Which metro area has the highest average commute?

Hemlock Farms, PA ranks #1 with 45.6 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by average commute?

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

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).

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Longest commutes, US metro areas · 2020

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

501Saginaw, MIMI187,68821.9+56%

502Huntington, ININ37,22421.9+58%

503Branson, MOMO57,00121.9+47%

504Thomasville, GAGA72,95821.9+50%

505Menomonie, WIWI46,22321.9+40%

506Warrensburg, MOMO56,67021.9+21%

507Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04121.9+55%

508Kennewick, WAWA324,33421.8+53%

509Breckenridge, COCO39,06921.8+33%

510Sturgis, MIMI60,96821.8+55%

511Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10221.8+57%

512Dayton, OHOH826,55421.8+68%

513Glasgow, KYKY56,22421.8+55%

514Wilson, NCNC81,15021.8+54%

515Lansing, MIMI479,72221.7+58%

516Durango, COCO56,89821.7+56%

517Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88321.7+32%

518Blacksburg, VAVA181,61621.7+48%

519Laredo, TXTX281,22421.7+58%

520Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49721.7+32%

521Coldwater, MIMI45,99321.7+52%

522Kahului, HIHI160,67421.7+41%

523Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65321.6+67%

524Columbus, MSMS67,14421.6+52%

525Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21121.6+43%

526Cadillac, MIMI49,71921.6+41%

527Hermitage, PAPA107,86021.6+61%

528Lexington, KYKY535,17421.6+62%

529Camden, ARAR26,36321.6+40%

530Paris, TXTX63,31921.6+44%

531Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07621.5+51%

532Jackson, TNTN184,56921.5+58%

533Kapaa, HIHI73,40021.5+46%

534Shreveport, LALA383,47421.5+58%

535Angola, ININ34,79921.5+45%

536Athens, OHOH63,19721.5+43%

537Taos, NMNM34,56421.5+38%

538Jacksonville, ILIL37,38121.4+50%

539Rochester, NYNY1,056,14921.4+62%

540Redding, CACA181,64821.4+60%

541Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19321.4+53%

542Dyersburg, TNTN36,32021.4+65%

543Bloomington, ININ165,23121.4+45%

544Greenville, NCNC182,93621.4+58%

545St. Cloud, MNMN205,85421.4+55%

546Albany, GAGA145,51021.3+68%

547Cortland, NYNY45,85021.3+44%

548Asheville, NCNC422,34521.3+53%

549Brenham, TXTX38,28821.3+46%

550Hot Springs, ARAR99,69521.3+50%

551Chico, CACA209,21121.3+49%

552Syracuse, NYNY652,27321.3+64%

553Muskogee, OKOK66,70821.3+37%

554Ellensburg, WAWA48,80321.3+27%

555Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45121.3+37%

556Victoria, TXTX99,86421.3+40%

557Tiffin, OHOH54,52221.2+54%

558Vicksburg, MSMS41,75921.2+54%

559Martin, TNTN33,26121.2+55%

560Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33221.2+45%

561Jefferson City, MOMO152,71221.2+55%

562Marinette, WIWI65,51521.2+47%

563Evansville, ININ273,78621.2+66%

564Seymour, ININ47,37021.2+44%

565McAlester, OKOK43,32021.1+50%

566Wabash, ININ30,71321.1+56%

567Susanville, CACA28,11721.1+50%

568Mayfield, KYKY37,05021.1+37%

569Beeville, TXTX32,51521.1+15%

570Bend, OROR266,37621.1+65%

571Lincoln, ILIL27,18221.1+42%

572Evanston, WYWY23,41521.1+20%

573Grenada, MSMS30,22221.1+38%

574Woodward, OKOK19,82721.0+52%

575Williamsport, PAPA112,58721.0+69%

576Starkville, MSMS62,06321.0+55%

577Port Angeles, WAWA78,20221.0+38%

578Moberly, MOMO24,51321.0+37%

579Douglas, GAGA52,86121.0+52%

580Decatur, ININ36,65021.0+31%

581Kennett, MOMO26,85520.9+40%

582Defiance, OHOH38,29220.9+63%

583Weatherford, OKOK39,05920.9+57%

584Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03520.9+58%

585Massena, NYNY105,48820.9+47%

586Harrison, ARAR45,65420.9+28%

587Fort Smith, ARAR234,14020.9+47%

588Lebanon, MOMO36,94320.9+44%

589Waco, TXTX308,80720.8+53%

590Logansport, ININ37,83620.8+49%

591Toledo, OHOH599,37620.8+62%

592Jacksonville, NCNC217,17520.8+44%

593Jackson, WYWY36,58720.8+51%

594Clarksdale, MSMS19,84920.8+13%

595Sikeston, MOMO49,97820.8+60%

596Yuma, AZAZ224,44920.7+67%

597Des Moines, IAIA758,53920.7+70%

598Duluth, MNMN281,21920.7+59%

599Altoona, PAPA119,54120.7+58%

600Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52720.7+35%

601Utica, NYNY285,61120.7+52%

602Ukiah, CACA88,12220.7+38%

603Omaha, NENE1,009,83620.7+72%

604Fayetteville, ARAR622,17720.7+55%

605Sebring, FLFL111,12220.6+38%

606Russellville, ARAR84,93220.6+47%

607State College, PAPA157,39320.6+63%

608Warren, PAPA37,03820.6+59%

609Santa Maria, CACA442,06520.6+53%

610Mountain Home, IDID29,46520.6+40%

611Greenwood, MSMS34,91220.6+45%

612Paris, TNTN32,89620.6+53%

613Richmond, ININ66,16920.6+63%

614Miami, OKOK30,43820.6+40%

615Alamogordo, NMNM70,36820.6+43%

616Platteville, WIWI52,44620.6+43%

617Cordele, GAGA19,23720.6+59%

618Petoskey, MIMI33,77520.6+65%

619Lufkin, TXTX88,15420.6+64%

620Topeka, KSKS233,05220.5+51%

621Boone, NCNC54,78620.5+53%

622Muncie, ININ113,10620.5+50%

623Parkersburg, WVWV87,26420.5+58%

624Rochester, MNMN231,18420.5+65%

625Battle Creek, MIMI133,40820.5+58%

626Valdosta, GAGA153,27620.5+58%

627Marion, ININ66,52420.4+50%

628Rice Lake, WIWI46,48420.4+48%

629Morgan City, LALA46,55220.4+51%

630Vincennes, ININ35,65220.4+54%

631Hailey, IDID32,43620.4+34%

632Franklin, KYKY20,78820.4+41%

633Lawrence, KSKS120,92020.4+50%

634Bennington, VTVT36,63020.4+50%

635Pittsfield, MAMA128,22420.4+55%

636Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19120.4+56%

637Idaho Falls, IDID173,85120.4+37%

638Eugene, OROR381,58420.3+57%

639Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06020.3+75%

640Wooster, OHOH116,75820.3+53%

641Appleton, WIWI249,87620.3+76%

642La Crosse, WIWI171,18220.3+62%

643Auburn, ININ44,53520.2+55%

644Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79520.2+61%

645Wichita, KSKS663,80920.2+72%

646Union City, TNTN30,06720.2+66%

647Fallon, NVNV25,85120.2+19%

648Niles, MIMI152,44420.2+54%

649Kingsville, TXTX30,31520.2+43%

650Escanaba, MIMI36,58220.2+55%

651Green Bay, WIWI336,75620.2+66%

652Astoria, OROR40,92620.2+47%

653Springfield, ILIL206,03320.2+67%

654Beatrice, NENE21,71120.2+48%

655Sterling, ILIL54,12120.2+55%

656Brownsville, TXTX433,94620.1+53%

657Fremont, OHOH58,65520.1+51%

658Binghamton, NYNY243,18920.1+60%

659Jonesboro, ARAR139,44020.1+48%

660Owensboro, KYKY113,96220.1+44%

