Cities in Texas by mean travel time to work

Josephine, TX had the highest mean travel time to work of 238 cities in 2021, at 43.7 minutes. Brownwood, TX had the lowest, at 13.6 minutes. The median was 25.4 minutes and the figure for Texas was 26.6 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest43.7Josephine, TX

Lowest13.6Brownwood, TX

Median25.4238 cities

Texas26.6History

Top 40 cities, 2021

minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2021 minutes
1	Josephine, TX Estimated	43.7
2	Lavon, TX Estimated	43.3
3	Fulshear, TX Estimated	37.6
3	Kyle, TX Estimated	37.6
5	Seagoville, TX Estimated	37
6	Little Elm, TX Estimated	36.7
7	Balch Springs, TX Estimated	36.6
8	Forney, TX Estimated	36.2
9	Lago Vista, TX Estimated	35.3
10	Heath, TX Estimated	34.9
11	Princeton, TX Estimated	34.7
12	Celina, TX Estimated	34.5
13	Pearland, TX Estimated	34
14	Manor, TX Estimated	33.5
14	Wylie, TX Estimated	33.5
16	Prosper, TX Estimated	33.3
17	Manvel, TX Estimated	33.1
17	Royse City, TX Estimated	33.1
19	Fate, TX Estimated	33
19	Murphy, TX Estimated	33
21	Red Oak, TX Estimated	32.8
22	Rowlett, TX Estimated	32.4
23	Glenn Heights, TX Estimated	32.3
24	Cibolo, TX Estimated	32.1
25	Santa Fe, TX Estimated	31.9
26	Kaufman, TX Estimated	31.8
26	Mesquite, TX Estimated	31.8
28	Cedar Hill, TX Estimated	31.7
29	Dayton, TX Estimated	31.5
30	Buda, TX Estimated	31.4
31	Liberty Hill, TX Estimated	31.3
32	Elgin, TX Estimated	31.2
32	Sachse, TX Estimated	31.2
34	Anna, TX Estimated	30.8
34	Granbury, TX Estimated	30.8
36	Lancaster, TX Estimated	30.6
36	Missouri City, TX Estimated	30.6
36	Sanger, TX Estimated	30.6
39	DeSoto, TX Estimated	30.5
40	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX Estimated	30.4
40	Katy, TX Estimated	30.4
42	Crowley, TX Estimated	30.3
42	Helotes, TX Estimated	30.3
42	Melissa, TX Estimated	30.3
42	Sugar Land, TX Estimated	30.3
42	Tomball, TX Estimated	30.3
42	Weslaco, TX Estimated	30.3
48	Lockhart, TX Estimated	30.2
49	Alvin, TX Estimated	30.1
50	Burleson, TX Estimated	30
50	League City, TX Estimated	30
50	Rockwall, TX Estimated	30
50	Taylor, TX Estimated	30
54	Lakeway, TX Estimated	29.8
54	Leander, TX Estimated	29.8
56	Azle, TX Estimated	29.7
56	Friendswood, TX Estimated	29.7
56	Garland, TX Estimated	29.7
59	Hutto, TX Estimated	29.6
60	Kennedale, TX Estimated	29.5
60	Midlothian, TX Estimated	29.5
62	Horizon City, TX Estimated	29.1
63	Mansfield, TX Estimated	29
64	Pflugerville, TX Estimated	28.9
65	Dickinson, TX Estimated	28.8
65	Keller, TX Estimated	28.8
65	Schertz, TX Estimated	28.8
65	South Houston, TX Estimated	28.8
69	Frisco, TX Estimated	28.7
70	Grand Prairie, TX Estimated	28.6
70	McKinney, TX Estimated	28.6
72	Rosenberg, TX Estimated	28.4
73	Conroe, TX Estimated	28.3
73	Leon Valley, TX Estimated	28.3
75	Converse, TX Estimated	28.2
75	Watauga, TX Estimated	28.2
77	Cleburne, TX Estimated	28
78	La Marque, TX Estimated	27.9
79	Donna, TX Estimated	27.8
79	North Richland Hills, TX Estimated	27.8
79	The Colony, TX Estimated	27.8
