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Shortest commutes, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the shortest mean travel time to work (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 25.9. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Surry County, NC, up 32 places to #31.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01▲2Jackson County, NCNC45,03920.2+38%

02▼1Swain County, NCNC14,02420.5+53%

03▲2New Hanover County, NCNC245,95920.6+60%

04▲2Buncombe County, NCNC277,41721.1+59%

05▲2Watauga County, NCNC54,78621.2+57%

06▲5Cumberland County, NCNC338,47321.6+57%

07▲2Craven County, NCNC105,02521.7+53%

08▲9Transylvania County, NCNC34,21121.9+44%

09▲7Guilford County, NCNC562,23422.0+66%

10Pitt County, NCNC182,93622.1+63%

11▼3Onslow County, NCNC217,17522.4+55%

12▲7Dare County, NCNC38,24522.4+61%

13Wilson County, NCNC81,15022.5+59%

14Henderson County, NCNC122,37522.5+63%

15▲15Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12122.5+65%

16▼4Macon County, NCNC39,23222.6+61%

17▲7Durham County, NCNC347,24022.6+72%

18Forsyth County, NCNC401,71822.7+74%

19▼4Wayne County, NCNC122,27822.9+58%

20▲13Carteret County, NCNC70,46923.2+48%

21▲2Clay County, NCNC12,23923.2+38%

22Catawba County, NCNC170,17223.4+78%

23▼2Burke County, NCNC88,65523.4+78%

24▲11Orange County, NCNC152,49823.6+70%

25▲4Nash County, NCNC99,36523.7+59%

26▼22Avery County, NCNC18,11023.7+53%

27▼7Haywood County, NCNC63,36923.8+56%

28▲28Richmond County, NCNC42,04124.1+60%

29▼1Lenoir County, NCNC55,83724.3+55%

30▲15Davidson County, NCNC180,18224.3+69%

31▲32Surry County, NCNC72,28724.3+42%

32▼6Mitchell County, NCNC15,06224.4+43%

33▼2McDowell County, NCNC45,19824.7+49%

34▲26Bertie County, NCNC17,08624.7+26%

35▼1Beaufort County, NCNC44,67024.8+41%

36▲10Graham County, NCNC8,19024.8+37%

37▲14Iredell County, NCNC211,79825.1+46%

38▲14Wake County, NCNC1,257,23525.1+57%

39▼14Scotland County, NCNC33,32225.1+79%

40▲22Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38325.1+49%

41▲28Cherokee County, NCNC30,83025.2+64%

42▼6Cleveland County, NCNC103,32525.3+59%

43▼11Randolph County, NCNC149,51625.3+67%

44▼3Robeson County, NCNC119,94125.3+41%

45▲3Ashe County, NCNC27,51425.3+38%

46▼9Alexander County, NCNC36,95825.6+72%

47▼8Halifax County, NCNC46,53425.6+55%

48▼6Brunswick County, NCNC174,70225.7+56%

49▲19Lee County, NCNC70,25825.8+48%

50▼7Vance County, NCNC42,63825.9+60%

51▼11Alamance County, NCNC186,17725.9+83%

52▲2Caldwell County, NCNC81,10525.9+94%

53▲4Wilkes County, NCNC66,23325.9+60%

54▲21Greene County, NCNC20,70025.9+53%

55▼11Rutherford County, NCNC65,74526.1+75%

56▼9Martin County, NCNC21,60126.2+53%

57▲1Rowan County, NCNC155,09626.2+68%

58▲21Hertford County, NCNC19,01526.5+46%

59▲14Sampson County, NCNC61,50426.5+47%

60▲1Pamlico County, NCNC12,75826.5+32%

61▼8Alleghany County, NCNC11,47926.5+62%

62▼7Moore County, NCNC110,61926.6+75%

63▲2Rockingham County, NCNC94,19527.0+50%

64▲3Gaston County, NCNC246,55827.0+69%

65▼38Montgomery County, NCNC26,40327.1+55%

66▲12Yancey County, NCNC19,08427.1+36%

67▼1Davie County, NCNC45,85527.3+74%

68▲8Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72527.3+46%

69▲22Chowan County, NCNC14,08227.8+41%

70▲11Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20128.0+56%

71Stanly County, NCNC68,83028.1+47%

72▲12Jones County, NCNC9,57528.1+40%

73▲22Camden County, NCNC11,31528.2+15%

74▼25Bladen County, NCNC30,00728.3+49%

75▼5Polk County, NCNC20,53328.4+58%

76▲7Chatham County, NCNC85,11128.4+48%

77▲9Hoke County, NCNC56,93928.8+69%

78▼4Duplin County, NCNC51,57129.3+53%

79▲3Columbus County, NCNC50,48729.3+50%

80▲8Lincoln County, NCNC98,65429.3+54%

81▼31Anson County, NCNC21,75829.4+46%

82▼10Warren County, NCNC18,89829.5+33%

83▼19Yadkin County, NCNC38,32529.6+62%

84▲3Union County, NCNC267,67429.8+44%

85▼26Northampton County, NCNC16,49129.9+64%

86▲8Pender County, NCNC72,11130.1+53%

87▼85Hyde County, NCNC4,55430.5+87%

88▲2Caswell County, NCNC22,56330.6+42%

89▼9Granville County, NCNC61,42130.8+62%

90▼1Person County, NCNC40,63630.9+40%

91▼6Stokes County, NCNC46,12631.6+52%

92▲6Perquimans County, NCNC13,49032.0+39%

93▼1Johnston County, NCNC256,44832.2+44%

94▼56Washington County, NCNC10,63832.4+54%

95▼2Madison County, NCNC22,55332.7+51%

96Harnett County, NCNC150,13732.8+55%

97Franklin County, NCNC82,03733.3+27%

98▼21Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53734.2+22%

99Currituck County, NCNC33,15835.5+27%

100Gates County, NCNC10,23441.7+44%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES