Which metro area has the highest average commute?

Hemlock Farms, PA ranks #1 with 42.3 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by average commute?

Hemlock Farms, PA, East Stroudsburg, PA, Lake of the Woods, VA, Shelton, WA, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is average commute measured?

Mean travel time to work, one way, in minutes. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

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Longest commutes, US metro areas

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

501Harrison, ARAR45,65422.3+37%

502Cortland, NYNY45,85022.3+50%

503Kennewick, WAWA324,33422.3+56%

504San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36722.3+60%

505Corinth, MSMS34,56922.3+60%

506Brattleboro, VTVT45,20422.2+60%

507Blackfoot, IDID51,15322.2+52%

508Natchez, MSMS54,72222.2+35%

509Corning, NYNY91,85522.2+47%

510Vidalia, GAGA36,18022.2+42%

511Madison, ININ33,27922.2+40%

512Edwards, COCO54,29122.2+53%

513Othello, WAWA21,48822.2+63%

514Florence, SCSC201,39222.1+43%

515Newport, OROR50,63622.1+50%

516Asheville, NCNC422,34522.1+59%

517Muskogee, OKOK66,70822.1+42%

518Lebanon, PAPA146,38022.1+52%

519Alamogordo, NMNM70,36822.1+53%

520Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27322.1+57%

521Fort Wayne, ININ466,25822.1+73%

522Greenville, NCNC182,93622.1+63%

523Tifton, GAGA51,23722.1+73%

524Hailey, IDID32,43622.1+45%

525El Centro, CACA181,41122.1+63%

526Waco, TXTX308,80722.1+62%

527Laredo, TXTX281,22422.1+61%

528Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64522.1+58%

529Albany, GAGA145,51022.0+73%

530Columbus, MSMS67,14422.0+55%

531St. Cloud, MNMN205,85422.0+60%

532Marion, ININ66,52422.0+61%

533Mountain Home, IDID29,46522.0+50%

534Dayton, OHOH826,55422.0+69%

535Huntington, ININ37,22422.0+58%

536Taylorville, ILIL33,44322.0+15%

537Heber, UTUT81,65522.0+22%

538Starkville, MSMS62,06321.9+62%

539Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19121.9+68%

540Lexington, KYKY535,17421.9+65%

541Brevard, NCNC34,21121.9+44%

542Pueblo, COCO169,27721.9+57%

543Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07621.9+53%

544Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52721.9+43%

545Payson, AZAZ53,80121.9+48%

546Moberly, MOMO24,51321.8+43%

547Faribault, MNMN69,93921.8+43%

548Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82321.8+63%

549Mansfield, OHOH124,89321.8+64%

550Jackson, WYWY36,58721.8+58%

551Richmond, ININ66,16921.8+72%

552Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30221.8+46%

553Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21521.8+51%

554Midland, TXTX193,13921.8+82%

555Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19321.7+56%

556Big Spring, TXTX30,50421.7+73%

557Marinette, WIWI65,51521.7+51%

558Hermitage, PAPA107,86021.7+62%

559Clinton, IAIA46,00221.7+64%

560Breckenridge, COCO39,06921.7+32%

561Frankfort, ININ33,32221.7+57%

562Shreveport, LALA383,47421.7+59%

563Idaho Falls, IDID173,85121.7+46%

564Bloomington, ININ165,23121.7+47%

565Mexico, MOMO24,52821.7+62%

566South Bend, ININ324,53821.7+65%

567Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49721.7+32%

568Bellingham, WAWA236,39221.6+59%

569Fort Smith, ARAR234,14021.6+53%

