See what the average commute is in Fisher 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 Fisher County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Fisher County has a longer commute than five out of seven neighboring counties, with Stonewall County, TX having the shortest commute at 12.7 minutes.

Fisher County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 21.3 minutes
--- 20.1% lower than state average
--- #100 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.7%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 12.1%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 2.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 19.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 41.6%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Stonewall County, TX: 12.7 minutes
#2. Kent County, TX: 14.8 minutes
#3. Taylor County, TX: 17.2 minutes
#4. Scurry County, TX: 17.8 minutes
#5. Nolan County, TX: 17.9 minutes
#6. Fisher County, TX: 21.3 minutes
#7. Mitchell County, TX: 22.1 minutes
#8. Jones County, TX: 23.8 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