Commuting in Meagher 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 Meagher County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Meagher County spend about 25 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 104 hours, about 4.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 22% less time on the road than the Montana average of 16.0 minutes each way, a difference of 3.6 minutes.
Meagher 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 Meagher County would save about 42 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,290 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)
Meagher County
12.5 min
25.0 min
104 hrs/yr
$3,225
84
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
12.5
minutes to get to work in
Meagher County.
That's 44% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 15.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Meagher County
Car:
77.6%
Worked at Home:
15.7%
Walked:
5.4%
Bicycle:
0.6%
Other:
0.5%
Motorcycle:
0.3%
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is essentially absent in Meagher County, versus 0.6% in Montana.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Meagher County, versus 0.1% in Montana.
Commute Mode Trends in Meagher County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Meagher 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
Bicycle
Other
Motorcycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
2009
74.3%
10.1%
8.5%
2.8%
0.3%
2.1%
1.9%
0.0%
2010
69.7%
10.6%
11.9%
2.7%
1.3%
1.9%
1.8%
0.0%
2011
67.8%
11.1%
13.9%
2.4%
1.4%
2.1%
1.4%
0.0%
2012
68.7%
12.2%
12.1%
2.7%
1.3%
1.7%
1.3%
0.0%
2013
72.0%
11.4%
12.6%
2.3%
1.2%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
2014
70.0%
15.9%
11.8%
0.4%
1.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
2015
72.0%
15.6%
10.5%
0.0%
1.5%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
2016
72.5%
18.1%
8.3%
0.0%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
72.3%
16.0%
9.4%
0.0%
2.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
71.8%
15.5%
10.5%
0.0%
2.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
74.8%
12.9%
9.5%
0.0%
2.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
78.2%
11.7%
8.5%
0.0%
1.2%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
81.7%
7.5%
8.2%
0.0%
2.1%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
82.4%
12.1%
4.0%
0.2%
1.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
81.3%
14.7%
2.0%
0.7%
1.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
77.6%
15.7%
5.4%
0.6%
0.5%
0.3%
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 82.4% and lowest in 2011 at 67.8%. Overall it rose from 74.3% in 2009 to 77.6% in 2024, up 3.3 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Meagher County: its share of workers rose from 10.1% in 2009 to 15.7% in 2024, up 5.6 percentage points.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 8.5% to 5.4% of workers (down 3.1 percentage points).
Working from home peaked at 18.1% in 2016 and has since fallen back to 15.7%.
Commute Start Times in Meagher County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Meagher County?
The bars show when commuters in Meagher 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 AMMeagher County3.9%Montana4.0%
3.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMMeagher County3.5%Montana2.7%
3.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMMeagher County5.0%Montana4.0%
5.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMMeagher County8.1%Montana6.7%
8.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMMeagher County9.8%Montana10.3%
9.8%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMMeagher County14.1%Montana13.7%
14.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMMeagher County27.7%Montana19.2%
27.7%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMMeagher County11.5%Montana11.7%
11.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMMeagher County1.2%Montana5.7%
1.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMMeagher County8.2%Montana6.3%
8.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMMeagher County0.0%Montana3.3%
0.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMMeagher County0.2%Montana1.5%
0.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMMeagher County4.4%Montana5.7%
4.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMMeagher County2.4%Montana5.2%
2.4%
Meagher CountyMontanaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Meagher County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 27.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 19.2% across Montana. Early starts are more common than in Montana: 12.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.7% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Montana: 63.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 55.0% there. About 1 in 7 commuters (15.2%) 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 Meagher 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 Meagher 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 Meagher 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
Meagher County
Montana
United States
2009
7:34 AM
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:33 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:32 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:37 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:40 AM
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:38 AM
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:46 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:42 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:38 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:42 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:48 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:49 AM
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:50 AM
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:52 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:47 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:36 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Meagher County were on the road by 7:36 AM, 3 minutes later than in 2009 (7:34 AM). That goes against the trend across Montana, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Meagher County now leave 2 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 Meagher County has moved 12 minutes earlier.
How does Meagher County's commute time compare?
Metric
Meagher County
Montana
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
12.5 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
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
15.7%
12.5%
15.0%
Walked
5.4%
3.9%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Meagher County is 12.5 minutes, shorter than the 16.0 minutes in Montana.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.6% in Montana. 5.4% commute by walking, higher than the 3.9% in Montana.
Meagher County, MT Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Meagher County, MT is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 2,007 residents against a local median of 7,668. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest counties, which makes Meagher County, MT an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.
The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 10% below the local median at 12.5 min against 13.9 min. Meagher County, MT has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Meagher County, Montana.
Is commuting expensive in Meagher County, Montana?
Commuters here spend an estimated 104 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,225 at a typical national wage. That's 22% less than the typical Montana commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Meagher County, Montana?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Meagher 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 common is public transit use in Meagher 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 do commute times compare across 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).