Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the best commutes in Missouri using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the shortest average travel time to work, with ties broken by lowest percent of residents that commute over 60 minutes, and any further ties broken by lowest percent of residents that work outside the county of residence.
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1 / 50#50. Lawrence County
- Mean travel time to work: 23.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 46.6%
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2 / 50#49. St. Louis city
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 36.8%
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3 / 50#48. Holt County
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 36.4%
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4 / 50#47. Clay County
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 34.5%
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6 / 50#45. Ralls County
- Mean travel time to work: 23.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 56.9%
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7 / 50#44. Barry County
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 8.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 19.2%
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8 / 50#43. Harrison County
- Mean travel time to work: 22.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 10.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 21.9%
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9 / 50#42. Taney County
- Mean travel time to work: 22.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 9.2%
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11 / 50#40. Andrew County
- Mean travel time to work: 22.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 72.8%
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12 / 50#39. Macon County
- Mean travel time to work: 22.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 33.0%
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13 / 50#38. Gentry County
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 10.9%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 30.1%
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14 / 50#37. Stoddard County
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 30.0%
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16 / 50#35. Dunklin County
- Mean travel time to work: 21.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 18.9%
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17 / 50#34. Dent County
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 25.8%
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18 / 50#33. New Madrid County
- Mean travel time to work: 21.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 44.4%
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19 / 50#32. Audrain County
- Mean travel time to work: 21.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 30.3%
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20 / 50#31. Perry County
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 23.8%
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21 / 50#30. Randolph County
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 21.9%
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22 / 50#29. Oregon County
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 23.4%
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23 / 50#28. Atchison County
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 11.8%
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24 / 50#27. Scott County
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 36.5%
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26 / 50#25. Scotland County
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 8.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 12.7%
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27 / 50#24. Cape Girardeau County
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 11.9%
#23. Knox County
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 20.0%
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29 / 50#22. Phelps County
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 14.0%
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31 / 50#20. Shelby County
- Mean travel time to work: 20.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 31.3%
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32 / 50#19. Howell County
- Mean travel time to work: 20.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 7.8%
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33 / 50#18. Greene County
- Mean travel time to work: 20.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 7.1%
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34 / 50#17. Pemiscot County
- Mean travel time to work: 19.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 11.5%
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35 / 50#16. Vernon County
- Mean travel time to work: 19.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 11.4%
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36 / 50#15. Mississippi County
- Mean travel time to work: 19.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 41.3%
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37 / 50#14. Pettis County
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 13.0%
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38 / 50#13. Butler County
- Mean travel time to work: 19.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 12.0%
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39 / 50#12. Marion County
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 12.6%
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41 / 50#10. Jasper County
- Mean travel time to work: 18.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 16.8%
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42 / 50#9. Sullivan County
- Mean travel time to work: 18.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 23.7%
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43 / 50#8. Pulaski County
- Mean travel time to work: 18.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 11.6%
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44 / 50#7. Cole County
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 12.7%
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46 / 50#5. Buchanan County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 8.7%
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47 / 50#4. Adair County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 12.2%
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48 / 50#3. Livingston County
- Mean travel time to work: 16.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 14.0%
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49 / 50#2. Grundy County
- Mean travel time to work: 16.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 25.9%
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