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Longest commutes, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by mean travel time to work (2020 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, NCNC10,23436.9+27%

02Currituck County, NCNC33,15835.1+26%

03Perquimans County, NCNC13,49034.4+50%

04Franklin County, NCNC82,03732.8+25%

05Harnett County, NCNC150,13731.9+51%

06Camden County, NCNC11,31531.8+29%

07Pender County, NCNC72,11131.5+60%

08Madison County, NCNC22,55331.4+45%

09Johnston County, NCNC256,44831.4+40%

10Chowan County, NCNC14,08231.2+59%

11Caswell County, NCNC22,56331.0+44%

12Person County, NCNC40,63630.8+39%

13Lincoln County, NCNC98,65430.2+59%

14Union County, NCNC267,67429.9+44%

15Hoke County, NCNC56,93929.7+74%

16Stokes County, NCNC46,12629.6+42%

17Jones County, NCNC9,57529.5+47%

18Chatham County, NCNC85,11129.3+52%

19Columbus County, NCNC50,48729.3+50%

20Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20129.2+62%

21Granville County, NCNC61,42129.2+54%

22Hertford County, NCNC19,01528.9+60%

23Yancey County, NCNC19,08428.6+43%

24Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53728.5+2%

25Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72528.2+51%

26Greene County, NCNC20,70028.2+66%

27Duplin County, NCNC51,57127.9+46%

28Sampson County, NCNC61,50427.7+54%

29Warren County, NCNC18,89827.4+24%

30Stanly County, NCNC68,83027.4+44%

31Polk County, NCNC20,53327.3+52%

32Cherokee County, NCNC30,83026.7+74%

33Lee County, NCNC70,25826.5+52%

34Gaston County, NCNC246,55826.4+65%

35Davie County, NCNC45,85526.4+68%

36Rockingham County, NCNC94,19526.2+46%

37Yadkin County, NCNC38,32526.2+43%

38Surry County, NCNC72,28726.2+52%

39Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38326.2+55%

40Pamlico County, NCNC12,75826.1+31%

41Bertie County, NCNC17,08626.1+33%

42Northampton County, NCNC16,49126.0+43%

43Rowan County, NCNC155,09625.8+66%

44Wilkes County, NCNC66,23325.8+60%

45Richmond County, NCNC42,04125.8+71%

46Moore County, NCNC110,61925.8+69%

47Caldwell County, NCNC81,10525.8+93%

48Alleghany County, NCNC11,47925.7+57%

49Wake County, NCNC1,257,23525.6+60%

50Iredell County, NCNC211,79825.6+49%

51Anson County, NCNC21,75825.4+26%

52Bladen County, NCNC30,00725.4+34%

53Ashe County, NCNC27,51425.3+38%

54Martin County, NCNC21,60125.2+47%

55Graham County, NCNC8,19025.2+39%

56Davidson County, NCNC180,18225.2+75%

57Rutherford County, NCNC65,74525.1+69%

58Vance County, NCNC42,63824.9+54%

59Brunswick County, NCNC174,70224.8+51%

60Robeson County, NCNC119,94124.7+37%

61Alamance County, NCNC186,17724.7+74%

62Halifax County, NCNC46,53424.6+50%

63Washington County, NCNC10,63824.4+16%

64Alexander County, NCNC36,95824.3+63%

65Cleveland County, NCNC103,32524.1+52%

66Orange County, NCNC152,49823.9+73%

67Beaufort County, NCNC44,67023.9+35%

68Carteret County, NCNC70,46923.9+53%

69Randolph County, NCNC149,51623.8+58%

70McDowell County, NCNC45,19823.7+43%

71Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12123.6+72%

72Nash County, NCNC99,36523.5+58%

73Lenoir County, NCNC55,83723.5+50%

74Montgomery County, NCNC26,40323.5+34%

75Mitchell County, NCNC15,06223.3+36%

76Scotland County, NCNC33,32223.2+66%

77Durham County, NCNC347,24023.0+75%

78Clay County, NCNC12,23922.8+35%

79Catawba County, NCNC170,17222.7+73%

80Burke County, NCNC88,65522.6+72%

81Haywood County, NCNC63,36922.6+48%

82Dare County, NCNC38,24522.5+62%

83Forsyth County, NCNC401,71822.3+71%

84Transylvania County, NCNC34,21122.3+46%

85Guilford County, NCNC562,23422.0+66%

86Wayne County, NCNC122,27822.0+52%

87Henderson County, NCNC122,37521.8+58%

88Wilson County, NCNC81,15021.8+54%

89Macon County, NCNC39,23221.6+53%

90Cumberland County, NCNC338,47321.5+56%

91Pitt County, NCNC182,93621.4+58%

92Craven County, NCNC105,02520.9+47%

93Onslow County, NCNC217,17520.8+44%

94Watauga County, NCNC54,78620.5+53%

95Buncombe County, NCNC277,41720.3+53%

96New Hanover County, NCNC245,95919.9+54%

97Avery County, NCNC18,11019.7+27%

98Jackson County, NCNC45,03919.6+34%

99Hyde County, NCNC4,55419.6+20%

100Swain County, NCNC14,02419.0+42%

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