How Montana Compares

Montana

21.1 min

National

27.6 min

23.5% below

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#45	Iowa	21.8 min
#46	Kansas	21.7 min
#47	Nebraska	21.2 min
#48	Montana	21.1 min
#49	Alaska	21.1 min
#50	Wyoming	20.5 min
#51	North Dakota	19.8 min

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Highest Commute Counties in Montana

#	County	Commute
1	Stillwater County	32.8 min
2	Granite County	30.9 min
3	Broadwater County	30.7 min
4	Carbon County	30.4 min
5	Golden Valley County	30.3 min
6	Madison County	29.1 min
7	Mineral County	28.8 min
8	Musselshell County	28.5 min
9	Meagher County	27.2 min
10	Park County	26.7 min

Lowest Commute Counties in Montana

#	County	Commute
56	Custer County	14.5 min
55	Sheridan County	14.8 min
54	Hill County	15.2 min
53	Daniels County	16.1 min
52	Treasure County	16.2 min
51	Glacier County	17.0 min
50	Rosebud County	17.1 min
49	Blaine County	17.3 min
48	Toole County	17.3 min
47	Valley County	17.7 min

Mean Commute Time in Montana

Montana has a mean commute time of 21.1 min, ranking #48 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 23.5% below the national value of 27.6 min.

Across Montana's 56 counties, mean commute time ranges from 14.5 min to 32.8 min. The county with the highest value is Stillwater County at 32.8 min.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.