See what the average commute is in Rice 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 Rice County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Rice County has a longer commute than two out of four neighboring counties, with McPherson County, KS having the shortest commute at 14.0 minutes.

Rice County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 18.3 minutes
--- 6.8% lower than state average
--- #48 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 2.9%
- Workers who drive to work: 89.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.3%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 4.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 15.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 28.1%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. McPherson County, KS: 14.0 minutes
#2. Reno County, KS: 17.7 minutes
#3. Rice County, KS: 18.3 minutes
#4. Ellsworth County, KS: 19.0 minutes
#5. Stafford County, KS: 19.5 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