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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, followed by Hill and Sheridan (data vintage 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
2Hill13.1
3Sheridan13.2
4Daniels13.8
5Glacier14.7
6Valley15.4
7Blaine15.4
8Toole15.5
9Rosebud15.5
10Phillips15.6
11Petroleum16.2
12Liberty16.5
13Cascade16.5
14Treasure16.9
15Silver Bow16.9
16Prairie17.0
17Powell18.1
18Missoula18.1
19Gallatin18.3
20Fergus18.3
21Lewis and Clark18.3
22Lincoln18.5
23Wheatland18.5
24Chouteau18.5
25Deer Lodge18.6

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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