Commuting in Treasure 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 Treasure County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Treasure County spend about 14 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 60 hours, about 2.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 55% less time on the road than the Montana average of 16.0 minutes each way, a difference of 8.8 minutes.
Treasure County holds about 0.1% of Montana's population but accounts for roughly 0.0% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Treasure County would save about 24 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $748 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)
Treasure County
7.2 min
14.5 min
60 hrs/yr
$1,871
32
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
7.2
minutes to get to work in
Treasure County.
That's 68% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Fastest county in Montana
The most common departure window is 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 25.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Treasure County
Car:
66.7%
Worked at Home:
25.1%
Other:
3.8%
Walked:
3.3%
Bicycle:
1.0%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Treasure County, versus 0.1% in Montana.
Public transit is essentially absent in Treasure County, versus 0.6% in Montana.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Treasure County, versus 0.1% in Montana.
Commute Mode Trends in Treasure County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Treasure 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
Other
Walked
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
66.9%
17.2%
0.7%
14.6%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
69.6%
16.1%
0.3%
13.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
73.6%
14.8%
0.0%
11.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
72.4%
13.1%
0.0%
13.7%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
75.0%
13.1%
0.0%
11.1%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
65.6%
16.2%
0.3%
15.0%
2.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
67.5%
17.2%
0.8%
12.4%
2.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
69.7%
14.5%
1.5%
12.0%
2.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
75.2%
11.5%
1.6%
10.7%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
69.3%
11.5%
1.9%
16.3%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
83.9%
5.5%
1.2%
9.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
89.8%
3.2%
2.2%
4.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
73.9%
21.0%
1.1%
3.4%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
73.1%
22.2%
1.1%
2.2%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
74.8%
20.6%
2.3%
1.4%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
66.7%
25.1%
3.8%
3.3%
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 2020 at 89.8% and lowest in 2014 at 65.6%. Overall it held roughly steady, at 66.9% in 2009 and 66.7% in 2024. It has fallen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Treasure County: its share of workers rose from 17.2% in 2009 to 25.1% in 2024, up 7.9 percentage points. Most of that increase, 19.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 14.6% to 3.3% of workers (down 11.3 percentage points).
Biking peaked at 2.9% in 2014 and has since fallen back to 1.0%.
Commute Start Times in Treasure County
🚦Rush-Hour RegularsThe 2nd-highest share of rush-hour departures among Montana's 56 counties: 77.0% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Treasure County?
The bars show when commuters in Treasure 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 AMTreasure County2.1%Montana4.0%
2.1%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMTreasure County1.4%Montana2.7%
1.4%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMTreasure County3.4%Montana4.0%
3.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMTreasure County5.5%Montana6.7%
5.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMTreasure County26.4%Montana10.3%
26.4%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMTreasure County17.5%Montana13.7%
17.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMTreasure County15.1%Montana19.2%
15.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMTreasure County18.1%Montana11.7%
18.1%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMTreasure County2.4%Montana5.7%
2.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMTreasure County0.7%Montana6.3%
0.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMTreasure County4.5%Montana3.3%
4.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMTreasure County0.0%Montana1.5%
0.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMTreasure County3.1%Montana5.7%
3.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMTreasure County0.0%Montana5.2%
0.0%
Treasure CountyMontanaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Treasure County is 6:30-6:59 AM, when 26.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 10.3% across Montana. Early starts are less common than in Montana: 6.9% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 10.7% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Montana: 77.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 55.0% there. About 1 in 12 commuters (8.2%) 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 Treasure 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 Treasure 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 Treasure 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
Treasure County
Montana
United States
2009
7:14 AM
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:12 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:11 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:14 AM
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:18 AM
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:27 AM
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:26 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:23 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:24 AM
7:44 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:22 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:14 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:16 AM
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:21 AM
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:15 AM
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:17 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:19 AM
7:43 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Treasure County were on the road by 7:19 AM, 5 minutes later than in 2009 (7:14 AM). That goes against the trend across Montana, where the typical commuter now leaves 2 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Treasure County now leave 18 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 Treasure County has moved 6 minutes later.
How does Treasure County's commute time compare?
Metric
Treasure County
Montana
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
7.2 min
16.0 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
06:30 AM – 06:59 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
25.1%
12.5%
15.0%
Walked
3.3%
3.9%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Treasure County is 7.2 minutes, shorter than the 16.0 minutes in Montana.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.6% in Montana. 3.3% commute by walking, lower than the 3.9% in Montana.
Treasure County, MT Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Treasure County, MT is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 732 residents against a local median of 8,165. The measure that sets Treasure County, MT apart most is work from home: 25.1%, 142% above the local median of 10.4%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 7.2 min against a local median of 13.9 min, 48% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 48% below the local median it puts Treasure County, MT at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 36.7% on work from home, so Treasure County, MT sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Treasure County, MT has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Treasure County, Montana.
Is commuting expensive in Treasure County, Montana?
Commuters here spend an estimated 60 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $1,871 at a typical national wage. That's 55% less than the typical Montana commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Treasure County, Montana?
Traffic peaks between 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM in Treasure 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.
Do people use public transit in Treasure 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 Treasure County, Montana?
About 25.1% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Treasure County would save about 24 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $748 at the same national wage assumption used above.
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).