See what the average commute is in Clay 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 Clay County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Clay County has a longer commute than three out of five neighboring counties, with Butler County, MO having the shortest commute at 19.2 minutes.

Clay County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 22.9 minutes
--- 5.1% higher than state average
--- #34 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 7.3%
- Workers who drive to work: 90.1%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.1%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 5.3%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 20.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 22.8%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Butler County, MO: 19.2 minutes
#2. Dunklin County, MO: 20.9 minutes
#3. Greene County, AR: 22.1 minutes
#4. Clay County, AR: 22.9 minutes
#5. Randolph County, AR: 23.8 minutes
#6. Ripley County, MO: 32.2 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