See what the average commute is in Hartley 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 Hartley County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Hartley County has a shorter commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Oldham County, TX having the longest commute at 24.5 minutes.

Hartley County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 13.6 minutes
--- 49.0% lower than state average
--- #5 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 94.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 4.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 2.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 10.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 49.4%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Hartley County, TX: 13.6 minutes
#2. Dallam County, TX: 14.0 minutes
#3. Moore County, TX: 18.2 minutes
#4. Union County, NM: 19.6 minutes
#5. Sherman County, TX: 20.4 minutes
#6. Oldham County, TX: 24.5 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