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Counties in Kansas by mean travel time to work

Elk County had the highest mean travel time to work of 96 counties in 2023, at 37.1 minutes. Thomas County had the lowest, at 11.4 minutes. The median was 19.2 minutes and the figure for Kansas was 19.8 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest37.1Elk County
Lowest11.4Thomas County
Median19.296 counties
Kansas19.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Elk CountyElk County: 37.1 minutes37.1Linn CountyLinn County: 32.3 minutes32.3Miami CountyMiami County: 30.4 minutes30.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 29 minutes29Osage CountyOsage County: 29 minutes29Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 28.9 minutes28.9Grant CountyGrant County: 27.8 minutes27.8Anderson CountyAnderson County: 27 minutes27Wabaunsee CountyWabaunsee County: 26.9 minutes26.9Butler CountyButler County: 24.4 minutes24.4Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 24.4 minutes24.4Sumner CountySumner County: 24.3 minutes24.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 24 minutes24Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 24 minutes24Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 24 minutes24Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 23.9 minutes23.9Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 23.6 minutes23.6Morris CountyMorris County: 23.5 minutes23.5Clay CountyClay County: 23.2 minutes23.2Marion CountyMarion County: 23.2 minutes23.2Edwards CountyEdwards County: 22.5 minutes22.5Rice CountyRice County: 22.1 minutes22.1Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County: 22.1 minutes22.1Coffey CountyCoffey County: 21.9 minutes21.9Stafford CountyStafford County: 21.8 minutes21.8Atchison CountyAtchison County: 21.6 minutes21.6Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 21.6 minutes21.6Rush CountyRush County: 21.6 minutes21.6Kingman CountyKingman County: 21.2 minutes21.2Doniphan CountyDoniphan County: 20.7 minutes20.7Johnson CountyJohnson County: 20.7 minutes20.7Republic CountyRepublic County: 20.7 minutes20.7Douglas CountyDouglas County: 20.6 minutes20.6Woodson CountyWoodson County: 20.6 minutes20.6Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 20.5 minutes20.5Harvey CountyHarvey County: 20.5 minutes20.5Haskell CountyHaskell County: 20.5 minutes20.5Washington CountyWashington County: 20.5 minutes20.5Kearny CountyKearny County: 20.4 minutes20.4Cowley CountyCowley County: 20.3 minutes20.3
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
minutes		Change on 2022
1Elk County Estimated37.1+5.7
2Linn County Estimated32.3-1.2
3Miami County Estimated30.4+0.3
4Jackson County Estimated29+0.1
4Osage County Estimated29-0.6
6Jefferson County Estimated28.9+0.1
7Grant County Estimated27.8+3.6
8Anderson County Estimated27+3.6
9Wabaunsee County Estimated26.9-0.5
10Butler County Estimated24.4-0.1
10Pottawatomie County Estimated24.4-0.3
12Sumner County Estimated24.3+0.5
13Franklin County Estimated24-0.1
13Greenwood County Estimated240
13Ottawa County Estimated24+0.1
16Chautauqua County Estimated23.9+1.6
17Leavenworth County Estimated23.6+0.2
18Morris County Estimated23.5-1.8
19Clay County Estimated23.2+1.8
19Marion County Estimated23.2+0.5
21Edwards County Estimated22.5+1.1
22Rice County Estimated22.1+2.4
22Wyandotte County Estimated22.1+0.4
24Coffey County Estimated21.9+0.1
25Stafford County Estimated21.80
26Atchison County Estimated21.6+0.9
26Dickinson County Estimated21.6+0.9
26Rush County Estimated21.6-0.6
29Kingman County Estimated21.2-1.9
30Doniphan County Estimated20.7-0.9
30Johnson County Estimated20.7-0.2
30Republic County Estimated20.7-1
33Douglas County Estimated20.6+0.4
33Woodson County Estimated20.60
35Cherokee County Estimated20.5+0.8
35Harvey County Estimated20.5+0.3
35Haskell County Estimated20.5+0.3
35Washington County Estimated20.5-0.5
39Kearny County Estimated20.4+0.4
40Cowley County Estimated20.3-0.3
40Ellsworth County Estimated20.3+0.6
42Pawnee County Estimated20.2n/a
43Bourbon County Estimated20-0.6
44Allen County Estimated19.9-0.7
45Sedgwick County Estimated19.7+0.1
46Lincoln County Estimated19.5-0.3
47Clark County Estimated19.4+1.9
48Chase County Estimated19.3-2.4
49Wilson County Estimated19.1+0.6
50Montgomery County Estimated18.9+1.4
50Phillips County Estimated18.9+0.8
52Logan County Estimated18.5-1.2
53Geary County Estimated18.3+0.8
54Morton County Estimated18.2+1.6
55Shawnee County Estimated17.8-0.3
56Reno County Estimated17.6-0.5
56Stevens County Estimated17.6-0.4
58Gray County Estimated17.3-0.5
59Jewell County Estimated17.2-0.3
60Marshall County Estimated17+0.7
61Gove County Estimated16.8+0.7
62Cloud County Estimated16.7+0.7
63Brown County Estimated16.50
63Crawford County Estimated16.5-0.2
63Meade County Estimated16.5-0.3
63Seward County Estimated16.5+1.6
67Ness County Estimated16+0.3
68Riley County Estimated15.9+0.4
69Lane County Estimated15.70
69Trego County Estimated15.7n/a
71Hodgeman County Estimated15.6+0.6
72Neosho County Estimated15.50
72Smith County Estimated15.5+1.6
74Wallace County Estimated15.4+2.3
75Barton County Estimated15.20
75Lyon County Estimated15.2+0.3
75Saline County Estimated15.20
78Barber County Estimated15.1-1.3
78Russell County Estimated15.1-3.1
80Labette County Estimated15+0.1
81Osborne County Estimated14.7+0.2
82Harper County Estimated14.6-1.6
83McPherson County Estimated14.5-0.5
84Comanche County Estimated14.4+0.6
84Finney County Estimated14.4-0.1
84Nemaha County Estimated14.4+0.6
87Sheridan County Estimated13.9-1.5
88Mitchell County Estimated13.6-0.2
88Rooks County Estimated13.6-3.3
90Ellis County Estimated13-0.2
91Ford County Estimated12.90
92Pratt County Estimated12.7+0.5
93Rawlins County Estimated12.6n/a
94Kiowa County Estimated12.2+0.4
95Sherman County Estimated11.4n/a
95Thomas County Estimated11.4-0.8

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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. 5 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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/2023/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 37.1 minutes in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Thomas County, with 11.4 minutes in 2023.

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. 5 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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