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Longest commutes, North Carolina counties · 2000

North Carolina counties ranked by mean travel time to work (2000 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 1990

01Gates County, NCNC10,23429.0−8%

02Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53728.1+8%

03Currituck County, NCNC33,15827.9−12%

04Franklin County, NCNC82,03726.2+1%

05Camden County, NCNC11,31524.6−3%

06Perquimans County, NCNC13,49023.0−15%

07Johnston County, NCNC256,44822.4−2%

08Person County, NCNC40,63622.1−3%

09Warren County, NCNC18,89822.1+2%

10Madison County, NCNC22,55321.7−21%

11Caswell County, NCNC22,56321.6−17%

12Harnett County, NCNC150,13721.2−5%

13Washington County, NCNC10,63821.0+5%

14Stokes County, NCNC46,12620.8−15%

15Union County, NCNC267,67420.8−10%

16Anson County, NCNC21,75820.2+1%

17Jones County, NCNC9,57520.2−20%

18Yancey County, NCNC19,08420.0−16%

19Pamlico County, NCNC12,75820.0−19%

20Pender County, NCNC72,11119.7−18%

21Chowan County, NCNC14,08219.7−5%

22Bertie County, NCNC17,08619.6−13%

23Columbus County, NCNC50,48719.5−9%

24Chatham County, NCNC85,11119.2−15%

25Duplin County, NCNC51,57119.1−9%

26Stanly County, NCNC68,83019.1−2%

27Lincoln County, NCNC98,65419.0−11%

28Granville County, NCNC61,42119.0−7%

29Bladen County, NCNC30,00719.0−17%

30Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72518.7−9%

31Yadkin County, NCNC38,32518.3−22%

32Ashe County, NCNC27,51418.3−20%

33Northampton County, NCNC16,49118.2−14%

34Graham County, NCNC8,19018.2−1%

35Hertford County, NCNC19,01518.1−5%

36Rockingham County, NCNC94,19518.0−7%

37Robeson County, NCNC119,94118.0−2%

38Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20118.0−3%

39Polk County, NCNC20,53318.0−18%

40Sampson County, NCNC61,50418.0−17%

41Beaufort County, NCNC44,67017.6−13%

42Montgomery County, NCNC26,40317.5−7%

43Lee County, NCNC70,25817.4−7%

44Iredell County, NCNC211,79817.2−9%

45Surry County, NCNC72,28717.2−14%

46Martin County, NCNC21,60117.2−11%

47Hoke County, NCNC56,93917.0−15%

48Mitchell County, NCNC15,06217.0−25%

49Greene County, NCNC20,70016.9−16%

50Clay County, NCNC12,23916.9−22%

51Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38316.8−20%

52McDowell County, NCNC45,19816.6−16%

53Halifax County, NCNC46,53416.5−9%

54Brunswick County, NCNC174,70216.4−24%

55Alleghany County, NCNC11,47916.4−23%

56Hyde County, NCNC4,55416.3−23%

57Vance County, NCNC42,63816.2+7%

58Wilkes County, NCNC66,23316.2−18%

59Wake County, NCNC1,257,23516.0−16%

60Gaston County, NCNC246,55816.0−11%

61Cleveland County, NCNC103,32515.9−11%

62Davie County, NCNC45,85515.7−23%

63Lenoir County, NCNC55,83715.7−9%

64Carteret County, NCNC70,46915.6−17%

65Rowan County, NCNC155,09615.6−13%

66Avery County, NCNC18,11015.6−29%

67Cherokee County, NCNC30,83015.4−18%

68Haywood County, NCNC63,36915.3−23%

69Moore County, NCNC110,61915.2−18%

70Transylvania County, NCNC34,21115.2−20%

71Randolph County, NCNC149,51615.1−20%

72Richmond County, NCNC42,04115.0−5%

73Nash County, NCNC99,36514.9−13%

74Alexander County, NCNC36,95814.9−23%

75Rutherford County, NCNC65,74514.9−16%

76Jackson County, NCNC45,03914.6−21%

77Wayne County, NCNC122,27814.5−10%

78Onslow County, NCNC217,17514.4−21%

79Davidson County, NCNC180,18214.4−18%

80Craven County, NCNC105,02514.2−13%

81Alamance County, NCNC186,17714.2−18%

82Wilson County, NCNC81,15014.1−10%

83Macon County, NCNC39,23214.1−23%

84Scotland County, NCNC33,32214.0−6%

85Dare County, NCNC38,24513.9−26%

86Orange County, NCNC152,49813.8−27%

87Henderson County, NCNC122,37513.8−28%

88Cumberland County, NCNC338,47313.8−22%

89Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12113.7−16%

90Pitt County, NCNC182,93613.6−17%

91Watauga County, NCNC54,78613.4−29%

92Swain County, NCNC14,02413.4−21%

93Caldwell County, NCNC81,10513.4−22%

94Buncombe County, NCNC277,41713.3−28%

95Guilford County, NCNC562,23413.3−22%

96Burke County, NCNC88,65513.2−21%

97Catawba County, NCNC170,17213.1−17%

98Durham County, NCNC347,24013.1−23%

99Forsyth County, NCNC401,71813.0−25%

100New Hanover County, NCNC245,95912.9−25%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS