RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Longest commutes, US states · 1990

US states ranked by mean travel time to work (1990 ACS). New York leads at 26.9. 51 states qualify in total.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS –

USUnited States248,709,87321.9–

01New York, NYNY19,852,36626.9–

02District of Columbia, DCDC681,29426.2–

03Maryland, MDMD6,206,01125.8–

04Illinois, ILIL12,694,79824.2–

05California, CACA39,287,37724.0–

06Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23523.7–

07Virginia, VAVA8,705,17023.6–

08New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80923.6–

09Washington, WAWA7,816,11622.5–

10New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86822.3–

11Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05622.0–

12Missouri, MOMO6,191,81421.9–

13South Dakota, SDSD907,42821.9–

14Vermont, VTVT647,10621.8–

15Colorado, COCO5,862,18921.6–

16Georgia, GAGA10,940,40721.6–

17Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44521.5–

18Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83821.4–

19Texas, TXTX30,188,42421.4–

20Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63921.2–

21Florida, FLFL22,416,07721.0–

22Louisiana, LALA4,611,96120.9–

23Oregon, OROR4,254,29320.9–

24Maine, MEME1,387,81720.7–

25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82420.7–

26Iowa, IAIA3,210,50720.6–

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38320.6–

28Michigan, MIMI10,077,76120.5–

29Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50820.5–

30West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37320.5–

31Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87220.3–

32Indiana, ININ6,851,07320.1–

33Ohio, OHOH11,810,29320.0–

34Alabama, ALAL5,086,76819.9–

35New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24619.8–

36North Dakota, NDND784,84119.8–

37Utah, UTUT3,392,33119.5–

38Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63419.5–

39Idaho, IDID1,934,26219.5–

40South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22519.4–

41Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77919.4–

42Delaware, DEDE1,021,19119.3–

43Nebraska, NENE1,978,70719.2–

44Montana, MTMT1,116,87519.2–

45Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39119.0–

46Kansas, KSKS2,947,19718.9–

47North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40418.9–

48Alaska, AKAK735,70618.8–

49Nevada, NVNV3,184,61218.5–

50Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80118.3–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39717.7–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest average commute?

New York ranks #1 with 26.9 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by average commute?

New York, District of Columbia, Maryland, Illinois, California.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is average commute measured?

Mean travel time to work, one way, in minutes. Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.