Cities in Texas by mean travel time to work

Josephine, TX had the highest mean travel time to work of 236 cities in 2022, at 43.5 minutes. Brownwood, TX had the lowest, at 13.2 minutes. The median was 25.7 minutes and the figure for Texas was 26.6 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest43.5Josephine, TX

Lowest13.2Brownwood, TX

Median25.7236 cities

Texas26.6History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 minutes	Change on 2021
1	Josephine, TX Estimated	43.5	-0.2
2	Fulshear, TX Estimated	39.4	+1.8
3	Little Elm, TX Estimated	37.9	+1.2
4	Seagoville, TX Estimated	37.6	+0.6
5	Kyle, TX Estimated	37.3	-0.3
5	Lago Vista, TX Estimated	37.3	+2
7	Balch Springs, TX Estimated	37.2	+0.6
8	Lavon, TX Estimated	36.9	-6.4
9	Dayton, TX Estimated	36.5	+5
10	Manvel, TX Estimated	36.1	+3
11	Forney, TX Estimated	35.5	-0.7
12	Fate, TX Estimated	35	+2
13	Heath, TX Estimated	34.9	0
14	Red Oak, TX Estimated	34.6	+1.8
15	Princeton, TX Estimated	34.1	-0.6
16	Kaufman, TX Estimated	33.6	+1.8
16	Pearland, TX Estimated	33.6	-0.4
16	Royse City, TX Estimated	33.6	+0.5
19	Liberty Hill, TX Estimated	33.5	+2.2
20	San Elizario, TX Estimated	33.4	n/a
21	Manor, TX Estimated	33.3	-0.2
22	Melissa, TX Estimated	32.6	+2.3
22	Rowlett, TX Estimated	32.6	+0.2
22	Wylie, TX Estimated	32.6	-0.9
25	Murphy, TX Estimated	32.4	-0.6
26	Mesquite, TX Estimated	32.1	+0.3
26	Prosper, TX Estimated	32.1	-1.2
28	Cedar Hill, TX Estimated	32	+0.3
28	Celina, TX Estimated	32	-2.5
30	Cibolo, TX Estimated	31.3	-0.8
30	Elgin, TX Estimated	31.3	+0.1
32	Glenn Heights, TX Estimated	31.2	-1.1
33	Missouri City, TX Estimated	31.1	+0.5
34	Kennedale, TX Estimated	30.9	+1.4
35	Azle, TX Estimated	30.8	+1.1
35	Buda, TX Estimated	30.8	-0.6
35	Lockhart, TX Estimated	30.8	+0.6
35	Sanger, TX Estimated	30.8	+0.2
39	Sachse, TX Estimated	30.5	-0.7
39	Taylor, TX Estimated	30.5	+0.5
41	DeSoto, TX Estimated	30.4	-0.1
42	Anna, TX Estimated	30.3	-0.5
42	Midlothian, TX Estimated	30.3	+0.8
42	South Houston, TX Estimated	30.3	+1.5
45	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX Estimated	30.2	-0.2
45	Rockwall, TX Estimated	30.2	+0.2
45	Schertz, TX Estimated	30.2	+1.4
48	Alvin, TX Estimated	30.1	0
49	Sugar Land, TX Estimated	30	-0.3
50	Crowley, TX Estimated	29.8	-0.5
50	Northlake, TX Estimated	29.8	+2.4
52	Garland, TX Estimated	29.7	0
52	Lancaster, TX Estimated	29.7	-0.9
52	Santa Fe, TX Estimated	29.7	-2.2
55	Burleson, TX Estimated	29.5	-0.5
55	League City, TX Estimated	29.5	-0.5
55	Leander, TX Estimated	29.5	-0.3
58	Katy, TX Estimated	29.4	-1
58	Tomball, TX Estimated	29.4	-0.9
60	Mineral Wells, TX Estimated	29.3	+2.2
61	Alton, TX Estimated	29.2	+2.3
62	Mont Belvieu, TX Estimated	28.9	+1.4
63	Hutto, TX Estimated	28.8	-0.8
64	Friendswood, TX Estimated	28.7	-1
64	Watauga, TX Estimated	28.7	+0.5
66	Cleburne, TX Estimated	28.5	+0.5
66	Frisco, TX Estimated	28.5	-0.2
66	Keller, TX Estimated	28.5	-0.3
66	Rosenberg, TX Estimated	28.5	+0.1
70	La Marque, TX Estimated	28.4	+0.5
71	Forest Hill, TX Estimated	28.3	+1.7
71	Horizon City, TX Estimated	28.3	-0.8
71	McKinney, TX Estimated	28.3	-0.3
74	Fairview, TX Estimated	28.2	+1.4
74	Universal City, TX Estimated	28.2	+0.7
76	Dickinson, TX Estimated	28.1	-0.7