82	Corinth, TX Estimated	27.7
82	Duncanville, TX Estimated	27.7
84	Allen, TX Estimated	27.6
85	Houston, TX Estimated	27.5
85	Mont Belvieu, TX Estimated	27.5
85	Universal City, TX Estimated	27.5
88	Cedar Park, TX Estimated	27.4
88	Northlake, TX Estimated	27.4
90	Roanoke, TX Estimated	27.3
91	Highland Village, TX Estimated	27.2
91	Waxahachie, TX Estimated	27.2
93	Fort Worth, TX Estimated	27.1
93	Mineral Wells, TX Estimated	27.1
93	Southlake, TX Estimated	27.1
96	Arlington, TX Estimated	27
96	Flower Mound, TX Estimated	27
96	Weatherford, TX Estimated	27
99	Alton, TX Estimated	26.9
99	Dallas, TX Estimated	26.9
99	Pleasanton, TX Estimated	26.9
99	Saginaw, TX Estimated	26.9
103	Fairview, TX Estimated	26.8
104	Forest Hill, TX Estimated	26.6
105	Baytown, TX Estimated	26.5
105	Copperas Cove, TX Estimated	26.5
105	Plano, TX Estimated	26.5
108	Andrews, TX Estimated	26.2
109	Lumberton, TX Estimated	26
110	Georgetown, TX Estimated	25.8
110	Trophy Club, TX Estimated	25.8
112	Round Rock, TX Estimated	25.7
112	Socorro, TX Estimated	25.7
114	Angleton, TX Estimated	25.6
114	Richmond, TX Estimated	25.6
116	Bedford, TX Estimated	25.5
116	Pasadena, TX Estimated	25.5
118	Haltom City, TX Estimated	25.4
118	La Porte, TX Estimated	25.4
120	Seabrook, TX Estimated	25.3
121	Colleyville, TX Estimated	25.2
121	Humble, TX Estimated	25.2
121	Selma, TX Estimated	25.2
121	Terrell, TX Estimated	25.2
125	Carrollton, TX Estimated	25.1
125	Lewisville, TX Estimated	25.1
127	Greenville, TX Estimated	25
127	New Braunfels, TX Estimated	25
127	White Settlement, TX Estimated	25
130	Deer Park, TX Estimated	24.9
130	Hurst, TX Estimated	24.9
132	Coppell, TX Estimated	24.7
132	Euless, TX Estimated	24.7
132	Webster, TX Estimated	24.7
135	Richardson, TX Estimated	24.6
136	Austin, TX Estimated	24.5
137	San Juan, TX Estimated	24.4
138	Benbrook, TX Estimated	24.3
138	Denton, TX Estimated	24.3
138	Ennis, TX Estimated	24.3
138	San Antonio, TX Estimated	24.3
142	Henderson, TX Estimated	24.2
143	Alice, TX Estimated	24.1
143	Bay City, TX Estimated	24.1
143	Bonham, TX Estimated	24.1
143	Irving, TX Estimated	24.1
147	Galena Park, TX Estimated	24
147	Stafford, TX Estimated	24
149	Jacksonville, TX Estimated	23.9
150	Addison, TX Estimated	23.8
150	Boerne, TX Estimated	23.8
152	El Paso, TX Estimated	23.5
152	Killeen, TX Estimated	23.5
154	Port Arthur, TX Estimated	23.2
155	Harker Heights, TX Estimated	23.1
156	Grapevine, TX Estimated	22.8
156	Live Oak, TX Estimated	22.8
156	Palmview, TX Estimated	22.8
159	Dripping Springs, TX Estimated	22.7
159	Huntsville, TX Estimated	22.7
161	Bellaire, TX Estimated	22.6
161	Farmers Branch, TX Estimated	22.6
161	Kilgore, TX Estimated	22.6
161	Orange, TX Estimated	22.6
165	Odessa, TX Estimated	22.5
165	Texas City, TX Estimated	22.5
167	El Campo, TX Estimated	22.3
167	San Marcos, TX Estimated	22.3
169	Ingleside, TX Estimated	22.2
170	Eagle Pass, TX Estimated	22
171	Athens, TX Estimated	21.7
171	Groves, TX Estimated	21.7
171	Mercedes, TX Estimated	21.7
