Counties in Missouri by mean travel time to work

Name: Counties in Missouri by mean travel time to work, 2023
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Washington County had the highest mean travel time to work of 115 counties in 2023, at 35.9 minutes. Nodaway County had the lowest, at 15.1 minutes. The median was 24.3 minutes and the figure for Missouri was 23.7 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest35.9Washington County

Lowest15.1Nodaway County

Median24.3115 counties

Missouri23.7History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 minutes	Change on 2022
1	Washington County Estimated	35.9	+0.4
2	Ripley County Estimated	34.6	-1.2
3	Bollinger County Estimated	34.5	+1.1
4	Dallas County Estimated	34.4	+2.5
5	Daviess County Estimated	34	+1.9
6	Bates County Estimated	33.8	-0.3
7	Wayne County Estimated	33.5	+2.7
8	Maries County Estimated	33.4	+0.3
9	Caldwell County Estimated	32.6	-0.2
10	Lincoln County Estimated	32.4	+0.2
11	Ray County Estimated	32	+1
12	Warren County Estimated	31	0
13	DeKalb County Estimated	30.9	+2.2
14	Benton County Estimated	30.7	-0.3
15	Jefferson County Estimated	30.4	-0.3
16	Ozark County Estimated	30.3	+0.4
17	Ste. Genevieve County Estimated	29.9	-2.6
18	Clinton County Estimated	29.1	0
18	Gasconade County Estimated	29.1	+0.9
20	Moniteau County Estimated	29	+1
21	Shannon County Estimated	28.9	+2.2
22	Cass County Estimated	28.8	-0.4
22	St. Clair County Estimated	28.8	+0.4
24	Hickory County Estimated	28.5	-3.7
25	Franklin County Estimated	28.3	-0.8
26	Cooper County Estimated	28.2	+0.6
26	Miller County Estimated	28.2	+0.6
28	Montgomery County Estimated	28.1	+0.5
29	Crawford County Estimated	28	+0.7
29	Schuyler County Estimated	28	-1
31	Stone County Estimated	27.9	0
32	Polk County Estimated	27.8	+0.9
32	Webster County Estimated	27.8	+0.7
34	Worth County Estimated	27.4	-4.7
34	Wright County Estimated	27.4	-0.5
36	Clark County Estimated	27	-2.9
37	Howard County Estimated	26.8	-0.1
38	Madison County Estimated	26.7	+0.9
38	McDonald County Estimated	26.7	+1
38	Morgan County Estimated	26.7	-0.3
41	Carroll County Estimated	26.5	+1.2
41	Iron County Estimated	26.5	-0.6
41	Reynolds County Estimated	26.5	+2.6
44	Douglas County Estimated	26.4	+1.4
45	Lafayette County Estimated	26	-1.5
46	Texas County Estimated	25.9	+0.4
47	St. Francois County Estimated	25.2	-0.3
48	Cedar County Estimated	25.1	-1.2
48	Christian County Estimated	25.1	-0.5
50	Monroe County Estimated	25	-1.7
50	Osage County Estimated	25	-0.1
52	St. Charles County Estimated	24.9	-0.3
53	Lawrence County Estimated	24.7	+1
54	Dade County Estimated	24.6	-0.9
55	Barton County Estimated	24.5	+1.4
55	Chariton County Estimated	24.5	-0.2
57	Mercer County Estimated	24.3	+0.9
57	Platte County Estimated	24.3	+0.2
59	Dunklin County Estimated	23.8	+0.8
59	Johnson County Estimated	23.8	+0.7
61	Henry County Estimated	23.7	-0.7
62	Callaway County Estimated	23.6	+0.1
62	Harrison County Estimated	23.6	-3.6
64	Taney County Estimated	23.5	-0.3
65	Barry County Estimated	23.4	+0.2
65	Jackson County Estimated	23.4	-0.2
67	St. Louis County Estimated	23.3	-0.2
68	Clay County Estimated	23.2	-0.1
68	Lewis County Estimated	23.2	-0.2
70	Ralls County Estimated	23	+1.2
71	Stoddard County Estimated	22.9	+0.1
72	Camden County Estimated	22.7	-0.8
73	Macon County Estimated	22.6	-0.5
73	Newton County Estimated	22.6	+0.2
75	Pike County Estimated	22.5	-0.7
76	St. Louis city Estimated	22.2	-0.8
77	Andrew County Estimated	22.1	+0.4
77	Gentry County Estimated	22.1	-0.5
79	Dent County Estimated	21.9	0
80	Atchison County Estimated	21.8	+0.7
81	Oregon County Estimated	21.4	-1.1
81	Perry County Estimated	21.4	+0.7
81	Randolph County Estimated	21.4	-0.7
84	Holt County Estimated	21.3	-1.6
85	Audrain County Estimated	21.2	-1.4
85	Carter County Estimated	21.2	-2.7
85	Knox County Estimated	21.2	-1.2
88	Shelby County Estimated	21	-0.2
89	Howell County Estimated	20.9	+0.2
90	Laclede County Estimated	20.8	+0.8
90	New Madrid County Estimated	20.8	+0.7
92	Mississippi County Estimated	20.6	+0.6
93	Phelps County Estimated	20.4	+0.1
94	Vernon County Estimated	20.1	-0.5
95	Greene County Estimated	20	-0.1
95	Linn County Estimated	20	-0.8
97	Putnam County Estimated	19.7	-1.9
97	Scott County Estimated	19.7	-0.5
99	Butler County Estimated	19.5	+0.7
99	Cape Girardeau County Estimated	19.5	-0.5
99	Pemiscot County Estimated	19.5	+0.2
99	Sullivan County Estimated	19.5	-0.6
103	Pettis County Estimated	19.4	+0.4
103	Pulaski County Estimated	19.4	+0.9
105	Jasper County Estimated	19.3	+0.6
106	Scotland County Estimated	19.2	+0.5
107	Livingston County Estimated	18.9	+1.7
108	Boone County Estimated	18.7	-0.1
109	Cole County Estimated	18.4	0
110	Marion County Estimated	17.9	-0.4
111	Buchanan County Estimated	17.5	+0.5
112	Grundy County Estimated	17	-0.5
113	Saline County Estimated	16.9	-0.3
114	Adair County Estimated	15.8	-1.7
115	Nodaway County Estimated	15.1	-0.7

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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/2023/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 35.9 minutes in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Nodaway County, with 15.1 minutes in 2023.

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.