76	Grand Prairie, TX Estimated	28.1	-0.5
76	Mansfield, TX Estimated	28.1	-0.9
79	Converse, TX Estimated	28	-0.2
80	Helotes, TX Estimated	27.9	-2.4
81	The Colony, TX Estimated	27.7	-0.1
82	Conroe, TX Estimated	27.6	-0.7
82	North Richland Hills, TX Estimated	27.6	-0.2
84	Copperas Cove, TX Estimated	27.5	+1
84	Granbury, TX Estimated	27.5	-3.3
86	Highland Village, TX Estimated	27.4	+0.2
86	Houston, TX Estimated	27.4	-0.1
86	Pflugerville, TX Estimated	27.4	-1.5
86	Saginaw, TX Estimated	27.4	+0.5
90	Leon Valley, TX Estimated	27.2	-1.1
90	Weatherford, TX Estimated	27.2	+0.2
92	Lakeway, TX Estimated	27.1	-2.7
92	Socorro, TX Estimated	27.1	+1.4
94	Allen, TX Estimated	27	-0.6
94	Angleton, TX Estimated	27	+1.4
94	Fort Worth, TX Estimated	27	-0.1
97	Arlington, TX Estimated	26.9	-0.1
97	Cedar Park, TX Estimated	26.9	-0.5
97	Georgetown, TX Estimated	26.9	+1.1
97	Weslaco, TX Estimated	26.9	-3.4
101	Bastrop, TX Estimated	26.7	n/a
101	Flower Mound, TX Estimated	26.7	-0.3
101	Pleasanton, TX Estimated	26.7	-0.2
101	Richmond, TX Estimated	26.7	+1.1
105	Selma, TX Estimated	26.6	+1.4
105	Waxahachie, TX Estimated	26.6	-0.6
107	New Braunfels, TX Estimated	26.5	+1.5
107	Webster, TX Estimated	26.5	+1.8
109	Corinth, TX Estimated	26.4	-1.3
109	Dallas, TX Estimated	26.4	-0.5
111	Donna, TX Estimated	26.3	-1.5
112	Galena Park, TX Estimated	26.2	+2.2
113	Seabrook, TX Estimated	26.1	+0.8
113	Southlake, TX Estimated	26.1	-1
115	Baytown, TX Estimated	25.9	-0.6
116	Ennis, TX Estimated	25.8	+1.5
116	Plano, TX Estimated	25.8	-0.7
118	Greenville, TX Estimated	25.7	+0.7
118	Pasadena, TX Estimated	25.7	+0.2
120	La Porte, TX Estimated	25.6	+0.2
121	Humble, TX Estimated	25.5	+0.3
121	Lumberton, TX Estimated	25.5	-0.5
121	San Juan, TX Estimated	25.5	+1.1
124	Roanoke, TX Estimated	25.3	-2
125	Coppell, TX Estimated	25.2	+0.5
125	Duncanville, TX Estimated	25.2	-2.5
125	Round Rock, TX Estimated	25.2	-0.5
128	Haltom City, TX Estimated	25	-0.4
128	Lewisville, TX Estimated	25	-0.1
130	Hurst, TX Estimated	24.9	0
130	Trophy Club, TX Estimated	24.9	-0.9
132	Bedford, TX Estimated	24.8	-0.7
132	Deer Park, TX Estimated	24.8	-0.1
132	Harker Heights, TX Estimated	24.8	+1.7
135	Denton, TX Estimated	24.7	+0.4
135	Stafford, TX Estimated	24.7	+0.7
135	Terrell, TX Estimated	24.7	-0.5
138	Bay City, TX Estimated	24.5	+0.4
138	Euless, TX Estimated	24.5	-0.2
138	San Antonio, TX Estimated	24.5	+0.2
141	Carrollton, TX Estimated	24.4	-0.7
141	Jacksonville, TX Estimated	24.4	+0.5
143	Colleyville, TX Estimated	24.3	-0.9
144	Austin, TX Estimated	24.1	-0.4
145	Boerne, TX Estimated	24	+0.2
146	Huntsville, TX Estimated	23.8	+1.1
146	Irving, TX Estimated	23.8	-0.3
146	Killeen, TX Estimated	23.8	+0.3
149	Athens, TX Estimated	23.7	+2
149	Benbrook, TX Estimated	23.7	-0.6
149	El Paso, TX Estimated	23.7	+0.2
149	Richardson, TX Estimated	23.7	-0.9
149	San Marcos, TX Estimated	23.7	+1.4
154	Addison, TX Estimated	23.6	-0.2
155	El Campo, TX Estimated	23.5	+1.2
156	Kilgore, TX Estimated	23.4	+0.8
156	Orange, TX Estimated	23.4	+0.8
156	Texas City, TX Estimated	23.4	+0.9
159	Andrews, TX Estimated	23.2	-3
159	Henderson, TX Estimated	23.2	-1
161	Alamo, TX Estimated	23	+2.3
161	Odessa, TX Estimated	23	+0.5
