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Shortest commutes, North Carolina counties · 2020

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

01Swain County, NCNC14,02419.0+42%

02Hyde County, NCNC4,55419.6+20%

03Jackson County, NCNC45,03919.6+34%

04Avery County, NCNC18,11019.7+27%

05New Hanover County, NCNC245,95919.9+54%

06Buncombe County, NCNC277,41720.3+53%

07Watauga County, NCNC54,78620.5+53%

08Onslow County, NCNC217,17520.8+44%

09Craven County, NCNC105,02520.9+47%

10Pitt County, NCNC182,93621.4+58%

11Cumberland County, NCNC338,47321.5+56%

12Macon County, NCNC39,23221.6+53%

13Wilson County, NCNC81,15021.8+54%

14Henderson County, NCNC122,37521.8+58%

15Wayne County, NCNC122,27822.0+52%

16Guilford County, NCNC562,23422.0+66%

17Transylvania County, NCNC34,21122.3+46%

18Forsyth County, NCNC401,71822.3+71%

19Dare County, NCNC38,24522.5+62%

20Haywood County, NCNC63,36922.6+48%

21Burke County, NCNC88,65522.6+72%

22Catawba County, NCNC170,17222.7+73%

23Clay County, NCNC12,23922.8+35%

24Durham County, NCNC347,24023.0+75%

25Scotland County, NCNC33,32223.2+66%

26Mitchell County, NCNC15,06223.3+36%

27Montgomery County, NCNC26,40323.5+34%

28Lenoir County, NCNC55,83723.5+50%

29Nash County, NCNC99,36523.5+58%

30Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12123.6+72%

31McDowell County, NCNC45,19823.7+43%

32Randolph County, NCNC149,51623.8+58%

33Carteret County, NCNC70,46923.9+53%

34Beaufort County, NCNC44,67023.9+35%

35Orange County, NCNC152,49823.9+73%

36Cleveland County, NCNC103,32524.1+52%

37Alexander County, NCNC36,95824.3+63%

38Washington County, NCNC10,63824.4+16%

39Halifax County, NCNC46,53424.6+50%

40Alamance County, NCNC186,17724.7+74%

41Robeson County, NCNC119,94124.7+37%

42Brunswick County, NCNC174,70224.8+51%

43Vance County, NCNC42,63824.9+54%

44Rutherford County, NCNC65,74525.1+69%

45Davidson County, NCNC180,18225.2+75%

46Graham County, NCNC8,19025.2+39%

47Martin County, NCNC21,60125.2+47%

48Ashe County, NCNC27,51425.3+38%

49Bladen County, NCNC30,00725.4+34%

50Anson County, NCNC21,75825.4+26%

51Iredell County, NCNC211,79825.6+49%

52Wake County, NCNC1,257,23525.6+60%

53Alleghany County, NCNC11,47925.7+57%

54Caldwell County, NCNC81,10525.8+93%

55Moore County, NCNC110,61925.8+69%

56Richmond County, NCNC42,04125.8+71%

57Wilkes County, NCNC66,23325.8+60%

58Rowan County, NCNC155,09625.8+66%

59Northampton County, NCNC16,49126.0+43%

60Bertie County, NCNC17,08626.1+33%

61Pamlico County, NCNC12,75826.1+31%

62Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38326.2+55%

63Surry County, NCNC72,28726.2+52%

64Yadkin County, NCNC38,32526.2+43%

65Rockingham County, NCNC94,19526.2+46%

66Davie County, NCNC45,85526.4+68%

67Gaston County, NCNC246,55826.4+65%

68Lee County, NCNC70,25826.5+52%

69Cherokee County, NCNC30,83026.7+74%

70Polk County, NCNC20,53327.3+52%

71Stanly County, NCNC68,83027.4+44%

72Warren County, NCNC18,89827.4+24%

73Sampson County, NCNC61,50427.7+54%

74Duplin County, NCNC51,57127.9+46%

75Greene County, NCNC20,70028.2+66%

76Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72528.2+51%

77Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53728.5+2%

78Yancey County, NCNC19,08428.6+43%

79Hertford County, NCNC19,01528.9+60%

80Granville County, NCNC61,42129.2+54%

81Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20129.2+62%

82Columbus County, NCNC50,48729.3+50%

83Chatham County, NCNC85,11129.3+52%

84Jones County, NCNC9,57529.5+47%

85Stokes County, NCNC46,12629.6+42%

86Hoke County, NCNC56,93929.7+74%

87Union County, NCNC267,67429.9+44%

88Lincoln County, NCNC98,65430.2+59%

89Person County, NCNC40,63630.8+39%

90Caswell County, NCNC22,56331.0+44%

91Chowan County, NCNC14,08231.2+59%

92Johnston County, NCNC256,44831.4+40%

93Madison County, NCNC22,55331.4+45%

94Pender County, NCNC72,11131.5+60%

95Camden County, NCNC11,31531.8+29%

96Harnett County, NCNC150,13731.9+51%

97Franklin County, NCNC82,03732.8+25%

98Perquimans County, NCNC13,49034.4+50%

99Currituck County, NCNC33,15835.1+26%

100Gates County, NCNC10,23436.9+27%

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