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Shortest commutes, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Jackson County, NCNC45,03920.2+38%

02Swain County, NCNC14,02420.5+53%

03New Hanover County, NCNC245,95920.6+60%

04Buncombe County, NCNC277,41721.1+59%

05Watauga County, NCNC54,78621.2+57%

06Cumberland County, NCNC338,47321.6+57%

07Craven County, NCNC105,02521.7+53%

08Transylvania County, NCNC34,21121.9+44%

09Guilford County, NCNC562,23422.0+66%

10Pitt County, NCNC182,93622.1+63%

11Onslow County, NCNC217,17522.4+55%

12Dare County, NCNC38,24522.4+61%

13Wilson County, NCNC81,15022.5+59%

14Henderson County, NCNC122,37522.5+63%

15Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12122.5+65%

16Macon County, NCNC39,23222.6+61%

17Durham County, NCNC347,24022.6+72%

18Forsyth County, NCNC401,71822.7+74%

19Wayne County, NCNC122,27822.9+58%

20Carteret County, NCNC70,46923.2+48%

21Clay County, NCNC12,23923.2+38%

22Catawba County, NCNC170,17223.4+78%

23Burke County, NCNC88,65523.4+78%

24Orange County, NCNC152,49823.6+70%

25Nash County, NCNC99,36523.7+59%

26Avery County, NCNC18,11023.7+53%

27Haywood County, NCNC63,36923.8+56%

28Richmond County, NCNC42,04124.1+60%

29Lenoir County, NCNC55,83724.3+55%

30Davidson County, NCNC180,18224.3+69%

31Surry County, NCNC72,28724.3+42%

32Mitchell County, NCNC15,06224.4+43%

33McDowell County, NCNC45,19824.7+49%

34Bertie County, NCNC17,08624.7+26%

35Beaufort County, NCNC44,67024.8+41%

36Graham County, NCNC8,19024.8+37%

37Iredell County, NCNC211,79825.1+46%

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

39Scotland County, NCNC33,32225.1+79%

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

41Cherokee County, NCNC30,83025.2+64%

42Cleveland County, NCNC103,32525.3+59%

43Randolph County, NCNC149,51625.3+67%

44Robeson County, NCNC119,94125.3+41%

45Ashe County, NCNC27,51425.3+38%

46Alexander County, NCNC36,95825.6+72%

47Halifax County, NCNC46,53425.6+55%

48Brunswick County, NCNC174,70225.7+56%

49Lee County, NCNC70,25825.8+48%

50Vance County, NCNC42,63825.9+60%

51Alamance County, NCNC186,17725.9+83%

52Caldwell County, NCNC81,10525.9+94%

53Wilkes County, NCNC66,23325.9+60%

54Greene County, NCNC20,70025.9+53%

55Rutherford County, NCNC65,74526.1+75%

56Martin County, NCNC21,60126.2+53%

57Rowan County, NCNC155,09626.2+68%

58Hertford County, NCNC19,01526.5+46%

59Sampson County, NCNC61,50426.5+47%

60Pamlico County, NCNC12,75826.5+32%

61Alleghany County, NCNC11,47926.5+62%

62Moore County, NCNC110,61926.6+75%

63Rockingham County, NCNC94,19527.0+50%

64Gaston County, NCNC246,55827.0+69%

65Montgomery County, NCNC26,40327.1+55%

66Yancey County, NCNC19,08427.1+36%

67Davie County, NCNC45,85527.3+74%

68Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72527.3+46%

69Chowan County, NCNC14,08227.8+41%

70Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20128.0+56%

71Stanly County, NCNC68,83028.1+47%

72Jones County, NCNC9,57528.1+40%

73Camden County, NCNC11,31528.2+15%

74Bladen County, NCNC30,00728.3+49%

75Polk County, NCNC20,53328.4+58%

76Chatham County, NCNC85,11128.4+48%

77Hoke County, NCNC56,93928.8+69%

78Duplin County, NCNC51,57129.3+53%

79Columbus County, NCNC50,48729.3+50%

80Lincoln County, NCNC98,65429.3+54%

81Anson County, NCNC21,75829.4+46%

82Warren County, NCNC18,89829.5+33%

83Yadkin County, NCNC38,32529.6+62%

84Union County, NCNC267,67429.8+44%

85Northampton County, NCNC16,49129.9+64%

86Pender County, NCNC72,11130.1+53%

87Hyde County, NCNC4,55430.5+87%

88Caswell County, NCNC22,56330.6+42%

89Granville County, NCNC61,42130.8+62%

90Person County, NCNC40,63630.9+40%

91Stokes County, NCNC46,12631.6+52%

92Perquimans County, NCNC13,49032.0+39%

93Johnston County, NCNC256,44832.2+44%

94Washington County, NCNC10,63832.4+54%

95Madison County, NCNC22,55332.7+51%

96Harnett County, NCNC150,13732.8+55%

97Franklin County, NCNC82,03733.3+27%

98Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53734.2+22%

99Currituck County, NCNC33,15835.5+27%

100Gates County, NCNC10,23441.7+44%

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