See what the average commute is in Beckham County, OK

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 Beckham County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Beckham County has a shorter commute than seven out of eight neighboring counties, with Washita County, OK having the longest commute at 24.8 minutes.

Beckham County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 18.2 minutes
--- 17.4% lower than state average
--- #10 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.5%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.1%
- Workers who work from home: 3.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 15.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 13.0%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Collingsworth County, TX: 14.4 minutes
#2. Beckham County, OK: 18.2 minutes
#3. Custer County, OK: 19.5 minutes
#3. Greer County, OK: 19.5 minutes
#5. Harmon County, OK: 20.1 minutes
#6. Roger Mills County, OK: 21.3 minutes
#7. Wheeler County, TX: 22.1 minutes
#8. Kiowa County, OK: 23.8 minutes
#9. Washita County, OK: 24.8 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Oklahoma
#1. Cimarron County: 10.0 minutes
#2. Texas County: 13.4 minutes
#3. Woods County: 14.0 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Oklahoma
#1. Lincoln County: 30.8 minutes
#2. Pawnee County: 30.0 minutes
#3. Jefferson County: 28.7 minutes