661Rock Springs, WYWY41,26720.1+26%

662Peoria, ILIL363,50520.1+58%

663Alexandria, MNMN40,12020.1+71%

664Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66920.1+55%

665Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28520.1+63%

666Carlsbad, NMNM62,50920.1+45%

667Davenport, IAIA380,45220.0+64%

668Arkansas City, KSKS34,38220.0+32%

669Galesburg, ILIL47,76720.0+53%

670Carbondale, ILIL52,50120.0+60%

671Bemidji, MNMN47,05520.0+50%

672Lewisburg, PAPA42,31320.0+49%

673Payson, AZAZ53,80120.0+35%

674Carson, NVNV58,57120.0+56%

675Atchison, KSKS16,17219.9+27%

676Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90919.9+63%

677Kerrville, TXTX54,03719.9+55%

678Othello, WAWA21,48819.9+46%

679West Plains, MOMO40,79819.9+49%

680Van Wert, OHOH29,01319.9+52%

681Roseburg, OROR111,95119.9+46%

682Raymondville, TXTX19,97119.9+22%

683Minot, NDND75,69419.9+79%

684Gillette, WYWY48,14519.9+32%

685Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15519.9+54%

686Corvallis, OROR97,72819.8+61%

687Erie, PAPA265,83219.8+72%

688Ithaca, NYNY104,04719.8+74%

689Moses Lake, WAWA105,72719.8+61%

690Iowa City, IAIA182,71119.8+70%

691Wenatchee, WAWA128,41419.8+58%

692Sedalia, MOMO44,25419.7+52%

693Columbia, MOMO219,06219.7+59%

694Danville, ILIL71,25919.7+45%

695Clinton, IAIA46,00219.7+49%

696Warsaw, ININ80,89219.7+46%

697Lafayette, ININ228,46819.6+58%

698Rapid City, SDSD156,93419.6+71%

699Amarillo, TXTX276,23519.6+66%

700Eau Claire, WIWI176,64719.6+58%

701Albert Lea, MNMN30,44019.6+56%

702Bartlesville, OKOK54,03719.5+30%

703Hannibal, MOMO38,96919.5+58%

704Stephenville, TXTX43,91119.5+31%

705Americus, GAGA33,39419.5+42%

706Sparta, WIWI46,57219.5+46%

707Billings, MTMT193,60319.5+58%

708Durant, OKOK51,36719.5+17%

709Elmira, NYNY80,41519.5+56%

710Fremont, NENE38,05719.5+34%

711Newport, OROR50,63619.4+32%

712Plainview, TXTX36,70019.4+64%

713Lincoln, NENE352,08119.4+71%

714Coos Bay, OROR63,99219.4+42%

715Centralia, ILIL36,38219.4+42%

716Midland, TXTX193,13919.4+63%

717Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93819.4+36%

718Texarkana, TXTX146,81619.4+45%

719St. Joseph, MOMO119,17019.3+33%

720Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13819.3+39%

721Deming, NMNM25,40719.3+40%

722Elkhart, ININ208,77419.3+68%

723Pella, IAIA34,19219.3+24%

724Moscow, IDID41,84219.3+50%

725Hood River, OROR23,72019.3+32%

726Manitowoc, WIWI81,71019.3+58%

727Lima, OHOH100,88119.3+61%

728Paducah, KYKY102,25919.2+46%

729Wausau, WIWI139,43219.2+68%

730Grants Pass, OROR87,86719.2+36%

731Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44219.2+45%

732El Dorado, ARAR36,92619.2+58%

733Joplin, MOMO208,79619.2+52%

734Stevens Point, WIWI71,94319.2+59%

735Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90419.2+50%

736Columbus, ININ85,72919.2+47%

737Yakima, WAWA259,18519.2+51%

738Fairbanks, AKAK93,97219.1+75%

739Big Spring, TXTX30,50419.1+52%

740Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14719.1+38%

741Kalispell, MTMT115,42919.1+52%

742Ardmore, OKOK48,91019.0+19%

743Tifton, GAGA51,23719.0+49%

744Medford, OROR221,79519.0+59%

745Montrose, COCO44,59119.0+19%

