See what the average commute is in Newton 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 Newton County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Newton County has a longer commute than all of its six neighboring counties, with Calcasieu Parish, LA having the shortest commute at 21.6 minutes.

Newton County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 38.9 minutes
--- 45.9% higher than state average
--- #5 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 23.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 95.8%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 5.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 2.5%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 21.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 63.8%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Calcasieu Parish, LA: 21.6 minutes
#2. Vernon Parish, LA: 22.0 minutes
#3. Orange County, TX: 24.0 minutes
#4. Sabine County, TX: 29.0 minutes
#5. Jasper County, TX: 30.4 minutes
#6. Sabine Parish, LA: 36.8 minutes
#7. Newton County, TX: 38.9 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