See what the average commute is in Ellis 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 Ellis County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Ellis County has a longer commute than three out of six neighboring counties, with Tarrant County, TX having the shortest commute at 27.4 minutes.

Ellis County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 30.6 minutes
--- 14.7% higher than state average
--- #35 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 13.9%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.2%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.3%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.2%
- Workers who work from home: 6.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 15.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 45.2%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Tarrant County, TX: 27.4 minutes
#2. Navarro County, TX: 28.7 minutes
#3. Hill County, TX: 29.5 minutes
#4. Ellis County, TX: 30.6 minutes
#5. Johnson County, TX: 31.5 minutes
#6. Henderson County, TX: 31.6 minutes
#7. Kaufman County, TX: 36.3 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