How long is the commute in El Paso?

Average travel time to work in El Paso, TX, how people get to work — driving, transit, walking or from home — and how that compares nationally.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

How El Paso gets to work.

Average commute, one way: 21.9 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min

How workers get to work

• Drove alone: 76.5
• Carpooled: 11.1
• Transit: 1
• Walked: 1.1
• From home: 7.8

Average commute (minutes)

• El Paso: 21.9
• El Paso County: 22.3
• TX: 23.2
• U.S.: 23

Work from home: 7.8% — U.S.: 13.5%

What it means

The typical commute here is close to the national average.

Working from home went from 3.0% of workers in 2015 to 7.8% in the latest estimates.