RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Longest commutes, US states · 2010

US states ranked by mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). Maryland leads at 31.3. 51 states qualify in total.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Maryland, MDMD6,206,01131.3+38%

02New York, NYNY19,852,36631.3+38%

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80929.8+37%

04District of Columbia, DCDC681,29429.3+51%

05Illinois, ILIL12,694,79828.1+38%

06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05627.3+43%

07Virginia, VAVA8,705,17027.1+45%

08Georgia, GAGA10,940,40727.0+38%

09California, CACA39,287,37726.9+37%

10Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23525.9+40%

11Florida, FLFL22,416,07725.7+45%

12New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86825.5+41%

13Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63925.5+48%

14Washington, WAWA7,816,11625.4+45%

15West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37325.4+40%

16Louisiana, LALA4,611,96125.0+45%

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83824.8+47%

18Texas, TXTX30,188,42424.8+41%

19Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50824.6+49%

20Colorado, COCO5,862,18924.2+47%

21Delaware, DEDE1,021,19124.1+53%

22Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77923.9+45%

23Alabama, ALAL5,086,76823.9+44%

24Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38323.9+47%

25Michigan, MIMI10,077,76123.7+46%

26Nevada, NVNV3,184,61223.6+60%

27North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40423.4+47%

28South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22523.2+44%

29Missouri, MOMO6,191,81423.2+45%

30Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80122.9+53%

31Indiana, ININ6,851,07322.8+50%

32Maine, MEME1,387,81722.8+45%

33Ohio, OHOH11,810,29322.7+52%

34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82422.5+43%

35Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44522.4+55%

36Oregon, OROR4,254,29322.1+49%

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24621.7+45%

38Vermont, VTVT647,10621.5+45%

39Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87221.3+55%

40Utah, UTUT3,392,33121.2+49%

41Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39121.1+41%

42Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63420.7+42%

43Idaho, IDID1,934,26220.1+47%

44Kansas, KSKS2,947,19718.8+49%

45Iowa, IAIA3,210,50718.5+48%

46Wyoming, WYWY582,39718.5+39%

47Alaska, AKAK735,70618.1+38%

48Nebraska, NENE1,978,70717.9+50%

49Montana, MTMT1,116,87517.7+43%

50South Dakota, SDSD907,42816.5+41%

51North Dakota, NDND784,84116.0+40%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest average commute?

Maryland ranks #1 with 31.3 (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by average commute?

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

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).