Archer County, located in Texas, has a variety of transportation options available for its residents. Public transportation within the county is provided by Archer County Transit, which offers fixed routes and on-demand services. The public bus routes run from Archer City to Windthorst and Scotland with stops at many of the small towns in between. In addition to public buses, there are taxi services as well as ride share programs like Uber and Lyft that are available throughout the county. For those who prefer to drive their own vehicle, US Highway 82 runs through Archer County as well as several other state highways with connections to surrounding counties and nearby cities such as Wichita Falls and Abilene. All of these transportation options make it easy for people in Archer County to get around without having to rely on their own transportation.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Archer County takes 20.4 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Archer County get to work:
- 86.0% drive their own car alone
- 6.9% carpool with others
- 4.7% work from home
- 0.3% take mass transit