See what the average commute is in Smith 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 Smith County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Smith County has a shorter commute than four out of five neighboring counties, with Franklin County, NE having the longest commute at 20.5 minutes.

Smith County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 14.7 minutes
--- 25.2% lower than state average
--- #22 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 2.9%
- Workers who drive to work: 89.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 4.5%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 5.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 8.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 18.0%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Osborne County, KS: 14.6 minutes
#2. Smith County, KS: 14.7 minutes
#3. Rooks County, KS: 17.0 minutes
#4. Phillips County, KS: 17.6 minutes
#5. Webster County, NE: 19.6 minutes
#6. Franklin County, NE: 20.5 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