See what the average commute is in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Fort Bend County has a longer commute than all of its four neighboring counties, with Wharton County, TX having the shortest commute at 24.2 minutes.

Fort Bend County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 33.3 minutes
--- 24.9% higher than state average
--- #15 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 12.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 87.7%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.3%
- Workers who work from home: 9.4%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 14.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 56.9%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Wharton County, TX: 24.2 minutes
#2. Waller County, TX: 28.1 minutes
#3. Harris County, TX: 29.2 minutes
#4. Brazoria County, TX: 31.3 minutes
#5. Fort Bend County, TX: 33.3 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