higher than state average
--- #19 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.0%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 5.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 11.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 14.2%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Sioux County, IA: 13.4 minutes
#2. Dakota County, NE: 15.0 minutes
#3. Clay County, SD: 16.0 minutes
#4. Woodbury County, IA: 18.0 minutes
#5. Union County, SD: 19.0 minutes
#5. Lincoln County, SD: 19.0 minutes
#7. Dixon County, NE: 21.7 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