Which metro area has the highest average commute?

Hemlock Farms, PA ranks #1 with 45.6 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 Decennial Census data.

How is average commute measured?

Mean travel time to work, one way, in minutes. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

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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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