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Counties With the Shortest Commute in Montana (2026)

Custer has the lowest commute time of any county in Montana, at 13.0 min, followed by Hill and Sheridan. Source: Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024. The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated 2024 - Source: Census ACS 5-Year

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Shortest counties for commute time in Montana

Top 25 of 56 counties with data.

Ranked by avg commute time (Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024), lowest first.

Shortest counties for commute time in Montana
RankCountyValue
1Custer13.0 min
2Hill13.1 min
3Sheridan13.2 min
4Daniels13.8 min
5Glacier14.7 min
6Valley15.4 min
7Blaine15.4 min
8Toole15.5 min
9Rosebud15.5 min
10Phillips15.6 min
11Petroleum16.2 min
12Liberty16.5 min
13Cascade16.5 min
14Treasure16.9 min
15Silver Bow16.9 min
16Prairie17.0 min
17Powell18.1 min
18Missoula18.1 min
19Gallatin18.3 min
20Fergus18.3 min
21Lewis and Clark18.3 min
22Lincoln18.5 min
23Wheatland18.5 min
24Chouteau18.5 min
25Deer Lodge18.6 min

How this ranking works

This page ranks Montana counties by avg commute time, sorted so the shortest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For commute time, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh commute time against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of avg commute time.

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