Mean Commute Time in Harris County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
32.1 min
Rank #584/3,222 · #44 in TX
82th
Harris 32.1 min
TX 29.3 min +9.5%
US 27.6 min +16.2%
Mean Commute Time Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Commute Change
National Distribution
How Harris County's mean commute time of 32.1 min compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 3.7 min to 49.1 min.
Distribution of Mean Commute Time Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Harris County for mean commute time.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #581 | Bear Lake County, ID | 32.1 min |
| #582 | Jasper County, IN | 32.1 min |
| #583 | Wood County, TX | 32.1 min |
| #584 | Harris County, TX | 32.1 min |
| #585 | Duplin County, NC | 32.1 min |
| #586 | Warren County, NC | 32.0 min |
| #587 | Madison County, GA | 32.0 min |
About Mean Commute Time
Harris County, Texas has a mean commute time of 32.1 min, ranking #584 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.2% above the national value of 27.6 min. Within Texas, it ranks #44 of 254. This places it in the 82th percentile nationally.
Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.