See what the average commute is in Crawford 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 Crawford County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Crawford County has a shorter commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with Barton County, MO having the longest commute at 23.6 minutes.

Crawford County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 16.3 minutes
--- 17.0% lower than state average
--- #43 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 2.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 93.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.2%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 2.0%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 10.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 7.7%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Labette County, KS: 15.4 minutes
#2. Neosho County, KS: 15.9 minutes
#3. Crawford County, KS: 16.3 minutes
#4. Jasper County, MO: 18.3 minutes
#5. Vernon County, MO: 18.4 minutes
#6. Cherokee County, KS: 19.1 minutes
#7. Barton County, MO: 23.6 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