570Utica, NYNY285,61121.6+59%

571Fayetteville, ARAR622,17721.6+62%

572Muskegon, MIMI177,90121.6+60%

573Pontiac, ILIL35,05721.6+43%

574Paris, TNTN32,89621.6+61%

575Lansing, MIMI479,72221.6+57%

576Astoria, OROR40,92621.6+57%

577Grenada, MSMS30,22221.6+41%

578Ukiah, CACA88,12221.5+44%

579Columbus, ININ85,72921.5+65%

580Wabash, ININ30,71321.5+59%

581Beeville, TXTX32,51521.5+18%

582Parkersburg, WVWV87,26421.5+66%

583Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65321.5+66%

584Madison, WIWI709,68521.5+63%

585Paris, TXTX63,31921.5+43%

586Kerrville, TXTX54,03721.5+67%

587Greenwood, SCSC95,21521.5+49%

588Grants Pass, OROR87,86721.5+52%

589Syracuse, NYNY652,27321.5+65%

590Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93821.4+51%

591Vicksburg, MSMS41,75921.4+55%

592Washington, ININ34,20921.4+24%

593Hot Springs, ARAR99,69521.4+51%

594Carlsbad, NMNM62,50921.4+55%

595Jefferson City, MOMO152,71221.4+56%

596Bainbridge, GAGA29,43221.4+32%

597Lebanon, MOMO36,94321.4+47%

598Woodward, OKOK19,82721.3+54%

599Brownsville, TXTX433,94621.3+62%

600McAlester, OKOK43,32021.3+52%

601Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88321.3+29%

602Auburn, ININ44,53521.3+63%

603Wahpeton, NDND23,01921.3+57%

604Yuma, AZAZ224,44921.3+71%

605Port Townsend, WAWA33,97021.3+13%

606Madisonville, KYKY45,12721.3+37%

607Beatrice, NENE21,71121.2+56%

608Niles, MIMI152,44421.2+62%

609Gillette, WYWY48,14521.2+41%

610Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66921.2+64%

611Americus, GAGA33,39421.2+54%

612Muncie, ININ113,10621.2+54%

613Pittsfield, MAMA128,22421.2+61%

614Boone, NCNC54,78621.2+57%

615Blacksburg, VAVA181,61621.2+45%

616Atchison, KSKS16,17221.2+35%

617Moultrie, GAGA47,43821.1+38%

618Centralia, ILIL36,38221.1+54%

619Arkansas City, KSKS34,38221.1+39%

620Williamsport, PAPA112,58721.1+69%

621Montrose, COCO44,59121.1+33%

622Platteville, WIWI52,44621.1+46%

623Elkins, WVWV26,88221.1+28%

624Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90421.0+64%

625Angola, ININ34,79921.0+42%

626Massena, NYNY105,48821.0+47%

627Franklin, KYKY20,78821.0+45%

628Rochester, NYNY1,056,14921.0+59%

629Lincoln, ILIL27,18221.0+41%

630Chico, CACA209,21121.0+47%

631Pella, IAIA34,19221.0+35%

632Sturgis, MIMI60,96821.0+49%

633Des Moines, IAIA758,53921.0+72%

634Bemidji, MNMN47,05521.0+58%

635Lufkin, TXTX88,15420.9+67%

636Green Bay, WIWI336,75620.9+72%

637Martin, TNTN33,26120.9+53%

638Ontario, OROR60,08520.9+54%

639Bend, OROR266,37620.9+63%

640Rice Lake, WIWI46,48420.9+51%

641Evansville, ININ273,78620.9+63%

642Omaha, NENE1,009,83620.9+74%

643Santa Maria, CACA442,06520.8+55%

644Lawrence, KSKS120,92020.8+53%

645Peoria, ILIL363,50520.8+63%

646Stephenville, TXTX43,91120.8+40%

647Appleton, WIWI249,87620.8+81%

648Ardmore, OKOK48,91020.8+30%

649Toledo, OHOH599,37620.7+62%

650Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79520.7+65%

651Fremont, OHOH58,65520.7+55%

652Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06020.7+79%

653Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04120.7+47%

654Warren, PAPA37,03820.7+59%

655Freeport, ILIL43,22020.7+50%

656Valdosta, GAGA153,27620.7+60%

657Tiffin, OHOH54,52220.7+50%

658Austin, MNMN40,97120.7+52%

