See what the average commute is in Barber 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 Barber County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Barber County has a longer commute than five out of seven neighboring counties, with Comanche County, KS having the shortest commute at 12.3 minutes.

Barber County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 17.4 minutes
--- 11.4% lower than state average
--- #49 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 94.2%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.2%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 2.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 6.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 20.7%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Comanche County, KS: 12.3 minutes
#2. Pratt County, KS: 13.4 minutes
#3. Woods County, OK: 14.0 minutes
#4. Kiowa County, KS: 14.4 minutes
#5. Harper County, KS: 16.9 minutes
#6. Barber County, KS: 17.4 minutes
#7. Alfalfa County, OK: 21.8 minutes
#8. Kingman County, KS: 22.9 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