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Shortest commutes, New York counties

New York counties with the shortest mean travel time to work (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 23.8. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Schuyler County, NY, up 11 places to #35.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01▲1Jefferson County, NYNY111,54019.5+55%

02▲1Broome County, NYNY195,73619.6+66%

03▼2Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12619.6+53%

04▲6Monroe County, NYNY750,50619.9+71%

05▲1Tompkins County, NYNY104,04720.1+77%

06▼1Chemung County, NYNY80,41520.2+62%

07▲1Onondaga County, NYNY466,58420.2+73%

08▼4Clinton County, NYNY78,13820.4+47%

09▼2Oneida County, NYNY226,39220.6+55%

10▼1Franklin County, NYNY46,50020.7+45%

11▲1St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48821.0+47%

12▲2Erie County, NYNY946,74121.3+64%

13▲3Seneca County, NYNY32,88321.3+29%

14▼3Albany County, NYNY321,22521.4+73%

15▲5Warren County, NYNY65,02021.5+40%

16▲1Steuben County, NYNY91,85522.2+47%

17▼2Yates County, NYNY24,54722.3+24%

18▲8Ontario County, NYNY113,13022.3+39%

19▼6Cortland County, NYNY45,85022.3+50%

20▲1Niagara County, NYNY208,91222.5+76%

21▲6Hamilton County, NYNY5,00622.6+22%

22▼4Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39022.6+41%

23▲5Essex County, NYNY36,43822.7+46%

24▲1Cayuga County, NYNY74,36522.8+47%

25▼2Schenectady County, NYNY162,58122.8+64%

26▲7Chenango County, NYNY45,71522.8+29%

27▼8Allegany County, NYNY46,80022.8+47%

28▼6Otsego County, NYNY60,58922.9+49%

29▲1Tioga County, NYNY47,45323.0+46%

30▼6Genesee County, NYNY58,41623.5+49%

31Madison County, NYNY67,12023.6+53%

32▲4Wayne County, NYNY91,25023.8+40%

33▲4Montgomery County, NYNY50,04624.0+44%

34▼2Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51024.0+63%

35▲11Schuyler County, NYNY16,92424.1+42%

36▼2Lewis County, NYNY26,47924.2+55%

37▲2Livingston County, NYNY61,43825.1+39%

38Oswego County, NYNY118,56925.1+53%

39▲3Wyoming County, NYNY39,74125.2+32%

40▼5Fulton County, NYNY52,21625.4+52%

41▼1Saratoga County, NYNY241,34325.5+57%

42▲2Delaware County, NYNY44,30525.7+53%

43Columbia County, NYNY60,16825.7+46%

44▼15Herkimer County, NYNY59,21925.7+74%

45▼4Orleans County, NYNY39,82526.1+38%

46▼1Washington County, NYNY59,35326.9+54%

47Ulster County, NYNY183,33027.5+47%

48▲1Sullivan County, NYNY80,58628.0+37%

49▼1Greene County, NYNY47,23828.9+40%

50▲1Rockland County, NYNY357,39729.7+19%

51▼1Schoharie County, NYNY30,17630.6+45%

52▲1Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09031.1+36%

53▲1Dutchess County, NYNY300,70831.2+43%

54▼2New York County, NYNY1,664,86231.2+62%

55Orange County, NYNY417,66934.1+39%

56Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74334.6+44%

57Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93936.0+38%

58Putnam County, NYNY99,02839.3+36%

59Kings County, NYNY2,653,96341.7+28%

60Queens County, NYNY2,358,18242.9+34%

61Richmond County, NYNY501,29043.1+27%

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33243.3+35%

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