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Counties in Montana by mean travel time to work

Golden Valley County had the highest mean travel time to work of 44 counties in 2021, at 35.8 minutes. Custer County had the lowest, at 12.6 minutes. The median was 18.5 minutes and the figure for Montana was 18.6 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest35.8Golden Valley County
Lowest12.6Custer County
Median18.544 counties
Montana18.6History

All counties, 2021

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Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 35.8 minutes35.8Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 28.5 minutes28.5Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 28.2 minutes28.2Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 26.7 minutes26.7Mineral CountyMineral County: 26.2 minutes26.2Carbon CountyCarbon County: 25.8 minutes25.8Madison CountyMadison County: 24.4 minutes24.4Park CountyPark County: 24 minutes24Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 24 minutes24Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 23.9 minutes23.9Granite CountyGranite County: 23.6 minutes23.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 22.7 minutes22.7Sanders CountySanders County: 22.5 minutes22.5Powder River CountyPowder River County: 21.8 minutes21.8Lake CountyLake County: 21 minutes21Teton CountyTeton County: 20.6 minutes20.6Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 20 minutes20Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 19.8 minutes19.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 19.8 minutes19.8Flathead CountyFlathead County: 19.4 minutes19.4Richland CountyRichland County: 19.2 minutes19.2Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 18.5 minutes18.5McCone CountyMcCone County: 18.4 minutes18.4Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 18.3 minutes18.3Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 17.8 minutes17.8Missoula CountyMissoula County: 17.8 minutes17.8Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 17.5 minutes17.5Powell CountyPowell County: 17.5 minutes17.5Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 17.4 minutes17.4Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 17.2 minutes17.2Dawson CountyDawson County: 17.1 minutes17.1Fergus CountyFergus County: 17.1 minutes17.1Cascade CountyCascade County: 16.8 minutes16.8Sheridan CountySheridan County: 16.4 minutes16.4Glacier CountyGlacier County: 16.3 minutes16.3Pondera CountyPondera County: 16.1 minutes16.1Blaine CountyBlaine County: 15.8 minutes15.8Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 15.4 minutes15.4Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 15.3 minutes15.3Toole CountyToole County: 15.3 minutes15.3Valley CountyValley County: 14.7 minutes14.7Phillips CountyPhillips County: 14.4 minutes14.4Hill CountyHill County: 13.4 minutes13.4Custer CountyCuster County: 12.6 minutes12.6
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
minutes
1Golden Valley County Estimated35.8
2Stillwater County Estimated28.5
3Musselshell County Estimated28.2
4Broadwater County Estimated26.7
5Mineral County Estimated26.2
6Carbon County Estimated25.8
7Madison County Estimated24.4
8Park County Estimated24
8Sweet Grass County Estimated24
10Ravalli County Estimated23.9
11Granite County Estimated23.6
12Jefferson County Estimated22.7
13Sanders County Estimated22.5
14Powder River County Estimated21.8
15Lake County Estimated21
16Teton County Estimated20.6
17Beaverhead County Estimated20
18Chouteau County Estimated19.8
18Lincoln County Estimated19.8
20Flathead County Estimated19.4
21Richland County Estimated19.2
22Yellowstone County Estimated18.5
23McCone County Estimated18.4
24Gallatin County Estimated18.3
25Deer Lodge County Estimated17.8
25Missoula County Estimated17.8
27Lewis and Clark County Estimated17.5
27Powell County Estimated17.5
29Big Horn County Estimated17.4
30Roosevelt County Estimated17.2
31Dawson County Estimated17.1
31Fergus County Estimated17.1
33Cascade County Estimated16.8
34Sheridan County Estimated16.4
35Glacier County Estimated16.3
36Pondera County Estimated16.1
37Blaine County Estimated15.8
38Rosebud County Estimated15.4
39Silver Bow County Estimated15.3
39Toole County Estimated15.3
41Valley County Estimated14.7
42Phillips County Estimated14.4
43Hill County Estimated13.4
44Custer County Estimated12.6

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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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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?

Golden Valley County, with 35.8 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Custer County, with 12.6 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. 4 counties have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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