Counties in Texas by mean travel time to work

Name: Counties in Texas by mean travel time to work, 2023
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Bandera County had the highest mean travel time to work of 199 counties in 2023, at 40.4 minutes. Loving County had the lowest, at 4.5 minutes. The median was 25.1 minutes and the figure for Texas was 26.7 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest40.4Bandera County

Lowest4.5Loving County

Median25.1199 counties

Texas26.7History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 minutes	Change on 2022
1	Bandera County Estimated	40.4	+1.7
2	Rains County Estimated	39.9	+0.4
3	San Jacinto County Estimated	39.1	+0.9
4	Liberty County Estimated	39	-0.7
5	Trinity County Estimated	37.3	-0.1
6	Newton County Estimated	37.1	-2.2
7	Coleman County Estimated	37	+9.2
8	Van Zandt County Estimated	36.6	-0.7
9	Grimes County Estimated	35.8	+3.1
10	Bastrop County Estimated	35.4	0
10	Kaufman County Estimated	35.4	0
12	Wilson County Estimated	34.6	-1.8
13	Rockwall County Estimated	34.1	+0.7
14	Wise County Estimated	33.9	-0.1
15	Hood County Estimated	33.7	-1.1
16	Caldwell County Estimated	33.6	-0.5
17	Fort Bend County Estimated	33	+0.1
17	Lee County Estimated	33	+0.2
19	Chambers County Estimated	32.5	+2.1
20	Parker County Estimated	32.4	-0.3
21	Hunt County Estimated	32.2	+0.8
22	Fannin County Estimated	32	+0.3
23	Marion County Estimated	31.8	-0.2
23	Waller County Estimated	31.8	+0.8
25	Montgomery County Estimated	31.7	+0.1
25	Somervell County Estimated	31.7	+1.5
27	Goliad County Estimated	31.5	+1.8
28	Comal County Estimated	31.4	-0.2
29	Johnson County Estimated	31.3	-0.2
30	Montague County Estimated	31.2	+2
31	Brazoria County Estimated	31.1	+0.2
32	Ellis County Estimated	30.9	+0.3
33	Hays County Estimated	30.8	-0.5
33	Hill County Estimated	30.8	+1.4
35	Upshur County Estimated	30.6	+1.1
36	Jack County Estimated	30.5	+1.1
36	Polk County Estimated	30.5	+0.3
36	Wood County Estimated	30.5	-1.3
39	Medina County Estimated	30.4	+0.5
40	Jackson County Estimated	30.3	+3.2
41	Henderson County Estimated	30.1	+0.3
41	Milam County Estimated	30.1	-1.2
41	Red River County Estimated	30.1	+1.7
44	Falls County Estimated	30	+2.8
45	Tyler County Estimated	29.9	-1.1
46	Hardin County Estimated	29.8	+1.3
46	Live Oak County Estimated	29.8	+0.2
48	Bosque County Estimated	29.7	+0.2
48	Sabine County Estimated	29.7	-5.5
50	Palo Pinto County Estimated	29.2	-0.4
51	Atascosa County Estimated	29.1	-1.2
51	Colorado County Estimated	29.1	-1.1
51	Leon County Estimated	29.1	-0.9
54	Burleson County Estimated	29	+0.5
54	Harris County Estimated	29	0
54	Kendall County Estimated	29	-0.2
57	Limestone County Estimated	28.9	+0.7
58	Guadalupe County Estimated	28.8	+0.6
58	Panola County Estimated	28.8	+0.6
60	Austin County Estimated	28.7	+1.1
61	San Augustine County Estimated	28.6	+2.7
62	Jasper County Estimated	28.4	-1.7
62	Lampasas County Estimated	28.4	-1
64	Denton County Estimated	28.2	-0.1
64	Houston County Estimated	28.2	+0.5
66	Collin County Estimated	28.1	-0.1
67	Burnet County Estimated	28	+0.6
68	Blanco County Estimated	27.9	-0.3
68	Navarro County Estimated	27.9	+1
68	Williamson County Estimated	27.9	+0.2
71	Galveston County Estimated	27.7	+0.3
71	Llano County Estimated	27.7	-1.3
73	Delta County Estimated	27.6	-4.1
74	Cherokee County Estimated	27.5	+0.6
75	Gonzales County Estimated	27.4	+1.2
75	Oldham County Estimated	27.4	-0.2
77	Freestone County Estimated	27.3	-0.4
77	Winkler County Estimated	27.3	-0.2
79	Dallas County Estimated	27.2	-0.1
80	Tarrant County Estimated	26.7	-0.1
81	Callahan County Estimated	26.6	-1.2
81	Clay County Estimated	26.6	-4.5
83	Coke County Estimated	26.4	+1.6
83	Robertson County Estimated	26.4	-0.5
85	Franklin County Estimated	26.3	-2
85	Grayson County Estimated	26.3	+0.6
87	Yoakum County Estimated	26.2	+1.9
88	Morris County Estimated	26.1	-0.1
88	Rusk County Estimated	26.1	-0.9
90	Walker County Estimated	26	-0.5
91	Madison County Estimated	25.9	+1.1
92	Bexar County Estimated	25.8	+0.1
92	Cooke County Estimated	25.8	+1.4
92	Lynn County Estimated	25.8	+0.7
95	Cass County Estimated	25.7	+1.2
96	San Saba County Estimated	25.4	+0.1
96	Travis County Estimated	25.4	-0.1
98	Ector County Estimated	25.3	-0.9
98	Wharton County Estimated	25.3	+0.3
