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Shortest commutes, North Carolina counties · 1990

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

01Scotland County, NCNC33,32214.9+6%

02Vance County, NCNC42,63815.1−6%

03Wilson County, NCNC81,15015.6+11%

04Catawba County, NCNC170,17215.7+20%

05Richmond County, NCNC42,04115.8+5%

06Wayne County, NCNC122,27816.1+11%

07Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12116.3+19%

08Pitt County, NCNC182,93616.4+21%

09Craven County, NCNC105,02516.4+15%

10Burke County, NCNC88,65516.7+27%

11Swain County, NCNC14,02416.9+26%

12Guilford County, NCNC562,23416.9+28%

13Durham County, NCNC347,24017.0+30%

14Caldwell County, NCNC81,10517.1+28%

15Nash County, NCNC99,36517.2+15%

16New Hanover County, NCNC245,95917.2+33%

17Lenoir County, NCNC55,83717.2+10%

18Forsyth County, NCNC401,71817.3+33%

19Alamance County, NCNC186,17717.3+22%

20Davidson County, NCNC180,18217.5+22%

21Cumberland County, NCNC338,47317.7+28%

22Rutherford County, NCNC65,74517.7+19%

23Cleveland County, NCNC103,32517.8+12%

24Rowan County, NCNC155,09617.9+15%

25Gaston County, NCNC246,55818.0+13%

26Halifax County, NCNC46,53418.1+10%

27Onslow County, NCNC217,17518.2+26%

28Macon County, NCNC39,23218.3+30%

29Graham County, NCNC8,19018.3+1%

30Buncombe County, NCNC277,41718.3+38%

31Robeson County, NCNC119,94118.4+2%

32Jackson County, NCNC45,03918.4+26%

33Moore County, NCNC110,61918.6+22%

34Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20118.6+3%

35Montgomery County, NCNC26,40318.7+7%

36Lee County, NCNC70,25818.7+7%

37Carteret County, NCNC70,46918.7+20%

38Dare County, NCNC38,24518.8+36%

39Iredell County, NCNC211,79818.9+10%

40Cherokee County, NCNC30,83018.9+23%

41Watauga County, NCNC54,78618.9+41%

42Randolph County, NCNC149,51618.9+25%

43Transylvania County, NCNC34,21119.0+25%

44Orange County, NCNC152,49819.1+38%

45Hertford County, NCNC19,01519.1+6%

46Wake County, NCNC1,257,23519.2+20%

47Martin County, NCNC21,60119.2+12%

48Henderson County, NCNC122,37519.3+39%

49Alexander County, NCNC36,95819.4+30%

50Rockingham County, NCNC94,19519.4+8%

51Stanly County, NCNC68,83019.5+2%

52McDowell County, NCNC45,19819.8+19%

53Wilkes County, NCNC66,23319.8+22%

54Haywood County, NCNC63,36919.9+30%

55Hoke County, NCNC56,93919.9+17%

56Anson County, NCNC21,75820.0−1%

57Washington County, NCNC10,63820.0−5%

58Surry County, NCNC72,28720.0+16%

59Greene County, NCNC20,70020.1+19%

60Beaufort County, NCNC44,67020.4+16%

61Granville County, NCNC61,42120.5+8%

62Davie County, NCNC45,85520.5+31%

63Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72520.6+10%

64Chowan County, NCNC14,08220.7+5%

65Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38321.0+25%

66Duplin County, NCNC51,57121.0+10%

67Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.1+16%

68Alleghany County, NCNC11,47921.1+29%

69Hyde County, NCNC4,55421.2+30%

70Lincoln County, NCNC98,65421.4+12%

71Columbus County, NCNC50,48721.5+10%

72Clay County, NCNC12,23921.6+28%

73Sampson County, NCNC61,50421.7+21%

74Brunswick County, NCNC174,70221.7+32%

75Warren County, NCNC18,89821.8−2%

76Avery County, NCNC18,11021.9+41%

77Polk County, NCNC20,53321.9+22%

78Harnett County, NCNC150,13722.3+5%

79Chatham County, NCNC85,11122.5+17%

80Mitchell County, NCNC15,06222.6+32%

81Bertie County, NCNC17,08622.6+15%

82Bladen County, NCNC30,00722.7+20%

83Person County, NCNC40,63622.7+3%

84Ashe County, NCNC27,51422.8+24%

85Johnston County, NCNC256,44822.9+2%

86Union County, NCNC267,67423.2+12%

87Yadkin County, NCNC38,32523.6+29%

88Yancey County, NCNC19,08423.7+18%

89Pender County, NCNC72,11124.1+22%

90Stokes County, NCNC46,12624.4+17%

91Pamlico County, NCNC12,75824.8+24%

92Jones County, NCNC9,57525.2+25%

93Camden County, NCNC11,31525.3+3%

94Caswell County, NCNC22,56326.0+20%

95Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53726.0−7%

96Franklin County, NCNC82,03726.0−1%

97Perquimans County, NCNC13,49027.1+18%

98Madison County, NCNC22,55327.6+27%

99Gates County, NCNC10,23431.5+8%

100Currituck County, NCNC33,15831.5+13%

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