See what the average commute is in Lehigh County, PA

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 Lehigh County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Lehigh County has a shorter commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Carbon County, PA having the longest commute at 32.3 minutes.

Lehigh County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 25.0 minutes
--- 8.0% lower than state average
--- #32 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 8.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 88.2%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.8%
- Workers who work from home: 6.5%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 13.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 26.3%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Lehigh County, PA: 25.0 minutes
#2. Schuylkill County, PA: 26.6 minutes
#3. Northampton County, PA: 28.0 minutes
#4. Montgomery County, PA: 29.0 minutes
#5. Bucks County, PA: 30.4 minutes
#6. Carbon County, PA: 32.3 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Pennsylvania
#1. Elk County: 17.4 minutes
#2. Montour County: 18.7 minutes
#3. Cameron County: 19.3 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Pennsylvania
#1. Pike County: 45.6 minutes
#2. Monroe County: 40.0 minutes
#3. Philadelphia County: 33.4 minutes