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Longest commutes, US states · 2020

US states ranked by mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). New York leads at 33.5. 51 states qualify in total.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01New York, NYNY19,852,36633.5+47%

02Maryland, MDMD6,206,01133.0+46%

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80932.0+47%

04District of Columbia, DCDC681,29430.9+59%

05Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05630.0+57%

06California, CACA39,287,37729.8+52%

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,79829.0+43%

08Georgia, GAGA10,940,40728.7+47%

09Virginia, VAVA8,705,17028.6+53%

10Washington, WAWA7,816,11628.0+60%

11Florida, FLFL22,416,07727.9+57%

12New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86827.4+51%

13Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63927.1+57%

14Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23527.1+46%

15Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50826.7+62%

16Texas, TXTX30,188,42426.6+52%

17Delaware, DEDE1,021,19126.2+66%

18West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37326.1+43%

19Louisiana, LALA4,611,96125.8+50%

20Colorado, COCO5,862,18925.8+57%

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83825.8+53%

22Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38325.4+56%

23Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80125.3+69%

24Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77925.2+53%

25Alabama, ALAL5,086,76825.2+52%

26South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22525.1+56%

27North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40424.9+57%

28Michigan, MIMI10,077,76124.6+52%

29Nevada, NVNV3,184,61224.6+67%

30Maine, MEME1,387,81724.3+55%

31Oregon, OROR4,254,29323.9+61%

32Missouri, MOMO6,191,81423.9+49%

33Indiana, ININ6,851,07323.9+57%

34Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44523.8+64%

35Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82423.7+50%

36Ohio, OHOH11,810,29323.7+59%

37Vermont, VTVT647,10623.3+57%

38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24622.7+52%

39Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87222.2+62%

40Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63422.0+51%

41Utah, UTUT3,392,33122.0+55%

42Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39121.8+46%

43Idaho, IDID1,934,26221.2+55%

44Kansas, KSKS2,947,19719.6+55%

45Iowa, IAIA3,210,50719.5+56%

46Alaska, AKAK735,70618.9+45%

47Nebraska, NENE1,978,70718.9+59%

48Montana, MTMT1,116,87518.4+48%

49Wyoming, WYWY582,39717.9+35%

50North Dakota, NDND784,84117.6+54%

51South Dakota, SDSD907,42817.3+48%

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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?

New York ranks #1 with 33.5 (2020 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 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).