Commuting in Fallon County, Montana: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Fallon County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Fallon County spend about 17 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 70 hours, about 2.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 48% less time on the road than the Montana average of 16.0 minutes each way, a difference of 7.7 minutes.
Fallon County holds about 0.2% of Montana's population but accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Fallon County would save about 28 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $864 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)
Fallon County
8.4 min
16.7 min
70 hrs/yr
$2,160
141
Montana
16.0 min
32.1 min
134 hrs/yr
$4,143
403
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
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.
On average, it takes
8.4
minutes to get to work in
Fallon County.
That's 63% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the top 3 fastest counties in Montana
The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 6.2% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Fallon County
Car:
85.6%
Worked at Home:
6.2%
Walked:
4.2%
Public Transportation:
3.0%unusually high
Other:
1.0%
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Fallon County, versus 0.1% in Montana.
Public transit is unusually common in Fallon County: 4.6 times more than the Montana average (3.0% vs 0.6%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Fallon County, versus 0.1% in Montana.
Biking is unusually rare in Fallon County: 171682.6 times less than the Montana average (0.0% vs 1.0%).
Commute Mode Trends in Fallon County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Fallon County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Walked
Public Transportation
Other
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
82.7%
8.2%
8.7%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
81.3%
9.8%
8.2%
0.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
83.3%
9.2%
7.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
83.2%
11.2%
5.4%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
82.5%
10.9%
6.5%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
84.4%
10.1%
5.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
84.8%
8.9%
5.7%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
83.9%
7.6%
8.0%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
80.1%
9.6%
9.9%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
81.7%
9.8%
7.8%
0.1%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
81.0%
10.5%
7.6%
0.1%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
82.2%
10.4%
7.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
83.4%
9.9%
6.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
88.1%
7.7%
4.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
87.7%
6.6%
4.6%
0.0%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
85.6%
6.2%
4.2%
3.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2022 at 88.1% and lowest in 2017 at 80.1%. Overall it rose from 82.7% in 2009 to 85.6% in 2024, up 2.9 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Public transit gained the most ground in Fallon County: its share of workers rose from 0.0% in 2009 to 3.0% in 2024, up 3.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.9 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 8.7% to 4.2% of workers (down 4.5 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2018 release and has stayed ahead since.
Working from home peaked at 11.2% in 2012 and has since fallen back to 6.2%.
Commute Start Times in Fallon County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Fallon County?
The bars show when commuters in Fallon County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Montana for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMFallon County7.8%Montana4.0%
7.8%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMFallon County0.0%Montana2.7%
0.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMFallon County4.1%Montana4.0%
4.1%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMFallon County17.6%Montana6.7%
17.6%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMFallon County11.0%Montana10.3%
11.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMFallon County13.3%Montana13.7%
13.3%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMFallon County11.9%Montana19.2%
11.9%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMFallon County11.9%Montana11.7%
11.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMFallon County7.4%Montana5.7%
7.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMFallon County1.5%Montana6.3%
1.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMFallon County0.0%Montana3.3%
0.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMFallon County4.2%Montana1.5%
4.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMFallon County0.1%Montana5.7%
0.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMFallon County9.0%Montana5.2%
9.0%
Fallon CountyMontanaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Fallon County is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 17.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 6.7% across Montana. Early starts are more common than in Montana: 11.9% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.7% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Montana: 48.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 55.0% there. About 1 in 7 commuters (14.8%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Fallon County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Fallon County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Fallon County next to Montana and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Fallon County
Montana
United States
2009
7:17 AM
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:19 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:20 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:23 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:27 AM
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:15 AM
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:08 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:03 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:02 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:05 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:20 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:18 AM
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:16 AM
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:27 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:27 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:21 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Fallon County were on the road by 7:21 AM, 5 minutes later than in 2009 (7:17 AM). That goes against the trend across Montana, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Fallon County now leave 17 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Fallon County has moved 2 minutes later.
How does Fallon County's commute time compare?
Metric
Fallon County
Montana
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
8.4 min
16.0 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
06:00 AM – 06:29 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
6.2%
12.5%
15.0%
Walked
4.2%
3.9%
2.4%
Public Transit
3.0%
0.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Fallon County is 8.4 minutes, shorter than the 16.0 minutes in Montana.
3.0% commute by public transit, higher than the 0.6% in Montana. 4.2% commute by walking, higher than the 3.9% in Montana.
Fallon County, MT Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Fallon County, MT is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 2,760 residents against a local median of 1,308. Fallon County, MT's one-way commute, at 8.4 min, runs 38% below the 13.4 min typical of the counties around it. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 6.2% against a local median of 9.3%, 33% below it. The counties themselves spread 7.7 min on one-way commute, so Fallon County, MT sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Fallon County, MT has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Fallon County, Montana.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Fallon County, Montana?
Commuters here spend an estimated 70 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $2,160 at a typical national wage. That's 48% less than the typical Montana commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Fallon County, Montana?
Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Fallon 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.
Do people use public transit in Fallon County, Montana?
Public transit usage is notably higher here than typical: about 3.0% of commuters use it versus 0.6% in Montana, making it a realistic option for many workers.
Which counties in Montana have the fastest and slowest commutes?
Among counties in Montana, the shortest average commutes are in Treasure County (7.2 min), Rosebud County (8.2 min), Fallon County (8.4 min). The longest are in Broadwater County (30.3 min), Stillwater County (27.8 min), Granite County (23.3 min).