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Counties in Missouri by mean travel time to work

Ripley County had the highest mean travel time to work of 115 counties in 2021, at 34.8 minutes. Nodaway County had the lowest, at 15.6 minutes. The median was 24 minutes and the figure for Missouri was 23.8 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest34.8Ripley County
Lowest15.6Nodaway County
Median24115 counties
Missouri23.8History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Ripley CountyRipley County: 34.8 minutes34.8Bates CountyBates County: 34 minutes34Washington CountyWashington County: 33.8 minutes33.8Hickory CountyHickory County: 33.6 minutes33.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 33.1 minutes33.1Bollinger CountyBollinger County: 32.8 minutes32.8Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 32.7 minutes32.7Ste. Genevieve CountySte. Genevieve County: 32.4 minutes32.4Wayne CountyWayne County: 31.7 minutes31.7Daviess CountyDaviess County: 31.4 minutes31.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 30.7 minutes30.7Dallas CountyDallas County: 30.6 minutes30.6Maries CountyMaries County: 30.4 minutes30.4Worth CountyWorth County: 30.4 minutes30.4Benton CountyBenton County: 30.3 minutes30.3Shannon CountyShannon County: 30.2 minutes30.2Clinton CountyClinton County: 30.1 minutes30.1Warren CountyWarren County: 30 minutes30Cass CountyCass County: 29.5 minutes29.5Gasconade CountyGasconade County: 29.5 minutes29.5DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 29.4 minutes29.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 29.4 minutes29.4Ray CountyRay County: 29.2 minutes29.2Ozark CountyOzark County: 29 minutes29Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 28.7 minutes28.7Clark CountyClark County: 28.5 minutes28.5Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 28.3 minutes28.3Cooper CountyCooper County: 28.1 minutes28.1St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 28.1 minutes28.1Stone CountyStone County: 28 minutes28Crawford CountyCrawford County: 27.7 minutes27.7Carroll CountyCarroll County: 27.5 minutes27.5Carter CountyCarter County: 27.5 minutes27.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 27.5 minutes27.5Wright CountyWright County: 27.4 minutes27.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 27.2 minutes27.2Webster CountyWebster County: 27.2 minutes27.2Miller CountyMiller County: 27.1 minutes27.1Morgan CountyMorgan County: 26.6 minutes26.6Cedar CountyCedar County: 26.4 minutes26.4
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
minutes
1Ripley County Estimated34.8
2Bates County Estimated34
3Washington County Estimated33.8
4Hickory County Estimated33.6
5Lincoln County Estimated33.1
6Bollinger County Estimated32.8
7Caldwell County Estimated32.7
8Ste. Genevieve County Estimated32.4
9Wayne County Estimated31.7
10Daviess County Estimated31.4
11Jefferson County Estimated30.7
12Dallas County Estimated30.6
13Maries County Estimated30.4
13Worth County Estimated30.4
15Benton County Estimated30.3
16Shannon County Estimated30.2
17Clinton County Estimated30.1
18Warren County Estimated30
19Cass County Estimated29.5
19Gasconade County Estimated29.5
21DeKalb County Estimated29.4
21Franklin County Estimated29.4
23Ray County Estimated29.2
24Ozark County Estimated29
25Schuyler County Estimated28.7
26Clark County Estimated28.5
27Lafayette County Estimated28.3
28Cooper County Estimated28.1
28St. Clair County Estimated28.1
30Stone County Estimated28
31Crawford County Estimated27.7
32Carroll County Estimated27.5
32Carter County Estimated27.5
32Monroe County Estimated27.5
35Wright County Estimated27.4
36Montgomery County Estimated27.2
36Webster County Estimated27.2
38Miller County Estimated27.1
39Morgan County Estimated26.6
40Cedar County Estimated26.4
40Howard County Estimated26.4
40Iron County Estimated26.4
40Moniteau County Estimated26.4
40Polk County Estimated26.4
45Putnam County Estimated26.2
46St. Francois County Estimated25.9
47Madison County Estimated25.7
48Dade County Estimated25.4
49Christian County Estimated25.3
49McDonald County Estimated25.3
49St. Charles County Estimated25.3
52Henry County Estimated25.1
52Osage County Estimated25.1
54Douglas County Estimated24.5
55Chariton County Estimated24.4
55Mercer County Estimated24.4
55Texas County Estimated24.4
58Lewis County Estimated24
58Platte County Estimated24
60Barton County Estimated23.8
60Jackson County Estimated23.8
60St. Louis County Estimated23.8
63Callaway County Estimated23.7
63Camden County Estimated23.7
65Pike County Estimated23.6
66Lawrence County Estimated23.4
67Clay County Estimated23.3
67Holt County Estimated23.3
67St. Louis city Estimated23.3
70Reynolds County Estimated23.2
71Ralls County Estimated23.1
72Barry County Estimated22.9
73Harrison County Estimated22.8
74Taney County Estimated22.7
75Andrew County Estimated22.6
75Johnson County Estimated22.6
77Macon County Estimated22.5
78Gentry County Estimated22.4
78Stoddard County Estimated22.4
80Newton County Estimated21.8
81Dunklin County Estimated21.6
82Dent County Estimated21.5
83New Madrid County Estimated21.3
84Audrain County Estimated21.2
85Perry County Estimated21.1
85Randolph County Estimated21.1
87Oregon County Estimated20.9
88Atchison County Estimated20.7
88Laclede County Estimated20.7
88Scott County Estimated20.7
91Cape Girardeau County Estimated20.4
91Scotland County Estimated20.4
93Knox County Estimated20.3
94Phelps County Estimated20.1
95Greene County Estimated20
95Howell County Estimated20
95Linn County Estimated20
95Shelby County Estimated20
99Pemiscot County Estimated19.7
100Mississippi County Estimated19.6
100Vernon County Estimated19.6
102Pettis County Estimated19.3
103Butler County Estimated19.2
104Marion County Estimated19
105Boone County Estimated18.8
106Jasper County Estimated18.7
107Pulaski County Estimated18.5
107Sullivan County Estimated18.5
109Cole County Estimated18.1
110Saline County Estimated17.7
111Adair County Estimated17.1
111Buchanan County Estimated17.1
113Livingston County Estimated16.9
114Grundy County Estimated16.4
115Nodaway County Estimated15.6

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Ripley County, with 34.8 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Nodaway County, with 15.6 minutes in 2021.

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.

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