Counties in Missouri by mean travel time to work

Name: Counties in Missouri by mean travel time to work, 2022
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Ripley County had the highest mean travel time to work of 115 counties in 2022, at 35.8 minutes. Nodaway County had the lowest, at 15.8 minutes. The median was 23.9 minutes and the figure for Missouri was 23.8 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest35.8Ripley County

Lowest15.8Nodaway County

Median23.9115 counties

Missouri23.8History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2022 minutes	Change on 2021
1	Ripley County Estimated	35.8	+1
2	Washington County Estimated	35.5	+1.7
3	Bates County Estimated	34.1	+0.1
4	Bollinger County Estimated	33.4	+0.6
5	Maries County Estimated	33.1	+2.7
6	Caldwell County Estimated	32.8	+0.1
7	Ste. Genevieve County Estimated	32.5	+0.1
8	Hickory County Estimated	32.2	-1.4
8	Lincoln County Estimated	32.2	-0.9
10	Daviess County Estimated	32.1	+0.7
10	Worth County Estimated	32.1	+1.7
12	Dallas County Estimated	31.9	+1.3
13	Benton County Estimated	31	+0.7
13	Ray County Estimated	31	+1.8
13	Warren County Estimated	31	+1
16	Wayne County Estimated	30.8	-0.9
17	Jefferson County Estimated	30.7	0
18	Clark County Estimated	29.9	+1.4
18	Ozark County Estimated	29.9	+0.9
20	Cass County Estimated	29.2	-0.3
21	Clinton County Estimated	29.1	-1
21	Franklin County Estimated	29.1	-0.3
23	Schuyler County Estimated	29	+0.3
24	DeKalb County Estimated	28.7	-0.7
25	St. Clair County Estimated	28.4	+0.3
26	Gasconade County Estimated	28.2	-1.3
27	Moniteau County Estimated	28	+1.6
28	Stone County Estimated	27.9	-0.1
28	Wright County Estimated	27.9	+0.5
30	Cooper County Estimated	27.6	-0.5
30	Miller County Estimated	27.6	+0.5
30	Montgomery County Estimated	27.6	+0.4
33	Lafayette County Estimated	27.5	-0.8
34	Crawford County Estimated	27.3	-0.4
35	Harrison County Estimated	27.2	+4.4
36	Iron County Estimated	27.1	+0.7
36	Webster County Estimated	27.1	-0.1
38	Morgan County Estimated	27	+0.4
39	Howard County Estimated	26.9	+0.5
39	Polk County Estimated	26.9	+0.5
41	Monroe County Estimated	26.7	-0.8
41	Shannon County Estimated	26.7	-3.5
43	Cedar County Estimated	26.3	-0.1
44	Madison County Estimated	25.8	+0.1
45	McDonald County Estimated	25.7	+0.4
46	Christian County Estimated	25.6	+0.3
47	Dade County Estimated	25.5	+0.1
47	St. Francois County Estimated	25.5	-0.4
47	Texas County Estimated	25.5	+1.1
50	Carroll County Estimated	25.3	-2.2
51	St. Charles County Estimated	25.2	-0.1
52	Osage County Estimated	25.1	0
53	Douglas County Estimated	25	+0.5
54	Chariton County Estimated	24.7	+0.3
55	Henry County Estimated	24.4	-0.7
56	Platte County Estimated	24.1	+0.1
57	Carter County Estimated	23.9	-3.6
57	Reynolds County Estimated	23.9	+0.7
59	Taney County Estimated	23.8	+1.1
60	Lawrence County Estimated	23.7	+0.3
61	Jackson County Estimated	23.6	-0.2
62	Callaway County Estimated	23.5	-0.2
62	Camden County Estimated	23.5	-0.2
62	St. Louis County Estimated	23.5	-0.3
65	Lewis County Estimated	23.4	-0.6
65	Mercer County Estimated	23.4	-1
67	Clay County Estimated	23.3	0
68	Barry County Estimated	23.2	+0.3
68	Pike County Estimated	23.2	-0.4
70	Barton County Estimated	23.1	-0.7
70	Johnson County Estimated	23.1	+0.5
70	Macon County Estimated	23.1	+0.6
73	Dunklin County Estimated	23	+1.4
73	St. Louis city Estimated	23	-0.3
75	Holt County Estimated	22.9	-0.4
76	Stoddard County Estimated	22.8	+0.4
77	Audrain County Estimated	22.6	+1.4
77	Gentry County Estimated	22.6	+0.2
79	Oregon County Estimated	22.5	+1.6
80	Knox County Estimated	22.4	+2.1
80	Newton County Estimated	22.4	+0.6
82	Randolph County Estimated	22.1	+1
83	Dent County Estimated	21.9	+0.4
84	Ralls County Estimated	21.8	-1.3
85	Andrew County Estimated	21.7	-0.9
86	Putnam County Estimated	21.6	-4.6
87	Shelby County Estimated	21.2	+1.2
88	Atchison County Estimated	21.1	+0.4
89	Linn County Estimated	20.8	+0.8
90	Howell County Estimated	20.7	+0.7
90	Perry County Estimated	20.7	-0.4
92	Vernon County Estimated	20.6	+1
93	Phelps County Estimated	20.3	+0.2
94	Scott County Estimated	20.2	-0.5
95	Greene County Estimated	20.1	+0.1
95	New Madrid County Estimated	20.1	-1.2
95	Sullivan County Estimated	20.1	+1.6
98	Cape Girardeau County Estimated	20	-0.4
98	Laclede County Estimated	20	-0.7
98	Mississippi County Estimated	20	+0.4
101	Pemiscot County Estimated	19.3	-0.4
102	Pettis County Estimated	19	-0.3
103	Boone County Estimated	18.8	0
103	Butler County Estimated	18.8	-0.4
105	Jasper County Estimated	18.7	0
105	Scotland County Estimated	18.7	-1.7
107	Pulaski County Estimated	18.5	0
108	Cole County Estimated	18.4	+0.3
109	Marion County Estimated	18.3	-0.7
110	Adair County Estimated	17.5	+0.4
110	Grundy County Estimated	17.5	+1.1
112	Livingston County Estimated	17.2	+0.3
112	Saline County Estimated	17.2	-0.5
114	Buchanan County Estimated	17	-0.1
115	Nodaway County Estimated	15.8	+0.2

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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/2022/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 35.8 minutes in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Nodaway County, with 15.8 minutes in 2022.

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.