174	Corsicana, TX Estimated	21.5
174	Sherman, TX Estimated	21.5
176	Seguin, TX Estimated	21.4
176	West University Place, TX Estimated	21.4
178	Pharr, TX Estimated	21.2
179	Denison, TX Estimated	21
179	Lake Jackson, TX Estimated	21
179	Laredo, TX Estimated	21
182	Levelland, TX Estimated	20.9
182	Portland, TX Estimated	20.9
184	Tyler, TX Estimated	20.8
185	Alamo, TX Estimated	20.7
185	Robinson, TX Estimated	20.7
187	Galveston, TX Estimated	20.6
188	Longview, TX Estimated	20.5
188	Midland, TX Estimated	20.5
188	Mission, TX Estimated	20.5
191	Brownsville, TX Estimated	20.3
192	Big Spring, TX Estimated	20.2
193	Belton, TX Estimated	20.1
193	McAllen, TX Estimated	20.1
195	Kingsville, TX Estimated	19.9
196	Rockport, TX Estimated	19.8
197	Canyon, TX Estimated	19.7
198	Hewitt, TX Estimated	19.6
198	Temple, TX Estimated	19.6
200	Beaumont, TX Estimated	19.5
200	Corpus Christi, TX Estimated	19.5
202	Gainesville, TX Estimated	19.4
203	Victoria, TX Estimated	19.2
204	Burkburnett, TX Estimated	19.1
204	Palestine, TX Estimated	19.1
206	Dumas, TX Estimated	18.9
207	Del Rio, TX Estimated	18.8
208	Amarillo, TX Estimated	18.6
208	University Park, TX Estimated	18.6
210	Edinburg, TX Estimated	18.5
210	Nederland, TX Estimated	18.5
210	San Benito, TX Estimated	18.5
213	Waco, TX Estimated	17.7
214	Brenham, TX Estimated	17.6
214	Clute, TX Estimated	17.6
216	San Angelo, TX Estimated	17.5
217	Harlingen, TX Estimated	17.2
218	Paris, TX Estimated	17.1
219	Hidalgo, TX Estimated	17
220	Nacogdoches, TX Estimated	16.8
221	Beeville, TX Estimated	16.7
222	Bryan, TX Estimated	16.6
222	Pampa, TX Estimated	16.6
224	College Station, TX Estimated	16.5
224	Lufkin, TX Estimated	16.5
226	Lubbock, TX Estimated	16
227	Marshall, TX Estimated	15.9
227	Raymondville, TX Estimated	15.9
227	Texarkana, TX Estimated	15.9
230	Kerrville, TX Estimated	15.8
230	Port Lavaca, TX Estimated	15.8
232	Sulphur Springs, TX Estimated	15.7
233	Abilene, TX Estimated	15.5
234	Stephenville, TX Estimated	15
234	Uvalde, TX Estimated	15
236	Wichita Falls, TX Estimated	14.4
237	Sweetwater, TX Estimated	14.3
238	Brownwood, TX Estimated	13.6

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

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 14 cities 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.

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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Texas by mean travel time to work, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Texas by mean travel time to work, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/texas-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Texas by mean travel time to work, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}

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Which city has the highest mean travel time to work?

Josephine, TX, with 43.7 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Brownwood, TX, with 13.6 minutes in 2021.

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