746Wahpeton, NDND23,01919.0+40%

747Oshkosh, WIWI174,21818.9+65%

748Hermiston, OROR93,72118.9+50%

749Ames, IAIA128,09018.9+55%

750Grand Junction, COCO162,84518.9+61%

751Eureka, CACA131,64718.9+55%

752Alamosa, COCO27,89618.9+47%

753Ontario, OROR60,08518.9+40%

754Brookings, OROR22,62118.9+72%

755Austin, MNMN40,97118.9+39%

756Bismarck, NDND139,75018.9+70%

757Twin Falls, IDID123,90118.9+59%

758Kokomo, ININ83,90418.8+53%

759Celina, OHOH42,73718.8+42%

760Rolla, MOMO45,24718.8+40%

761Watertown, NYNY111,54018.8+49%

762San Angelo, TXTX122,06518.7+62%

763Blytheville, ARAR37,82818.7+40%

764Fort Morgan, COCO30,30618.7+32%

765Jasper, ININ44,01618.7+54%

766Ottumwa, IAIA35,21018.7+39%

767Burlington, IAIA44,06118.7+57%

768Abilene, TXTX185,42918.7+63%

769Cleveland, MSMS28,26218.6+39%

770Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36818.6+40%

771College Station, TXTX287,47618.6+48%

772Dickinson, NDND39,14218.5+59%

773Jamestown, NYNY124,12618.5+45%

774Ruston, LALA48,36018.5+39%

775Marquette, MIMI68,06418.5+52%

776Forrest City, ARAR21,80018.5+11%

777Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63818.5+63%

778Vernal, UTUT38,27818.4+26%

779Kirksville, MOMO29,82418.4+57%

780Key West, FLFL80,40618.4+36%

781Ludington, MIMI29,04018.4+46%

782Effingham, ILIL44,72718.4+43%

783Sidney, OHOH48,06518.4+56%

784Stillwater, OKOK83,88918.4+44%

785Missoula, MTMT128,69818.4+59%

786Marshalltown, IAIA39,89018.3+45%

787Bozeman, MTMT128,74018.3+58%

788Helena, MTMT97,15318.3+53%

789Grand Island, NENE78,07618.3+60%

790Decatur, ILIL99,30018.3+53%

791Le Mars, IAIA25,69718.3+37%

792Fort Madison, IAIA32,30618.2+58%

793Elk City, OKOK22,15918.2+32%

794Dumas, TXTX21,89118.2+39%

795Champaign, ILIL239,97918.2+58%

796Batesville, ARAR38,78518.2+33%

797Mankato, MNMN104,90718.1+58%

798Sheboygan, WIWI118,04718.1+57%

799Bloomington, ILIL171,41918.1+60%

800Price, UTUT20,68018.1+39%

801Uvalde, TXTX24,96318.1+28%

802Muscatine, IAIA41,85318.1+52%

803Quincy, ILIL74,14618.1+54%

804Del Rio, TXTX47,83518.0+52%

805Marshall, MOMO23,26518.0+42%

806Mason City, IAIA49,71018.0+65%

807Lawton, OKOK127,59018.0+55%

808Winona, MNMN50,52317.9+48%

809Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08117.9+42%

810The Dalles, OROR26,31017.9+33%

811Pocatello, IDID91,59117.9+47%

812Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69117.9+39%

813Sweetwater, TXTX14,11717.9+42%

814Enid, OKOK61,77917.9+53%

815Logan, UTUT160,88917.9+39%

816Ada, OKOK38,52817.8+41%

817Manhattan, KSKS136,12217.8+52%

818Snyder, TXTX16,16217.8+41%

819Ruidoso, NMNM19,84417.8+20%

820Greenville, MSMS40,44617.8+56%

821Pampa, TXTX21,78617.7+32%

822Hutchinson, KSKS61,53917.7+46%

823Roswell, NMNM63,36417.7+51%

824St. George, UTUT213,67017.7+53%

825Sioux City, IAIA145,73817.7+60%

826Owatonna, MNMN37,46417.6+43%

827Fargo, NDND269,52817.6+63%

828Waterloo, IAIA169,18917.6+62%

829Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13817.6+20%

830Spearfish, SDSD29,45917.6+29%

831Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83817.4+55%

832Magnolia, ARAR21,89417.4+33%

833St. Marys, PAPA29,92617.4+56%

