See what the average commute is in Baxter County, AR

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Baxter County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Baxter County has a shorter commute than all of its six neighboring counties, with Ozark County, MO having the longest commute at 30.2 minutes.

Baxter County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 16.7 minutes
--- 23.3% lower than state average
--- #2 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.6%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.3%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 11.8%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 3.8%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 14.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 10.3%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Baxter County, AR: 16.7 minutes
#2. Izard County, AR: 19.2 minutes
#3. Marion County, AR: 22.6 minutes
#4. Stone County, AR: 23.0 minutes
#5. Fulton County, AR: 24.8 minutes
#6. Searcy County, AR: 27.8 minutes
#7. Ozark County, MO: 30.2 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Arkansas
#1. Phillips County: 16.2 minutes
#2. Baxter County: 16.7 minutes
#3. Columbia County: 17.4 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Arkansas
#1. Perry County: 35.2 minutes
#2. Cleveland County: 32.7 minutes
#3. Madison County: 32.1 minutes