659Bartlesville, OKOK54,03720.7+37%

660Mayfield, KYKY37,05020.7+35%

661Wooster, OHOH116,75820.6+56%

662Davenport, IAIA380,45220.6+69%

663Roseburg, OROR111,95120.6+52%

664Evanston, WYWY23,41520.6+17%

665Miami, OKOK30,43820.6+40%

666Rochester, MNMN231,18420.6+65%

667Vernal, UTUT38,27820.6+40%

668Amarillo, TXTX276,23520.6+75%

669Cordele, GAGA19,23720.6+59%

670Alexandria, MNMN40,12020.5+75%

671Russellville, ARAR84,93220.5+46%

672Altoona, PAPA119,54120.5+57%

673Carson, NVNV58,57120.5+60%

674Battle Creek, MIMI133,40820.5+58%

675Topeka, KSKS233,05220.5+51%

676Joplin, MOMO208,79620.5+62%

677Galesburg, ILIL47,76720.4+56%

678Durant, OKOK51,36720.4+22%

679Duluth, MNMN281,21920.4+57%

680Bradford, PAPA38,98420.4+45%

681Jonesboro, ARAR139,44020.4+50%

682Kokomo, ININ83,90420.4+66%

683Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13820.4+47%

684Fort Madison, IAIA32,30620.4+76%

685Minot, NDND75,69420.4+83%

686San Angelo, TXTX122,06520.3+76%

687Snyder, TXTX16,16220.3+61%

688Sparta, WIWI46,57220.3+52%

689Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15520.3+57%

690Carbondale, ILIL52,50120.3+62%

691Warsaw, ININ80,89220.3+51%

692Manitowoc, WIWI81,71020.3+67%

693Owensboro, KYKY113,96220.3+46%

694Sterling, ILIL54,12120.3+56%

695Durango, COCO56,89820.3+46%

696Troy, ALAL33,68820.3+23%

697Bennington, VTVT36,63020.3+49%

698Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28520.3+65%

699Yakima, WAWA259,18520.3+60%

700Borger, TXTX19,63320.3+35%

701Eugene, OROR381,58420.2+57%

702La Crosse, WIWI171,18220.2+62%

703Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45120.2+30%

704Binghamton, NYNY243,18920.2+60%

705Moses Lake, WAWA105,72720.2+65%

706Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83820.2+80%

707State College, PAPA157,39320.2+60%

708Wenatchee, WAWA128,41420.2+61%

709Union City, TNTN30,06720.2+66%

710Elmira, NYNY80,41520.2+62%

711Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03520.1+53%

712El Dorado, ARAR36,92620.1+66%

713Texarkana, TXTX146,81620.1+50%

714Ithaca, NYNY104,04720.1+77%

715Cleveland, MSMS28,26220.1+50%

716Clarksdale, MSMS19,84920.1+9%

717Rapid City, SDSD156,93420.1+75%

718Danville, ILIL71,25920.1+47%

719Springfield, ILIL206,03320.1+66%

720Wichita, KSKS663,80920.1+70%

721Kingsville, TXTX30,31520.0+42%

722Ruidoso, NMNM19,84420.0+35%

723Helena, MTMT97,15320.0+67%

724Paducah, KYKY102,25920.0+52%

725Weatherford, OKOK39,05920.0+50%

726Elkhart, ININ208,77420.0+74%

727Ottumwa, IAIA35,21020.0+48%

728Iowa City, IAIA182,71120.0+71%

729Eau Claire, WIWI176,64719.9+61%

730Petoskey, MIMI33,77519.9+60%

731Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10219.9+43%

732Marshalltown, IAIA39,89019.9+58%

733Billings, MTMT193,60319.9+61%

734Defiance, OHOH38,29219.8+54%

735St. Joseph, MOMO119,17019.8+37%

736Redding, CACA181,64819.8+48%

737Dyersburg, TNTN36,32019.8+52%

738Blytheville, ARAR37,82819.8+48%

739Jasper, ININ44,01619.8+63%

740Uvalde, TXTX24,96319.7+40%

741Vincennes, ININ35,65219.7+50%

742College Station, TXTX287,47619.7+57%

743Van Wert, OHOH29,01319.7+50%

744Columbia, MOMO219,06219.7+58%

745Raymondville, TXTX19,97119.7+21%

746Hermiston, OROR93,72119.7+56%

747Albert Lea, MNMN30,44019.7+57%

748Kalispell, MTMT115,42919.6+57%