100	Orange County Estimated	25.1	+0.8
100	Zapata County Estimated	25.1	n/a
102	Lavaca County Estimated	24.9	-0.9
103	Eastland County Estimated	24.8	+2.4
103	Jim Wells County Estimated	24.8	-0.2
103	Jones County Estimated	24.8	-1.5
106	DeWitt County Estimated	24.7	+0.3
107	Anderson County Estimated	24.6	+1.4
108	Crosby County Estimated	24.5	+1.2
109	Starr County Estimated	24.4	-0.6
110	Coryell County Estimated	24.3	+0.6
110	Fayette County Estimated	24.3	+2.4
110	Runnels County Estimated	24.3	+2.2
110	Shelby County Estimated	24.3	+0.5
114	El Paso County Estimated	24.2	0
115	Aransas County Estimated	24	+3.2
115	Fisher County Estimated	24	+0.5
117	Gaines County Estimated	23.9	+2.5
118	Carson County Estimated	23.8	+0.7
119	Camp County Estimated	23.7	+2.1
120	Bell County Estimated	23.4	+0.5
120	Maverick County Estimated	23.4	+0.3
122	Matagorda County Estimated	23.3	-1.6
122	Mills County Estimated	23.3	+0.7
122	San Patricio County Estimated	23.3	-0.3
122	Smith County Estimated	23.3	+0.1
126	Refugio County Estimated	23.2	-2.3
127	Hopkins County Estimated	23	-0.4
128	Hidalgo County Estimated	22.9	0
129	Hockley County Estimated	22.8	+0.5
130	Hansford County Estimated	22.6	+1.8
130	Wheeler County Estimated	22.6	-1.4
132	Harrison County Estimated	22.5	+0.2
133	Archer County Estimated	22.4	+0.5
134	Cochran County Estimated	22.3	-1.3
135	Victoria County Estimated	22.2	+0.5
136	Dawson County Estimated	22.1	+0.3
137	Gillespie County Estimated	22	+2.1
137	Martin County Estimated	22	+1.8
139	Gregg County Estimated	21.9	+0.6
139	Kimble County Estimated	21.9	-0.3
139	Webb County Estimated	21.9	+0.1
142	Angelina County Estimated	21.6	-0.8
143	Midland County Estimated	21.5	+0.5
144	Nueces County Estimated	21.4	+1.4
145	Bee County Estimated	21.2	-0.9
145	Washington County Estimated	21.2	0
147	Ward County Estimated	21.1	0
148	Erath County Estimated	21	+1.2
148	Jefferson County Estimated	21	+0.2
148	Mitchell County Estimated	21	-5.1
151	McLennan County Estimated	20.7	+0.3
152	Cameron County Estimated	20.6	+0.3
152	Comanche County Estimated	20.6	0
152	Zavala County Estimated	20.6	n/a
155	Kerr County Estimated	20.5	-0.6
155	Kleberg County Estimated	20.5	+0.3
157	Howard County Estimated	20.4	-1
157	Swisher County Estimated	20.4	+0.4
159	Karnes County Estimated	20.2	+0.4
160	Frio County Estimated	20.1	+1
161	Hutchinson County Estimated	20	-0.4
161	Randall County Estimated	20	+0.2
163	Terry County Estimated	19.9	+1.4
163	Willacy County Estimated	19.9	+0.9
165	Nacogdoches County Estimated	19.8	-1.2
166	Potter County Estimated	19.7	+0.6
166	Scurry County Estimated	19.7	+1.2
168	Hamilton County Estimated	19.6	-0.6
168	Titus County Estimated	19.6	-1.3
168	Tom Green County Estimated	19.6	+0.4
171	Lamar County Estimated	19.5	+0.1
172	Bowie County Estimated	19.2	+0.9
172	Brown County Estimated	19.2	+1.1
174	Lipscomb County Estimated	19.1	-0.6
175	Brazos County Estimated	18.5	+0.6
176	Calhoun County Estimated	18.3	+0.3
177	Young County Estimated	18.2	-0.4
178	Hale County Estimated	18.1	-0.1
179	Parmer County Estimated	17.8	+1.2
180	Val Verde County Estimated	17.7	-0.7
181	Gray County Estimated	17.4	-1.7
181	Moore County Estimated	17.4	+0.8
181	Pecos County Estimated	17.4	+2.7
181	Uvalde County Estimated	17.4	-0.2
185	Lubbock County Estimated	16.9	+0.1
186	Deaf Smith County Estimated	16.8	-0.2
187	Nolan County Estimated	16.6	-1.3
188	Brewster County Estimated	16.5	n/a
188	Ochiltree County Estimated	16.5	n/a
190	Lamb County Estimated	16.4	-1
190	Taylor County Estimated	16.4	-0.2
192	Haskell County Estimated	16.3	-2.8
193	Donley County Estimated	16	n/a
193	Hardeman County Estimated	16	+1.2
195	Wichita County Estimated	15.1	-0.2
196	Wilbarger County Estimated	14.7	-1.3
197	Castro County Estimated	14.3	-1.3
198	Dallam County Estimated	13.7	+1.1
199	Loving County Estimated	4.5	n/a

Other periods

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2022
2021

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. 22 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?

Bandera County, with 40.4 minutes in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Loving County, with 4.5 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. 22 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.