See what the average commute is in Lubbock 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 Lubbock County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Lubbock County has a shorter commute than all of its seven neighboring counties, with Hockley County, TX having the longest commute at 21.5 minutes.

Lubbock County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 16.8 minutes
--- 37.0% lower than state average
--- #29 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 12.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.7%
- Workers who work from home: 4.3%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 8.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 4.5%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Lubbock County, TX: 16.8 minutes
#2. Lamb County, TX: 17.6 minutes
#3. Hale County, TX: 19.4 minutes
#4. Floyd County, TX: 19.6 minutes
#5. Garza County, TX: 20.1 minutes
#6. Terry County, TX: 20.4 minutes
#7. Lynn County, TX: 21.1 minutes
#8. Hockley County, TX: 21.5 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