749Corvallis, OROR97,72819.6+60%

750Erie, PAPA265,83219.6+70%

751Greenville, MSMS40,44619.6+72%

752Crescent City, CACA26,41019.6+80%

753Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14719.6+42%

754Worthington, MNMN22,33819.6+65%

755Jamestown, NYNY124,12619.6+53%

756Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69119.6+51%

757Susanville, CACA28,11719.5+39%

758Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44219.5+47%

759Douglas, GAGA52,86119.5+42%

760Key West, FLFL80,40619.5+44%

761Stevens Point, WIWI71,94319.5+62%

762Batesville, ARAR38,78519.5+43%

763Ludington, MIMI29,04019.5+54%

764Vermillion, SDSD15,03119.5+43%

765Watertown, NYNY111,54019.5+55%

766Price, UTUT20,68019.5+50%

767Mountain Home, ARAR42,98219.4+61%

768Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59919.4+47%

769Decatur, ILIL99,30019.4+62%

770Oshkosh, WIWI174,21819.4+69%

771Jacksonville, ILIL37,38119.4+35%

772Plainview, TXTX36,70019.4+64%

773Roswell, NMNM63,36419.3+65%

774Effingham, ILIL44,72719.3+50%

775Port Angeles, WAWA78,20219.3+27%

776Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36819.3+45%

777Alamosa, COCO27,89619.2+49%

778Lincoln, NENE352,08119.2+69%

779Le Mars, IAIA25,69719.2+44%

780St. George, UTUT213,67019.2+66%

781Fairbanks, AKAK93,97219.2+76%

782Lafayette, ININ228,46819.2+55%

783Ruston, LALA48,36019.2+44%

784Deming, NMNM25,40719.1+38%

785Sikeston, MOMO49,97819.1+47%

786Del Rio, TXTX47,83519.1+61%

787Wausau, WIWI139,43219.1+67%

788Burlington, IAIA44,06119.1+61%

789Rolla, MOMO45,24719.1+43%

790Owatonna, MNMN37,46419.1+55%

791Spearfish, SDSD29,45919.1+40%

792Medford, OROR221,79519.1+60%

793Eureka, CACA131,64719.0+56%

794Sidney, OHOH48,06519.0+62%

795Casper, WYWY80,52619.0+72%

796Muscatine, IAIA41,85319.0+59%

797Ponca City, OKOK43,49018.9+64%

798Brownwood, TXTX38,71118.9+47%

799The Dalles, OROR26,31018.9+40%

800Grand Junction, COCO162,84518.9+60%

801Hannibal, MOMO38,96918.9+53%

802Abilene, TXTX185,42918.8+65%

803Ames, IAIA128,09018.8+53%

804Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90918.8+53%

805Fremont, NENE38,05718.8+29%

806Williston, NDND41,76718.7+56%

807Sedalia, MOMO44,25418.7+45%

808Dickinson, NDND39,14218.7+61%

809Lima, OHOH100,88118.7+57%

810Moscow, IDID41,84218.7+46%

811Grand Island, NENE78,07618.7+63%

812Lawton, OKOK127,59018.7+61%

813Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63818.6+65%

814Macomb, ILIL25,91618.6+60%

815Twin Falls, IDID123,90118.6+56%

816Missoula, MTMT128,69818.5+61%

817Celina, OHOH42,73718.5+39%

818Brookings, OROR22,62118.5+68%

819Stillwater, OKOK83,88918.4+45%

820Logan, UTUT160,88918.4+43%

821Bloomington, ILIL171,41918.3+62%

822St. Marys, PAPA29,92618.3+63%

823Sweetwater, TXTX14,11718.3+45%

824Coos Bay, OROR63,99218.3+34%

825Bozeman, MTMT128,74018.3+58%

826Hood River, OROR23,72018.3+26%

827Bismarck, NDND139,75018.2+64%

828Charleston, ILIL46,60718.2+53%

829Escanaba, MIMI36,58218.2+40%

830Sheboygan, WIWI118,04718.2+58%

831Findlay, OHOH75,03418.0+54%

832Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88018.0+40%

833Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13818.0+23%

834Manhattan, KSKS136,12218.0+53%

835Marquette, MIMI68,06418.0+48%

