For better or worse, commuting to work is a necessary of part of life for most Americans.
Residents of Missouri are luckier than most. Overall, the state has the 18th-shortest average one-way commute in the nation, compared to the rest of the country and the District of Columbia, according to Stacker Holdings, a private equity firm that centers on Midwestern businesses.
Missouri commuters average approximately 24 minutes to get to work one-way every day, which is about 11% lower than the national average. Missourians who carpool to work reach their jobs in about 25 minutes on average, and those who use public transportation get to work in around 46 minutes.
Locally, Lincoln County residents have the second-longest commute of any in the state, taking around 33 minutes to arrive to their jobs in other areas of metropolitan St. Louis from their homes.
Lincoln County’s residents are among the 29% of state residents who commute outside of the county to arrive at their jobs on a daily and nightly basis.
Caldwell County’s residents, located in the Kansas City metropolitan area, have the longest drive, taking approximately 34 minutes to get to work one-way every day.
Nodaway, Adair and Worth counties have the shortest commutes in the states, averaging about 17 minutes to get to work each day. All three counties are near the Iowa border.
However, Julie Rodgers, executive director of Lincoln County Economic Development, said the drive is worth it because of the abundance of high-paying jobs in the areas county residents drive to daily and nightly, which brings tax dollars back to the county.
“Although we have a higher commute time than the bottom three, we also have a much higher median average wage, and much lower poverty rates,” Rodgers said. “Our close proximity (driving distance) to St. Charles and St. Louis counties allows us the opportunities to drive to those areas for higher paying wages (to companies like General Motors, Bayer/Monsanto, Boeing, Emerson and others).
“Caldwell County is very similar in proximity to the Kansas City area.”
Nevertheless, some Missouri residents do have longer drives than others. The state is 37th in workers who have to drive over an hour to get to their jobs, at 5.2%. Missouri also ranks 39th in workers who commute 90 minutes or more to get to work, at 1.7%.
Nationwide, multiple studies have concluded commuters who have to travel more than 90 minutes one way to work have a higher rate of psychosomatic disorders than those with shorter commutes. That number has only increased since 1990.
September 28, 2020 at 08:00AM
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