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Longest commutes, North Carolina counties · 2010

North Carolina counties ranked by mean travel time to work (2010 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 2000

01Gates County, NCNC10,23439.2+35%

02Franklin County, NCNC82,03732.4+24%

03Currituck County, NCNC33,15832.0+15%

04Madison County, NCNC22,55331.5+45%

05Camden County, NCNC11,31530.8+25%

06Caswell County, NCNC22,56330.6+42%

07Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53730.4+9%

08Person County, NCNC40,63629.8+35%

09Warren County, NCNC18,89829.3+32%

10Stokes County, NCNC46,12628.8+38%

11Lincoln County, NCNC98,65428.8+51%

12Perquimans County, NCNC13,49028.7+25%

13Union County, NCNC267,67428.6+38%

14Chowan County, NCNC14,08228.5+45%

15Jones County, NCNC9,57528.3+41%

16Johnston County, NCNC256,44828.2+26%

17Harnett County, NCNC150,13727.9+31%

18Pender County, NCNC72,11127.8+41%

19Granville County, NCNC61,42127.5+45%

20Polk County, NCNC20,53327.0+50%

21Columbus County, NCNC50,48726.8+37%

22Beaufort County, NCNC44,67026.8+52%

23Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72526.6+42%

24Northampton County, NCNC16,49126.5+45%

25Yadkin County, NCNC38,32526.3+44%

26Stanly County, NCNC68,83026.2+37%

27Chatham County, NCNC85,11126.1+36%

28Bladen County, NCNC30,00726.0+37%

29Mitchell County, NCNC15,06225.9+52%

30Bertie County, NCNC17,08625.7+31%

31Pamlico County, NCNC12,75825.7+28%

32Rockingham County, NCNC94,19525.6+42%

33Yancey County, NCNC19,08425.6+28%

34Hyde County, NCNC4,55425.5+57%

35Montgomery County, NCNC26,40325.5+46%

36Surry County, NCNC72,28725.3+47%

37Hoke County, NCNC56,93925.1+47%

38Washington County, NCNC10,63825.1+19%

39Ashe County, NCNC27,51425.0+36%

40Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38324.7+47%

41Alleghany County, NCNC11,47924.6+51%

42Gaston County, NCNC246,55824.6+54%

43Alexander County, NCNC36,95824.5+64%

44Greene County, NCNC20,70024.4+44%

45Brunswick County, NCNC174,70224.2+47%

46Sampson County, NCNC61,50424.1+34%

47Wake County, NCNC1,257,23524.1+50%

48Iredell County, NCNC211,79824.0+39%

49Anson County, NCNC21,75823.9+18%

50Davie County, NCNC45,85523.9+52%

51Duplin County, NCNC51,57123.8+25%

52Wilkes County, NCNC66,23323.6+46%

53Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20123.6+31%

54Robeson County, NCNC119,94123.5+31%

55Clay County, NCNC12,23923.5+39%

56Martin County, NCNC21,60123.5+37%

57Avery County, NCNC18,11023.3+50%

58Carteret County, NCNC70,46923.3+49%

59Vance County, NCNC42,63823.1+43%

60Hertford County, NCNC19,01523.1+28%

61Rutherford County, NCNC65,74523.1+55%

62Randolph County, NCNC149,51622.7+50%

63Rowan County, NCNC155,09622.7+45%

64Davidson County, NCNC180,18222.6+58%

65Cleveland County, NCNC103,32522.6+42%

66McDowell County, NCNC45,19822.6+37%

67Moore County, NCNC110,61922.5+48%

68Caldwell County, NCNC81,10522.5+68%

69Onslow County, NCNC217,17522.5+56%

70Lenoir County, NCNC55,83722.3+42%

71Haywood County, NCNC63,36922.3+46%

72Lee County, NCNC70,25822.2+27%

73Alamance County, NCNC186,17722.0+55%

74Orange County, NCNC152,49821.8+58%

75Wayne County, NCNC122,27821.8+50%

76Durham County, NCNC347,24021.7+66%

77Cherokee County, NCNC30,83021.6+40%

78Halifax County, NCNC46,53421.6+31%

79Transylvania County, NCNC34,21121.5+41%

80Macon County, NCNC39,23221.4+52%

81Burke County, NCNC88,65521.4+63%

82Henderson County, NCNC122,37521.0+52%

83Nash County, NCNC99,36521.0+41%

84Cumberland County, NCNC338,47321.0+52%

85Catawba County, NCNC170,17221.0+60%

86Buncombe County, NCNC277,41720.7+56%

87Guilford County, NCNC562,23420.7+56%

88Dare County, NCNC38,24520.5+47%

89Forsyth County, NCNC401,71820.3+56%

90Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12120.2+48%

91Craven County, NCNC105,02520.1+42%

92New Hanover County, NCNC245,95919.8+53%

93Richmond County, NCNC42,04119.8+31%

94Jackson County, NCNC45,03919.7+35%

95Pitt County, NCNC182,93619.6+45%

96Scotland County, NCNC33,32219.6+40%

97Wilson County, NCNC81,15019.5+38%

98Watauga County, NCNC54,78618.6+38%

99Graham County, NCNC8,19017.8−2%

100Swain County, NCNC14,02417.3+29%

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