See what the average commute is in Benton 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 Benton County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Benton County has a shorter commute than all of its seven neighboring counties, with Madison County, AR having the longest commute at 32.1 minutes.

Benton County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 20.0 minutes
--- 8.2% lower than state average
--- #21 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 2.2%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.2%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 6.4%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 9.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 14.0%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Benton County, AR: 20.0 minutes
#2. Washington County, AR: 20.7 minutes
#3. Carroll County, AR: 21.3 minutes
#4. Barry County, MO: 23.0 minutes
#5. McDonald County, MO: 26.2 minutes
#6. Adair County, OK: 27.2 minutes
#7. Delaware County, OK: 28.3 minutes
#8. Madison County, AR: 32.1 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