Counties in Missouri by mean travel time to work, 2024

Name: Counties in Missouri by mean travel time to work, 2024
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Washington County had the highest mean travel time to work of 115 counties in 2024, at 38.4 minutes. Adair County had the lowest, at 15.3 minutes. The median was 23.9 minutes and the figure for Missouri was 23.5 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest38.4Washington County

Lowest15.3Adair County

Median23.9115 counties

Missouri23.5History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 minutes	Change on 2023
1	Washington County Estimated	38.4	+2.5
2	Bollinger County Estimated	35.5	+1
3	Daviess County Estimated	34.9	+0.9
4	Ripley County Estimated	34.8	+0.2
5	Maries County Estimated	34.6	+1.2
6	Ray County Estimated	34.3	+2.3
7	Dallas County Estimated	33.3	-1.1
8	Bates County Estimated	32.8	-1
9	Caldwell County Estimated	32.4	-0.2
10	Ste. Genevieve County Estimated	31.9	+2
11	Lincoln County Estimated	31.8	-0.6
12	Warren County Estimated	31.6	+0.6
13	Benton County Estimated	31.5	+0.8
14	DeKalb County Estimated	31.1	+0.2
15	Hickory County Estimated	30.7	+2.2
16	Jefferson County Estimated	30.6	+0.2
17	Ozark County Estimated	29.6	-0.7
18	Wright County Estimated	29.5	+2.1
19	Crawford County Estimated	29.1	+1.1
20	Shannon County Estimated	29	+0.1
20	Wayne County Estimated	29	-4.5
22	Montgomery County Estimated	28.7	+0.6
23	Clinton County Estimated	28.6	-0.5
24	Schuyler County Estimated	28.5	+0.5
25	St. Clair County Estimated	28.4	-0.4
26	Franklin County Estimated	28.3	0
27	Morgan County Estimated	28.1	+1.4
27	Polk County Estimated	28.1	+0.3
29	Cass County Estimated	28	-0.8
30	Reynolds County Estimated	27.4	+0.9
31	Webster County Estimated	27.3	-0.5
32	Douglas County Estimated	27.2	+0.8
32	Gasconade County Estimated	27.2	-1.9
32	Miller County Estimated	27.2	-1
35	Dade County Estimated	27.1	+2.5
35	McDonald County Estimated	27.1	+0.4
35	Stone County Estimated	27.1	-0.8
38	Cooper County Estimated	27	-1.2
39	Iron County Estimated	26.9	+0.4
40	Howard County Estimated	26.5	-0.3
40	Moniteau County Estimated	26.5	-2.5
42	Osage County Estimated	26.4	+1.4
43	St. Francois County Estimated	25.9	+0.7
44	Monroe County Estimated	25.8	+0.8
45	Worth County Estimated	25.7	-1.7
46	Christian County Estimated	25.5	+0.4
47	Texas County Estimated	25.4	-0.5
48	Clark County Estimated	25.3	-1.7
49	Cedar County Estimated	25.1	0
50	Carroll County Estimated	25	-1.5
50	Lawrence County Estimated	25	+0.3
52	Lafayette County Estimated	24.9	-1.1
53	Carter County Estimated	24.8	+3.6
54	St. Charles County Estimated	24.5	-0.4
55	Platte County Estimated	24.3	0
56	Callaway County Estimated	24	+0.4
57	Barton County Estimated	23.9	-0.6
57	Madison County Estimated	23.9	-2.8
59	Lewis County Estimated	23.8	+0.6
60	Barry County Estimated	23.7	+0.3
60	Johnson County Estimated	23.7	-0.1
62	Holt County Estimated	23.5	+2.2
63	Jackson County Estimated	23.4	0
64	Taney County Estimated	23.3	-0.2
65	Dunklin County Estimated	23.1	-0.7
65	Howell County Estimated	23.1	+2.2
65	St. Louis County Estimated	23.1	-0.2
65	Stoddard County Estimated	23.1	+0.2
69	Oregon County Estimated	23	+1.6
70	Harrison County Estimated	22.9	-0.7
71	Clay County Estimated	22.8	-0.4
72	Chariton County Estimated	22.7	-1.8
72	Pike County Estimated	22.7	+0.2
74	Mercer County Estimated	22.6	-1.7
75	Gentry County Estimated	22.4	+0.3
76	Newton County Estimated	22.3	-0.3
77	Ralls County Estimated	22.2	-0.8
78	Camden County Estimated	22.1	-0.6
78	Macon County Estimated	22.1	-0.5
78	St. Louis city Estimated	22.1	-0.1
81	Henry County Estimated	21.8	-1.9
81	Randolph County Estimated	21.8	+0.4
83	Audrain County Estimated	21.7	+0.5
84	Andrew County Estimated	21.5	-0.6
85	Laclede County Estimated	21.4	+0.6
86	New Madrid County Estimated	21.3	+0.5
86	Perry County Estimated	21.3	-0.1
88	Shelby County Estimated	21.1	+0.1
89	Butler County Estimated	21	+1.5
89	Dent County Estimated	21	-0.9
89	Mississippi County Estimated	21	+0.4
92	Pemiscot County Estimated	20.6	+1.1
93	Atchison County Estimated	20.3	-1.5
93	Livingston County Estimated	20.3	+1.4
95	Linn County Estimated	20.2	+0.2
96	Greene County Estimated	19.6	-0.4
96	Jasper County Estimated	19.6	+0.3
96	Sullivan County Estimated	19.6	+0.1
99	Cape Girardeau County Estimated	19.5	0
99	Pulaski County Estimated	19.5	+0.1
101	Knox County Estimated	19.4	-1.8
101	Putnam County Estimated	19.4	-0.3
101	Vernon County Estimated	19.4	-0.7
104	Phelps County Estimated	19.1	-1.3
104	Scotland County Estimated	19.1	-0.1
106	Boone County Estimated	18.7	0
106	Pettis County Estimated	18.7	-0.7
108	Scott County Estimated	18.6	-1.1
109	Cole County Estimated	17.9	-0.5
110	Buchanan County Estimated	17.8	+0.3
110	Grundy County Estimated	17.8	+0.8
112	Marion County Estimated	17.6	-0.3
113	Saline County Estimated	17.5	+0.6
114	Nodaway County Estimated	15.8	+0.7
115	Adair County Estimated	15.3	-0.5

Other periods

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About this ranking

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Washington County, with 38.4 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Adair County, with 15.3 minutes in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. Retrieved 2026-10-10.