See what the average commute is in Union County, NM

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 Union County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Union County has a longer commute than six out of seven neighboring counties, with Cimarron County, OK having the shortest commute at 10.0 minutes.

Union County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.6 minutes
--- 13.7% lower than state average
--- #15 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.6%
- Workers who drive to work: 85.1%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 6.5%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 24.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 0.4%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Cimarron County, OK: 10.0 minutes
#2. Hartley County, TX: 13.6 minutes
#3. Dallam County, TX: 14.0 minutes
#4. Quay County, NM: 15.5 minutes
#5. Las Animas County, CO: 19.0 minutes
#5. Colfax County, NM: 19.0 minutes
#7. Union County, NM: 19.6 minutes
#8. Harding County, NM: 28.0 minutes

Counties with the best commute in New Mexico
#1. De Baca County: 12.3 minutes
#2. Quay County: 15.5 minutes
#2. Sierra County: 15.5 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in New Mexico
#1. Mora County: 51.3 minutes
#2. Torrance County: 34.5 minutes
#3. Valencia County: 29.2 minutes