836Rexburg, IDID69,38018.0+45%

837Klamath Falls, OROR70,27417.9+54%

838Lexington, NENE26,25517.9+62%

839Lewisburg, PAPA42,31317.9+33%

840Silver City, NMNM27,25217.9+36%

841Lubbock, TXTX368,43117.9+56%

842Pampa, TXTX21,78617.9+32%

843Champaign, ILIL239,97917.8+55%

844Cheyenne, WYWY102,93817.8+60%

845Quincy, ILIL74,14617.8+52%

846Spencer, IAIA16,20217.8+70%

847Pittsburg, KSKS39,00817.8+47%

848Fargo, NDND269,52817.8+65%

849Burley, IDID49,30817.7+48%

850Ada, OKOK38,52817.7+40%

851Pocatello, IDID91,59117.6+45%

852Enid, OKOK61,77917.6+51%

853Winona, MNMN50,52317.6+45%

854Hutchinson, KSKS61,53917.5+44%

855Marshall, MOMO23,26517.5+38%

856Willmar, MNMN44,72017.5+40%

857Alpena, MIMI28,85317.5+52%

858Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57517.5+51%

859Sioux City, IAIA145,73817.4+58%

860Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08117.4+38%

861Sterling, COCO20,65417.4+51%

862Dumas, TXTX21,89117.4+32%

863Murray, KYKY39,42117.3+32%

864Riverton, WYWY39,46417.2+29%

865Kirksville, MOMO29,82417.1+46%

866Waterloo, IAIA169,18917.1+57%

867Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11816.9+57%

868Guymon, OKOK20,32216.9+38%

869Fairmont, MNMN19,44016.9+48%

870Cedar City, UTUT67,14116.9+39%

871Hastings, NENE40,57716.9+42%

872Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09916.8+33%

873Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07716.7+52%

874Dubuque, IAIA99,38116.7+61%

875Grand Forks, NDND105,04616.7+53%

876Mankato, MNMN104,90716.7+45%

877Cody, WYWY31,17116.6+26%

878Salina, KSKS59,12116.6+53%

879Hereford, TXTX18,62616.6+12%

880Kearney, NENE57,96216.6+45%

881Great Falls, MTMT85,02916.5+57%

882Pullman, WAWA48,51216.5+49%

883Mason City, IAIA49,71016.5+51%

884Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44816.4+42%

885Columbus, NENE46,58316.4+45%

886Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21916.4+49%

887La Grande, OROR25,90016.3+42%

888Clovis, NMNM65,27016.2+40%

889Lewiston, IDID65,45016.2+46%

890Elk City, OKOK22,15916.2+17%

891Norfolk, NENE49,22816.1+43%

892Nantucket, MAMA14,75816.0+91%

893Bishop, CACA18,15816.0+32%

894Houghton, MIMI40,02815.9+47%

895Scottsbluff, NENE36,27215.8+46%

896Sheridan, WYWY33,24115.8+25%

897Maryville, MOMO20,17415.8+30%

898Mitchell, SDSD25,91315.8+34%

899Carroll, IAIA20,30315.7+43%

900North Platte, NENE33,97215.5+38%

901Laramie, WYWY38,55815.3+38%

902Yankton, SDSD23,63515.3+41%

903Emporia, KSKS34,83815.3+24%

904Great Bend, KSKS24,79015.2+26%

905Juneau city and, AKAK31,60915.1+44%

906Pierre, SDSD20,58815.1+58%

907Walla Walla, WAWA62,36115.1+33%

908Baker City, OROR16,65815.1+14%

909McPherson, KSKS30,06414.8+37%

910Liberal, KSKS21,07314.7+28%

911Los Alamos, NMNM19,40714.7+55%

912Garden City, KSKS37,50514.7+40%

913New Ulm, MNMN25,51714.6+34%

914Ketchikan, AKAK13,54914.6+49%

915Marshall, MNMN25,68414.6+45%

916Aberdeen, SDSD41,58314.4+47%

917Brookings, SDSD37,63514.3+30%

918Watertown, SDSD29,56214.1+38%

919Jamestown, NDND21,41414.1+33%

920Vernon, TXTX12,48114.0+40%

921Storm Lake, IAIA20,44914.0+25%

922Huron, SDSD19,62413.4+19%

923Altus, OKOK24,76413.1+23%

924Hays, KSKS29,07512.9+21%

925Dodge City, KSKS33,99312.7+17%

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