See what the average commute is in Barton 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 Barton County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Barton County has a shorter commute than five out of six neighboring counties, with Rush County, KS having the longest commute at 21.1 minutes.

Barton County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 15.6 minutes
--- 20.6% lower than state average
--- #33 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.3%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.6%
- Workers who work from home: 3.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 11.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 8.8%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Pawnee County, KS: 14.1 minutes
#2. Barton County, KS: 15.6 minutes
#3. Russell County, KS: 15.7 minutes
#4. Rice County, KS: 18.3 minutes
#5. Ellsworth County, KS: 19.0 minutes
#6. Stafford County, KS: 19.5 minutes
#7. Rush County, KS: 21.1 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