How Texas Compares

Texas

29.3 min

National

27.6 min

6.1% above

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#9	Florida	30.8 min
#10	Illinois	30.7 min
#11	Virginia	30.0 min
#12	Texas	29.3 min
#13	New Hampshire	29.2 min
#14	Washington	29.2 min
#15	Hawaii	29.1 min

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Highest Commute Counties in Texas

#	County	Commute
1	San Jacinto County	44.6 min
2	Bandera County	44.0 min
3	Liberty County	43.7 min
4	Newton County	40.3 min
5	Trinity County	39.7 min
6	Van Zandt County	39.5 min
7	Kaufman County	39.3 min
8	Bastrop County	38.7 min
9	Rains County	38.5 min
10	Grimes County	38.4 min

Lowest Commute Counties in Texas

#	County	Commute
254	Loving County	3.7 min
253	Presidio County	11.4 min
252	Terrell County	13.4 min
251	Hartley County	14.1 min
250	King County	15.0 min
249	Collingsworth County	15.5 min
248	Wilbarger County	15.9 min
247	Brewster County	16.0 min
246	Borden County	16.0 min
245	Kent County	16.1 min

Mean Commute Time in Texas

Texas has a mean commute time of 29.3 min, ranking #12 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 6.1% above the national value of 27.6 min.

Across Texas's 254 counties, mean commute time ranges from 3.7 min to 44.6 min. The county with the highest value is San Jacinto County at 44.6 min.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.