161	Port Arthur, TX Estimated	23	-0.2
164	Groves, TX Estimated	22.7	+1
164	White Settlement, TX Estimated	22.7	-2.3
166	Grapevine, TX Estimated	22.5	-0.3
167	Farmers Branch, TX Estimated	22.4	-0.2
167	Ingleside, TX Estimated	22.4	+0.2
169	Bellaire, TX Estimated	21.7	-0.9
169	Live Oak, TX Estimated	21.7	-1.1
171	Palmview, TX Estimated	21.5	-1.3
172	McAllen, TX Estimated	21.4	+1.3
173	Laredo, TX Estimated	21.3	+0.3
173	Sherman, TX Estimated	21.3	-0.2
175	Pharr, TX Estimated	21.2	0
176	Eagle Pass, TX Estimated	21.1	-0.9
177	Galveston, TX Estimated	20.8	+0.2
177	Levelland, TX Estimated	20.8	-0.1
179	Corsicana, TX Estimated	20.6	-0.9
179	Mission, TX Estimated	20.6	+0.1
179	Portland, TX Estimated	20.6	-0.3
179	Tyler, TX Estimated	20.6	-0.2
183	Palestine, TX Estimated	20.5	+1.4
184	Brownsville, TX Estimated	20.4	+0.1
184	Lake Jackson, TX Estimated	20.4	-0.6
184	Longview, TX Estimated	20.4	-0.1
187	Beeville, TX Estimated	20.3	+3.6
187	Denison, TX Estimated	20.3	-0.7
187	Robinson, TX Estimated	20.3	-0.4
187	Seguin, TX Estimated	20.3	-1.1
187	West University Place, TX Estimated	20.3	-1.1
192	Canyon, TX Estimated	20.2	+0.5
192	Mercedes, TX Estimated	20.2	-1.5
194	Hewitt, TX Estimated	20.1	+0.5
195	Del Rio, TX Estimated	20	+1.2
196	Midland, TX Estimated	19.9	-0.6
196	Victoria, TX Estimated	19.9	+0.7
198	Belton, TX Estimated	19.8	-0.3
198	Big Spring, TX Estimated	19.8	-0.4
198	Edinburg, TX Estimated	19.8	+1.3
201	Beaumont, TX Estimated	19.7	+0.2
201	Temple, TX Estimated	19.7	+0.1
203	Corpus Christi, TX Estimated	19.5	0
204	Gainesville, TX Estimated	19.3	-0.1
205	Hidalgo, TX Estimated	19.1	+2.1
206	Burkburnett, TX Estimated	18.9	-0.2
206	Rockport, TX Estimated	18.9	-0.9
208	Amarillo, TX Estimated	18.5	-0.1
208	University Park, TX Estimated	18.5	-0.1
210	San Benito, TX Estimated	18.4	-0.1
211	Brenham, TX Estimated	18.3	+0.7
211	Nederland, TX Estimated	18.3	-0.2
213	Clute, TX Estimated	18.1	+0.5
213	Pampa, TX Estimated	18.1	+1.5
215	Bryan, TX Estimated	17.9	+1.3
216	San Angelo, TX Estimated	17.7	+0.2
216	Sulphur Springs, TX Estimated	17.7	+2
218	Waco, TX Estimated	17.5	-0.2
219	Harlingen, TX Estimated	17.3	+0.1
219	Lufkin, TX Estimated	17.3	+0.8
221	College Station, TX Estimated	16.9	+0.4
222	Dumas, TX Estimated	16.8	-2.1
222	Paris, TX Estimated	16.8	-0.3
224	Hereford, TX Estimated	16.7	n/a
224	Nacogdoches, TX Estimated	16.7	-0.1
226	Marshall, TX Estimated	16.6	+0.7
227	Kerrville, TX Estimated	16.4	+0.6
228	Lubbock, TX Estimated	16.1	+0.1
229	Port Lavaca, TX Estimated	15.8	0
230	Stephenville, TX Estimated	15.6	+0.6
230	Texarkana, TX Estimated	15.6	-0.3
232	Abilene, TX Estimated	15.2	-0.3
233	Uvalde, TX Estimated	15	0
234	Sweetwater, TX Estimated	14.8	+0.5
235	Wichita Falls, TX Estimated	14.4	0
236	Brownwood, TX Estimated	13.2	-0.4

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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. 16 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which city has the highest mean travel time to work?

Josephine, TX, with 43.5 minutes in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Brownwood, TX, with 13.2 minutes in 2022.

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