See what the average commute is in Clay 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 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 five out of six neighboring counties, with Riley County, KS having the shortest commute at 15.0 minutes.

Clay County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 20.5 minutes
--- 4.4% higher than state average
--- #31 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 7.7%
- Workers who drive to work: 93.2%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 5.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 10.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 32.3%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Riley County, KS: 15.0 minutes
#2. Cloud County, KS: 16.3 minutes
#3. Geary County, KS: 17.5 minutes
#4. Dickinson County, KS: 19.3 minutes
#5. Washington County, KS: 20.2 minutes
#6. Clay County, KS: 20.5 minutes
#7. Ottawa County, KS: 24.0 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