See what the average commute is in Ellis 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 Ellis County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Ellis County has a longer commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with Hemphill County, TX having the shortest commute at 16.7 minutes.

Ellis County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 21.3 minutes
--- 3.4% lower than state average
--- #29 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 7.9%
- Workers who drive to work: 87.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 14.5%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 6.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 15.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 29.5%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Hemphill County, TX: 16.7 minutes
#2. Harper County, OK: 18.9 minutes
#3. Dewey County, OK: 20.1 minutes
#4. Woodward County, OK: 21.0 minutes
#5. Ellis County, OK: 21.3 minutes
#5. Roger Mills County, OK: 21.3 minutes
#7. Lipscomb County, TX: 22.7 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