Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the best commutes in Texas using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the shortest average travel time to work, with ties broken by lowest percent of residents that commute over 60 minutes, and any further ties broken by lowest percent of residents that work outside the county of residence.
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1 / 50#50. Haskell County
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 30.5%
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2 / 50#49. Young County
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 10.3%
#48. Hale County
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.9%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 23.0%
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4 / 50#47. Scurry County
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 11.1%
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6 / 50#45. Val Verde County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 8.9%
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7 / 50#44. Gray County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 14.7%
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8 / 50#43. Uvalde County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 9.6%
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9 / 50#42. Moore County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.9%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 13.6%
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11 / 50#40. Martin County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 1.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 43.1%
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12 / 50#39. Irion County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 1.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 36.9%
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13 / 50#38. Brazos County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 6.9%
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14 / 50#37. Knox County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 9.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 24.5%
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16 / 50#35. Throckmorton County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 31.5%
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17 / 50#34. Brown County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 7.7%
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18 / 50#33. Calhoun County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 17.0%
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19 / 50#32. Cottle County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 20.3%
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21 / 50#30. Nolan County
- Mean travel time to work: 16.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 14.6%
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22 / 50#29. Taylor County
- Mean travel time to work: 16.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 6.6%
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23 / 50#28. Lubbock County
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 4.9%
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24 / 50#27. McCulloch County
- Mean travel time to work: 16.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 11.7%
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26 / 50#25. Hemphill County
- Mean travel time to work: 16.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 19.1%
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27 / 50#24. Menard County
- Mean travel time to work: 16.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 21.2%
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28 / 50#23. Deaf Smith County
- Mean travel time to work: 16.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.9%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 15.3%
#22. Pecos County
- Mean travel time to work: 15.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 8.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 15.9%
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31 / 50#20. Jeff Davis County
- Mean travel time to work: 15.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 0.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 13.7%
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32 / 50#19. Real County
- Mean travel time to work: 15.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 20.9%
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33 / 50#18. Hall County
- Mean travel time to work: 15.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 23.2%
#17. Collingsworth County
- Mean travel time to work: 15.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 1.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 23.4%
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36 / 50#15. Ochiltree County
- Mean travel time to work: 15.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 4.7%
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37 / 50#14. Roberts County
- Mean travel time to work: 15.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 1.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 55.4%
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38 / 50#13. Wilbarger County
- Mean travel time to work: 14.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 11.1%
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39 / 50#12. Castro County
- Mean travel time to work: 14.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 26.8%
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41 / 50#10. Brewster County
- Mean travel time to work: 14.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 13.6%
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42 / 50#9. Dallam County
- Mean travel time to work: 14.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 25.8%
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43 / 50#8. Stonewall County
- Mean travel time to work: 14.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 23.0%
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44 / 50#7. Hartley County
- Mean travel time to work: 14.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 55.3%
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45 / 50#6. Hardeman County
- Mean travel time to work: 13.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 1.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 25.1%
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#5. Baylor County
- Mean travel time to work: 13.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.9%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 16.1%
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47 / 50#4. Kent County
- Mean travel time to work: 13.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 27.5%
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48 / 50#3. King County
- Mean travel time to work: 13.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 13.3%
#2. Brooks County
- Mean travel time to work: 13.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 46.8%
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