See what the average commute is in Brown County, TX

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 Brown County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Brown County has a shorter commute than all of its seven neighboring counties, with San Saba County, TX having the longest commute at 29.5 minutes.

Brown County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 16.6 minutes
--- 37.8% lower than state average
--- #25 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.2%
- Workers who drive to work: 93.0%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 3.8%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 13.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 7.6%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Brown County, TX: 16.6 minutes
#2. McCulloch County, TX: 17.2 minutes
#3. Mills County, TX: 17.4 minutes
#4. Eastland County, TX: 19.3 minutes
#5. Coleman County, TX: 22.0 minutes
#6. Comanche County, TX: 23.5 minutes
#7. Callahan County, TX: 26.9 minutes
#8. San Saba County, TX: 29.5 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Texas
#1. Kinney County: 8.4 minutes
#2. Baylor County: 12.3 minutes
#3. Stonewall County: 12.7 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Texas
#1. San Jacinto County: 40.5 minutes
#2. Bandera County: 39.7 minutes
#3. Terrell County: 39.6 minutes