Counties in Montana by mean travel time to work

Golden Valley County had the highest mean travel time to work of 47 counties in 2022, at 33.7 minutes. Custer County had the lowest, at 12.5 minutes. The median was 19 minutes and the figure for Montana was 18.8 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lowest12.5Custer County
Median1947 counties
Montana18.8History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 33.7 minutes33.7Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 28.4 minutes28.4Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 28.4 minutes28.4Mineral CountyMineral County: 26.8 minutes26.8Carbon CountyCarbon County: 26.7 minutes26.7Madison CountyMadison County: 26.1 minutes26.1Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 25.4 minutes25.4Park CountyPark County: 24.2 minutes24.2Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 23.6 minutes23.6Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 23.1 minutes23.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 22.8 minutes22.8Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 22.6 minutes22.6Granite CountyGranite County: 22.5 minutes22.5Sanders CountySanders County: 21.6 minutes21.6Teton CountyTeton County: 21.2 minutes21.2Lake CountyLake County: 21.1 minutes21.1McCone CountyMcCone County: 20.6 minutes20.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 20.5 minutes20.5Richland CountyRichland County: 20 minutes20Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 19.9 minutes19.9Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 19.7 minutes19.7Fergus CountyFergus County: 19.7 minutes19.7Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 19.5 minutes19.5Flathead CountyFlathead County: 19 minutes19Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 18.9 minutes18.9Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 18.9 minutes18.9Powder River CountyPowder River County: 18.7 minutes18.7Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 18.6 minutes18.6Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 18.5 minutes18.5Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 18.1 minutes18.1Missoula CountyMissoula County: 17.9 minutes17.9Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 17.3 minutes17.3Cascade CountyCascade County: 17 minutes17Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 16.6 minutes16.6Pondera CountyPondera County: 16.5 minutes16.5Dawson CountyDawson County: 16.4 minutes16.4Powell CountyPowell County: 16.4 minutes16.4Sheridan CountySheridan County: 15.9 minutes15.9Glacier CountyGlacier County: 15.6 minutes15.6Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 15.1 minutes15.1Blaine CountyBlaine County: 15 minutes15Toole CountyToole County: 15 minutes15Valley CountyValley County: 15 minutes15Carter CountyCarter County: 14.7 minutes14.7Phillips CountyPhillips County: 14 minutes14Hill CountyHill County: 13.2 minutes13.2Custer CountyCuster County: 12.5 minutes12.5
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
minutes
Change on 2021
1Golden Valley County Estimated33.7-2.1
2Musselshell County Estimated28.4+0.2
2Stillwater County Estimated28.4-0.1
4Mineral County Estimated26.8+0.6
5Carbon County Estimated26.7+0.9
6Madison County Estimated26.1+1.7
7Broadwater County Estimated25.4-1.3
8Park County Estimated24.2+0.2
9Ravalli County Estimated23.6-0.3
10Sweet Grass County Estimated23.1-0.9
11Jefferson County Estimated22.8+0.1
12Judith Basin County Estimated22.6n/a
13Granite County Estimated22.5-1.1
14Sanders County Estimated21.6-0.9
15Teton County Estimated21.2+0.6
16Lake County Estimated21.1+0.1
17McCone County Estimated20.6+2.2
18Lincoln County Estimated20.5+0.7
19Richland County Estimated20+0.8
20Chouteau County Estimated19.9+0.1
21Beaverhead County Estimated19.7-0.3
21Fergus County Estimated19.7+2.6
23Wibaux County Estimated19.5n/a
24Flathead County Estimated19-0.4
25Big Horn County Estimated18.9+1.5
25Yellowstone County Estimated18.9+0.4
27Powder River County Estimated18.7-3.1
28Deer Lodge County Estimated18.6+0.8
29Gallatin County Estimated18.5+0.2
30Roosevelt County Estimated18.1+0.9
31Missoula County Estimated17.9+0.1
32Lewis and Clark County Estimated17.3-0.2
33Cascade County Estimated17+0.2
34Silver Bow County Estimated16.6+1.3
35Pondera County Estimated16.5+0.4
36Dawson County Estimated16.4-0.7
36Powell County Estimated16.4-1.1
38Sheridan County Estimated15.9-0.5
39Glacier County Estimated15.6-0.7
40Rosebud County Estimated15.1-0.3
41Blaine County Estimated15-0.8
41Toole County Estimated15-0.3
41Valley County Estimated15+0.3
44Carter County Estimated14.7n/a
45Phillips County Estimated14-0.4
46Hill County Estimated13.2-0.2
47Custer County Estimated12.5-0.1

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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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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/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?

Golden Valley County, with 33.7 minutes in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Custer County, with 12.5 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. 1 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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