Counties in Kansas by mean travel time to work

Name: Counties in Kansas by mean travel time to work, 2021
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Elk County had the highest mean travel time to work of 98 counties in 2021, at 34 minutes. Stanton County had the lowest, at 10.1 minutes. The median was 17.9 minutes and the figure for Kansas was 19.6 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest34Elk County

Lowest10.1Stanton County

Median17.998 counties

Kansas19.6History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2021 minutes
1	Elk County Estimated	34
2	Linn County Estimated	32
3	Jefferson County Estimated	29.2
4	Jackson County Estimated	28.8
4	Osage County Estimated	28.8
6	Miami County Estimated	28.4
7	Wabaunsee County Estimated	27.4
8	Anderson County Estimated	26
9	Pottawatomie County Estimated	25.8
10	Ottawa County Estimated	24.6
11	Butler County Estimated	24.2
11	Greenwood County Estimated	24.2
13	Franklin County Estimated	23.9
13	Sumner County Estimated	23.9
15	Morris County Estimated	23.7
16	Leavenworth County Estimated	23.1
17	Doniphan County Estimated	22.9
18	Woodson County Estimated	22.8
19	Chase County Estimated	22.6
20	Kingman County Estimated	22.5
21	Wyandotte County Estimated	22.2
22	Marion County Estimated	21.9
23	Coffey County Estimated	21.8
23	Republic County Estimated	21.8
25	Clay County Estimated	21.6
26	Chautauqua County Estimated	21.4
27	Johnson County Estimated	21
27	Rush County Estimated	21
29	Bourbon County Estimated	20.8
29	Dickinson County Estimated	20.8
31	Stafford County Estimated	20.5
32	Douglas County Estimated	20.3
32	Harvey County Estimated	20.3
34	Edwards County Estimated	20.1
35	Washington County Estimated	20
36	Atchison County Estimated	19.9
36	Cowley County Estimated	19.9
38	Cherokee County Estimated	19.6
39	Sedgwick County Estimated	19.4
40	Wilson County Estimated	19.2
41	Lincoln County Estimated	19.1
42	Allen County Estimated	19
42	Haskell County Estimated	19
44	Stevens County Estimated	18.4
45	Ellsworth County Estimated	18.2
45	Logan County Estimated	18.2
45	Reno County Estimated	18.2
48	Rice County Estimated	18
49	Montgomery County Estimated	17.9
49	Shawnee County Estimated	17.9
51	Morton County Estimated	17.8
51	Trego County Estimated	17.8
53	Decatur County Estimated	17.7
53	Phillips County Estimated	17.7
55	Geary County Estimated	17.5
55	Sheridan County Estimated	17.5
57	Clark County Estimated	17.4
57	Harper County Estimated	17.4
59	Rooks County Estimated	17.2
60	Gray County Estimated	17.1
61	Barber County Estimated	16.9
61	Kearny County Estimated	16.9
61	Neosho County Estimated	16.9
64	Hamilton County Estimated	16.8
65	Crawford County Estimated	16.7
66	Lane County Estimated	16.6
67	Ness County Estimated	16.4
68	Marshall County Estimated	16.1
69	Meade County Estimated	16
70	Gove County Estimated	15.9
71	Brown County Estimated	15.8
72	Hodgeman County Estimated	15.7
72	Russell County Estimated	15.7
74	Lyon County Estimated	15.6
74	Riley County Estimated	15.6
76	Jewell County Estimated	15.4
77	Cloud County Estimated	15.2
77	Labette County Estimated	15.2
79	Seward County Estimated	15.1
80	Saline County Estimated	14.9
81	Smith County Estimated	14.7
82	Osborne County Estimated	14.4
82	Wallace County Estimated	14.4
84	McPherson County Estimated	14.3
85	Nemaha County Estimated	14.2
86	Barton County Estimated	14
87	Finney County Estimated	13.7
88	Ford County Estimated	13.3
88	Kiowa County Estimated	13.3
90	Pawnee County Estimated	13.2
90	Rawlins County Estimated	13.2
92	Cheyenne County Estimated	13.1
92	Pratt County Estimated	13.1
94	Ellis County Estimated	13
95	Comanche County Estimated	12.1
95	Mitchell County Estimated	12.1
97	Thomas County Estimated	11.7
98	Stanton County Estimated	10.1

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About this ranking

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Elk County, with 34 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Stanton County, with 10.1 minutes in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. Retrieved 2026-10-10. 3 counties have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.