Blaine County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Blaine County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Blaine County spend about 22 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 93 hours, about 3.9 full days, spent commuting.

That is 31% less time on the road than the Montana average of 16.0 minutes each way, a difference of 4.9 minutes.

Blaine County holds about 0.6% of Montana's population but accounts for roughly 0.4% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Blaine County would save about 37 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,150 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area One-Way Commute Daily Round-Trip Yearly Time Spent Estimated Yearly Cost Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Blaine County 11.1 min 22.3 min 93 hrs/yr $2,876 100
Montana 16.0 min 32.0 min 134 hrs/yr $4,139 403
United States 22.5 min 44.9 min 187 hrs/yr $5,803 1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Commute Time Map: Montana Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Montana
  1. Fallon County (7.4 min)
  2. Garfield County (7.8 min)
  3. Treasure County (7.8 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Montana
  1. Broadwater County (30.4 min)
  2. Granite County (23.4 min)
  3. Stillwater County (22.8 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

On average, it takes 11.1 minutes to get to work in Blaine County. That's 50% shorter than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

Faster than 73% of counties in Montana

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 15.5% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 73.3%
  • Worked at Home: 15.5%
  • Walked: 7.5%
  • Taxi: 1.6% unusually high
  • Public Transportation: 1.3%
  • Other: 0.8%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Motorcycle commuting is essentially absent in Blaine County, versus 0.1% in Montana.

Taxi commuting is unusually common in Blaine County: 28.9 times more than the Montana average (1.6% vs 0.1%).

Bicycle commuting is essentially absent in Blaine County, versus 1.0% in Montana.

How does Blaine County's commute time compare?

Metric Blaine County Montana US Average
Avg. Commute Time 11.1 min 16.0 min 22.5 min
Departure Window 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 15.5% 11.6% 13.4%
Walked 7.5% 4.0% 2.4%
Public Transit 1.3% 0.6% 3.5%

The average commute time in Blaine County is 11.1 minutes, shorter than the 16.0 minutes in Montana.

1.3% commute by public transit, higher than the 0.6% in Montana. 7.5% commute by walking, higher than the 4.0% in Montana.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Blaine County, Montana.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Blaine County, Montana?

Commuters here spend an estimated 93 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $2,876 at a typical national wage. That's 31% less than the typical Montana commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Blaine County, Montana?

Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Blaine County, Montana. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

How much time do residents in Blaine County, Montana save by working from home?

About 15.5% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Blaine County would save about 37 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,150 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Montana?

Among counties in Montana, the shortest average commutes are in Fallon County (7.4 min), Garfield County (7.8 min), Treasure County (7.8 min). The longest are in Broadwater County (30.4 min), Granite County (23.4 min), Stillwater County (22.8 min).