834Riverton, WYWY39,46417.4+31%

835Lubbock, TXTX368,43117.4+52%

836Ponca City, OKOK43,49017.3+50%

837Casper, WYWY80,52617.3+57%

838Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88017.3+34%

839Findlay, OHOH75,03417.3+47%

840Willmar, MNMN44,72017.2+38%

841Silver City, NMNM27,25217.2+31%

842Worthington, MNMN22,33817.2+45%

843Charleston, ILIL46,60717.2+45%

844Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57517.2+49%

845Hastings, NENE40,57717.2+44%

846Bishop, CACA18,15817.1+41%

847Houghton, MIMI40,02817.0+57%

848Lewiston, IDID65,45017.0+53%

849Sterling, COCO20,65417.0+47%

850Spencer, IAIA16,20217.0+62%

851Sheridan, WYWY33,24116.9+34%

852Cedar City, UTUT67,14116.9+39%

853Lexington, NENE26,25516.9+53%

854Murray, KYKY39,42116.8+29%

855Macomb, ILIL25,91616.8+45%

856Mountain Home, ARAR42,98216.7+39%

857Pullman, WAWA48,51216.7+50%

858Alpena, MIMI28,85316.7+44%

859Brownwood, TXTX38,71116.6+29%

860Fairmont, MNMN19,44016.6+46%

861Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44816.6+43%

862Los Alamos, NMNM19,40716.5+75%

863La Grande, OROR25,90016.5+43%

864Kearney, NENE57,96216.5+45%

865Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59916.5+24%

866Borger, TXTX19,63316.5+10%

867Great Falls, MTMT85,02916.5+56%

868Cheyenne, WYWY102,93816.4+47%

869Dubuque, IAIA99,38116.4+58%

870Emporia, KSKS34,83816.3+32%

871Clovis, NMNM65,27016.3+41%

872Pittsburg, KSKS39,00816.3+35%

873Klamath Falls, OROR70,27416.2+39%

874Williston, NDND41,76716.1+34%

875Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07716.1+46%

876Vermillion, SDSD15,03116.0+18%

877Burley, IDID49,30816.0+34%

878New Ulm, MNMN25,51715.9+46%

879Hereford, TXTX18,62615.9+7%

880Rexburg, IDID69,38015.9+28%

881Walla Walla, WAWA62,36115.8+40%

882Grand Forks, NDND105,04615.8+45%

883Cody, WYWY31,17115.8+19%

884Norfolk, NENE49,22815.7+40%

885Great Bend, KSKS24,79015.6+29%

886Maryville, MOMO20,17415.6+29%

887Crescent City, CACA26,41015.6+43%

888Salina, KSKS59,12115.6+43%

889Vernon, TXTX12,48115.5+55%

890Juneau city and, AKAK31,60915.3+45%

891Liberal, KSKS21,07315.3+33%

892Marshall, MNMN25,68415.2+51%

893Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11815.0+39%

894Jamestown, NDND21,41415.0+41%

895North Platte, NENE33,97215.0+33%

896Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09915.0+19%

897Baker City, OROR16,65814.9+13%

898Brookings, SDSD37,63514.8+36%

899Columbus, NENE46,58314.7+30%

900Mitchell, SDSD25,91314.6+23%

901Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21914.5+32%

902Watertown, SDSD29,56214.4+41%

903Yankton, SDSD23,63514.4+33%

904Altus, OKOK24,76414.3+34%

905Huron, SDSD19,62414.1+25%

906Garden City, KSKS37,50514.1+34%

907McPherson, KSKS30,06414.0+29%

908Ketchikan, AKAK13,54913.9+42%

909Carroll, IAIA20,30313.9+27%

910Storm Lake, IAIA20,44913.8+23%

911Scottsbluff, NENE36,27213.8+27%

912Laramie, WYWY38,55813.7+23%

913Aberdeen, SDSD41,58313.7+39%

914Nantucket, MAMA14,75813.5+61%

915Guymon, OKOK20,32213.4+9%

916Dodge City, KSKS33,99313.2+21%

917Pierre, SDSD20,58812.4+30%

918Hays, KSKS29,07512.1+14%

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