RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Longest commutes, US states

US states ranked by mean travel time to work (2024 ACS). New York leads at 32.6. 51 states qualify in total.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49926.5–

01New York, NYNY19,852,36632.6+44%

02Maryland, MDMD6,206,01131.1+37%

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80930.5+40%

04District of Columbia, DCDC681,29430.0+54%

05Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05629.1+52%

06California, CACA39,287,37728.7+46%

07Georgia, GAGA10,940,40728.3+44%

08Florida, FLFL22,416,07728.0+58%

09Illinois, ILIL12,694,79827.8+37%

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,17027.3+47%

11New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86826.7+47%

12Texas, TXTX30,188,42426.7+52%

13Washington, WAWA7,816,11626.6+52%

14West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37326.6+46%

15Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50826.5+60%

16Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63926.3+52%

17Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23526.2+41%

18Delaware, DEDE1,021,19126.0+64%

19Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38325.7+58%

20Louisiana, LALA4,611,96125.7+49%

21Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77925.6+56%

22South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22525.6+59%

23Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80125.5+70%

24Alabama, ALAL5,086,76825.5+54%

25Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83825.4+51%

26Colorado, COCO5,862,18925.2+53%

27North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40425.1+58%

28Nevada, NVNV3,184,61224.8+68%

29Maine, MEME1,387,81724.6+57%

30Michigan, MIMI10,077,76124.2+49%

31Indiana, ININ6,851,07324.1+59%

32Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82424.0+52%

33Missouri, MOMO6,191,81423.5+47%

34Vermont, VTVT647,10623.5+59%

35New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24623.5+57%

36Ohio, OHOH11,810,29323.4+57%

37Oregon, OROR4,254,29323.0+55%

38Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44522.7+57%

39Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39122.5+50%

40Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63422.4+54%

41Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87222.2+61%

42Utah, UTUT3,392,33122.1+55%

43Idaho, IDID1,934,26221.6+59%

44Iowa, IAIA3,210,50719.8+59%

45Kansas, KSKS2,947,19719.7+55%

46Alaska, AKAK735,70619.4+48%

47Nebraska, NENE1,978,70719.2+61%

48Montana, MTMT1,116,87519.1+55%

49Wyoming, WYWY582,39718.8+41%

50North Dakota, NDND784,84117.9+57%

51South Dakota, SDSD907,42817.8+52%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest average commute?

New York ranks #1 with 32.6 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by average commute?

New York, Maryland, New Jersey, District of Columbia, Massachusetts.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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).