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Shortest commutes, North Carolina counties · 2000

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

01New Hanover County, NCNC245,95912.9+0%

02Forsyth County, NCNC401,71813.0+0%

03Durham County, NCNC347,24013.1+0%

04Catawba County, NCNC170,17213.1+0%

05Burke County, NCNC88,65513.2+0%

06Guilford County, NCNC562,23413.3+0%

07Buncombe County, NCNC277,41713.3+0%

08Caldwell County, NCNC81,10513.4+0%

09Swain County, NCNC14,02413.4+0%

10Watauga County, NCNC54,78613.4+0%

11Pitt County, NCNC182,93613.6+0%

12Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12113.7+0%

13Cumberland County, NCNC338,47313.8+0%

14Henderson County, NCNC122,37513.8+0%

15Orange County, NCNC152,49813.8+0%

16Dare County, NCNC38,24513.9+0%

17Scotland County, NCNC33,32214.0+0%

18Macon County, NCNC39,23214.1+0%

19Wilson County, NCNC81,15014.1+0%

20Alamance County, NCNC186,17714.2+0%

21Craven County, NCNC105,02514.2+0%

22Davidson County, NCNC180,18214.4+0%

23Onslow County, NCNC217,17514.4+0%

24Wayne County, NCNC122,27814.5+0%

25Jackson County, NCNC45,03914.6+0%

26Rutherford County, NCNC65,74514.9+0%

27Alexander County, NCNC36,95814.9+0%

28Nash County, NCNC99,36514.9+0%

29Richmond County, NCNC42,04115.0+0%

30Randolph County, NCNC149,51615.1+0%

31Transylvania County, NCNC34,21115.2+0%

32Moore County, NCNC110,61915.2+0%

33Haywood County, NCNC63,36915.3+0%

34Cherokee County, NCNC30,83015.4+0%

35Avery County, NCNC18,11015.6+0%

36Rowan County, NCNC155,09615.6+0%

37Carteret County, NCNC70,46915.6+0%

38Lenoir County, NCNC55,83715.7+0%

39Davie County, NCNC45,85515.7+0%

40Cleveland County, NCNC103,32515.9+0%

41Gaston County, NCNC246,55816.0+0%

42Wake County, NCNC1,257,23516.0+0%

43Wilkes County, NCNC66,23316.2+0%

44Vance County, NCNC42,63816.2+0%

45Hyde County, NCNC4,55416.3+0%

46Alleghany County, NCNC11,47916.4+0%

47Brunswick County, NCNC174,70216.4+0%

48Halifax County, NCNC46,53416.5+0%

49McDowell County, NCNC45,19816.6+0%

50Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38316.8+0%

51Clay County, NCNC12,23916.9+0%

52Greene County, NCNC20,70016.9+0%

53Mitchell County, NCNC15,06217.0+0%

54Hoke County, NCNC56,93917.0+0%

55Martin County, NCNC21,60117.2+0%

56Surry County, NCNC72,28717.2+0%

57Iredell County, NCNC211,79817.2+0%

58Lee County, NCNC70,25817.4+0%

59Montgomery County, NCNC26,40317.5+0%

60Beaufort County, NCNC44,67017.6+0%

61Sampson County, NCNC61,50418.0+0%

62Polk County, NCNC20,53318.0+0%

63Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20118.0+0%

64Robeson County, NCNC119,94118.0+0%

65Rockingham County, NCNC94,19518.0+0%

66Hertford County, NCNC19,01518.1+0%

67Graham County, NCNC8,19018.2+0%

68Northampton County, NCNC16,49118.2+0%

69Ashe County, NCNC27,51418.3+0%

70Yadkin County, NCNC38,32518.3+0%

71Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72518.7+0%

72Bladen County, NCNC30,00719.0+0%

73Granville County, NCNC61,42119.0+0%

74Lincoln County, NCNC98,65419.0+0%

75Stanly County, NCNC68,83019.1+0%

76Duplin County, NCNC51,57119.1+0%

77Chatham County, NCNC85,11119.2+0%

78Columbus County, NCNC50,48719.5+0%

79Bertie County, NCNC17,08619.6+0%

80Chowan County, NCNC14,08219.7+0%

81Pender County, NCNC72,11119.7+0%

82Pamlico County, NCNC12,75820.0+0%

83Yancey County, NCNC19,08420.0+0%

84Jones County, NCNC9,57520.2+0%

85Anson County, NCNC21,75820.2+0%

86Union County, NCNC267,67420.8+0%

87Stokes County, NCNC46,12620.8+0%

88Washington County, NCNC10,63821.0+0%

89Harnett County, NCNC150,13721.2+0%

90Caswell County, NCNC22,56321.6+0%

91Madison County, NCNC22,55321.7+0%

92Warren County, NCNC18,89822.1+0%

93Person County, NCNC40,63622.1+0%

94Johnston County, NCNC256,44822.4+0%

95Perquimans County, NCNC13,49023.0+0%

96Camden County, NCNC11,31524.6+0%

97Franklin County, NCNC82,03726.2+0%

98Currituck County, NCNC33,15827.9+0%

99Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53728.1+0%

100Gates County, NCNC10,23429.0+0%

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