See what the average commute is in Shelby 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 Shelby County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Shelby County has a shorter commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with Sabine Parish, LA having the longest commute at 36.8 minutes.

Shelby County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 24.0 minutes
--- 10.0% lower than state average
--- #116 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 9.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 93.8%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 11.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 2.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 21.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 21.0%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Nacogdoches County, TX: 20.9 minutes
#2. San Augustine County, TX: 23.9 minutes
#3. Shelby County, TX: 24.0 minutes
#4. Panola County, TX: 27.0 minutes
#5. Rusk County, TX: 27.1 minutes
#6. Sabine County, TX: 29.0 minutes
#7. Sabine Parish, LA: 36.8 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