See what the average commute is in Crockett 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 Crockett County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Crockett County has a longer commute than seven out of eight neighboring counties, with Pecos County, TX having the shortest commute at 17.1 minutes.

Crockett County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 27.2 minutes
--- 2.0% higher than state average
--- #77 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 23.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.7%
- 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.: 18.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 29.5%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Pecos County, TX: 17.1 minutes
#2. Sutton County, TX: 17.4 minutes
#3. Val Verde County, TX: 18.0 minutes
#4. Irion County, TX: 19.4 minutes
#5. Reagan County, TX: 21.9 minutes
#6. Schleicher County, TX: 22.4 minutes
#7. Upton County, TX: 26.9 minutes
#8. Crockett County, TX: 27.2 minutes
#9. Terrell County, TX: 39.6 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