See what the average commute is in Lee 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 Lee County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Lee County has a longer commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Washington County, TX having the shortest commute at 21.3 minutes.
Lee County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 29.5 minutes
--- 10.6% higher than state average
--- #45 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 19.3%
- Workers who drive to work: 84.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.4%
- Workers who work from home: 7.5%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 17.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 36.3%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Washington County, TX: 21.3 minutes
#2. Fayette County, TX: 23.9 minutes
#3. Williamson County, TX: 28.0 minutes
#4. Burleson County, TX: 28.4 minutes
#5. Milam County, TX: 29.4 minutes
#6. Lee County, TX: 29.5 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
