See what the average commute is in Allen County, KS

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 Allen County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Allen County has a shorter commute than four out of seven neighboring counties, with Linn County, KS having the longest commute at 34.3 minutes.

Allen County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.8 minutes
--- 0.8% higher than state average
--- #37 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 7.2%
- Workers who drive to work: 93.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 11.2%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.9%
- Workers who work from home: 2.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 17.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 23.3%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Neosho County, KS: 15.9 minutes
#2. Wilson County, KS: 18.8 minutes
#3. Bourbon County, KS: 19.3 minutes
#4. Allen County, KS: 19.8 minutes
#5. Coffey County, KS: 21.4 minutes
#6. Woodson County, KS: 23.3 minutes
#7. Anderson County, KS: 26.5 minutes
#8. Linn County, KS: 34.3 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Kansas
#1. Greeley County: 9.1 minutes
#2. Stanton County: 10.0 minutes
#3. Graham County: 11.2 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Kansas
#1. Linn County: 34.3 minutes
#2. Elk County: 31.4 minutes
#3. Jackson County: 30.6 minutes