See what the average commute is in Coleman County, TX
See what the average commute is in Coleman 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 Coleman County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Coleman County has a shorter commute than three out of five neighboring counties, with Concho County, TX having the longest commute at 30.6 minutes.
Coleman County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 22.0 minutes
--- 17.5% lower than state average
--- #109 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.5%
- Workers who drive to work: 93.1%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 4.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 15.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 37.7%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. McCulloch County, TX: 17.2 minutes
#1. Taylor County, TX: 17.2 minutes
#3. Coleman County, TX: 22.0 minutes
#4. Runnels County, TX: 24.2 minutes
#5. Callahan County, TX: 26.9 minutes
#6. Concho County, TX: 30.6 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