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Judith Basin County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Judith Basin County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Judith Basin County spend about 27 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 112 hours, about 4.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 16% less time on the road than the Montana average of 16.0 minutes each way, a difference of 2.6 minutes.

Judith Basin County holds about 0.2% of Montana's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Judith Basin County would save about 45 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,392 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)
Judith Basin County 13.5 min 26.9 min 112 hrs/yr $3,481 331
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.

Commute Time Map: Montana Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Montana
  1. Treasure County (7.2 min)
  2. Rosebud County (8.2 min)
  3. Fallon County (8.4 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Montana
  1. Broadwater County (30.3 min)
  2. Stillwater County (27.8 min)
  3. Granite County (23.3 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Judith Basin County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 13.5 minutes to get to work in Judith Basin County. That's 40% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 27.9% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Judith Basin County

  • Car: 66.1%
  • Worked at Home: 27.9%
  • Walked: 5.3%
  • Other: 0.8%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Judith Basin County, versus 0.1% in Montana.

Public transit is essentially absent in Judith Basin County, versus 0.6% in Montana.

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Judith Basin County, versus 0.1% in Montana.

Biking is essentially absent in Judith Basin County, versus 1.0% in Montana.

Commute Mode Trends in Judith Basin County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Judith Basin 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 Other Public Transportation Taxi Motorcycle Bicycle
2009 65.9% 19.4% 14.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 63.2% 22.5% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2011 66.5% 20.5% 12.3% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2012 64.3% 21.8% 13.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2013 68.4% 20.6% 10.0% 0.2% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2014 70.7% 16.2% 12.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2015 70.2% 14.1% 14.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
2016 67.8% 13.2% 17.8% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
2017 63.5% 11.1% 22.8% 1.2% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9%
2018 60.8% 13.8% 23.4% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0%
2019 57.6% 13.5% 25.6% 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9%
2020 56.4% 18.8% 21.8% 2.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
2021 59.3% 18.0% 20.4% 2.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 60.6% 24.4% 13.5% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 62.4% 24.2% 12.1% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 66.1% 27.9% 5.3% 0.8% 0.0% 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 2014 at 70.7% and lowest in 2020 at 56.4%. Overall it held roughly steady, at 65.9% in 2009 and 66.1% in 2024. It has risen in each of the last 4 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Judith Basin County: its share of workers rose from 19.4% in 2009 to 27.9% in 2024, up 8.5 percentage points. Most of that increase, 14.4 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 14.7% to 5.3% of workers (down 9.4 percentage points).

Biking peaked at 1.0% in 2018 and has since fallen back to 0.0%.

Commute Start Times in Judith Basin County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Judith Basin County?

The bars show when commuters in Judith Basin 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
2.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
8.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
0.9%
6:00-6:29 AM
4.9%
6:30-6:59 AM
8.8%
7:00-7:29 AM
11.7%
7:30-7:59 AM
28.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
13.4%
8:30-8:59 AM
3.0%
9:00-9:59 AM
4.6%
10:00-10:59 AM
4.7%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.4%
12:00-3:59 PM
6.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
3.1%

Judith Basin County Montana Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Judith Basin County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 28.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 19.2% across Montana. Early starts are about as common as in Montana: 11.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.7% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Montana: 62.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 55.0% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (18.9%) 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 Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin County Montana United States
2009 7:36 AM 7:45 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:37 AM 7:45 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:38 AM 7:45 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:40 AM 7:45 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:35 AM 7:45 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:29 AM 7:45 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:26 AM 7:44 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:22 AM 7:44 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:17 AM 7:44 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:16 AM 7:44 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:15 AM 7:44 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:20 AM 7:45 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:32 AM 7:45 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:37 AM 7:44 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:42 AM 7:43 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:44 AM 7:43 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Judith Basin County were on the road by 7:44 AM, 9 minutes later than in 2009 (7:36 AM). That goes against the trend across Montana, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Judith Basin County now leave 6 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Judith Basin County has moved 29 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Judith Basin County in the whole series.

How does Judith Basin County's commute time compare?

Metric Judith Basin County Montana US Average
Avg. Commute Time 13.5 min 16.0 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 27.9% 12.5% 15.0%
Walked 5.3% 3.9% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.6% 3.2%

The average commute time in Judith Basin County is 13.5 minutes, shorter than the 16.0 minutes in Montana.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.6% in Montana. 5.3% commute by walking, higher than the 3.9% in Montana.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Judith Basin County, MT Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Judith Basin County, MT is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 2,070 residents against a local median of 5,905. Where Judith Basin County, MT breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 78% above the local median of 15.7% at 27.9%.

The counties themselves spread 15.9% on work from home, so Judith Basin County, MT sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Judith Basin County, MT has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Judith Basin County, MT 2,070 13.5 min #4/6 27.9% #1/6 7:44 AM #5/6
Wheatland County, MT 2,056 11.8 min 23.3% 7:22 AM
Meagher County, MT 2,007 12.5 min 15.7% 7:36 AM
Chouteau County, MT 5,905 15.9 min 12.5% 7:50 AM
Fergus County, MT 11,687 10.9 min 16.8% 7:34 AM
Cascade County, MT 84,603 13.9 min 7.4% 7:35 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Judith Basin County, Montana.

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

Commuters here spend an estimated 112 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,481 at a typical national wage. That's 16% less than the typical Montana commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Judith Basin County, Montana?

Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Judith Basin County, Montana. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Judith Basin County, Montana?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.6% in Montana, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

How much money can remote workers save in Judith Basin County, Montana?

About 27.9% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Judith Basin County would save about 45 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,392 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 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).