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

Ellis County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 12.1 minutes
--- 38.4% lower than state average
--- #7 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 2.6%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 4.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 5.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 5.0%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Ellis County, KS: 12.1 minutes
#2. Osborne County, KS: 14.6 minutes
#3. Russell County, KS: 15.7 minutes
#3. Trego County, KS: 15.7 minutes
#5. Ness County, KS: 16.4 minutes
#6. Rooks County, KS: 17.0 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