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Shortest commutes, New York counties · 2020

New York counties with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12618.5+45%

02Jefferson County, NYNY111,54018.8+49%

03Broome County, NYNY195,73619.2+63%

04Clinton County, NYNY78,13819.3+39%

05Chemung County, NYNY80,41519.5+56%

06Tompkins County, NYNY104,04719.8+74%

07Oneida County, NYNY226,39219.9+50%

08Onondaga County, NYNY466,58420.0+71%

09Franklin County, NYNY46,50020.1+41%

10Monroe County, NYNY750,50620.3+74%

11Albany County, NYNY321,22520.8+68%

12St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48820.9+47%

13Cortland County, NYNY45,85021.3+44%

14Erie County, NYNY946,74121.3+64%

15Yates County, NYNY24,54721.7+21%

16Seneca County, NYNY32,88321.7+32%

17Steuben County, NYNY91,85522.0+46%

18Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39022.1+38%

19Allegany County, NYNY46,80022.2+43%

20Warren County, NYNY65,02022.4+46%

21Niagara County, NYNY208,91222.9+79%

22Otsego County, NYNY60,58923.0+49%

23Schenectady County, NYNY162,58123.0+66%

24Genesee County, NYNY58,41623.3+48%

25Cayuga County, NYNY74,36523.3+50%

26Ontario County, NYNY113,13023.4+46%

27Hamilton County, NYNY5,00623.5+27%

28Essex County, NYNY36,43823.6+52%

29Herkimer County, NYNY59,21923.6+59%

30Tioga County, NYNY47,45323.8+51%

31Madison County, NYNY67,12024.0+55%

32Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51024.3+64%

33Chenango County, NYNY45,71524.4+38%

34Lewis County, NYNY26,47924.4+56%

35Fulton County, NYNY52,21624.5+47%

36Wayne County, NYNY91,25024.5+44%

37Montgomery County, NYNY50,04624.5+47%

38Oswego County, NYNY118,56924.8+51%

39Livingston County, NYNY61,43825.1+39%

40Saratoga County, NYNY241,34325.3+56%

41Orleans County, NYNY39,82525.6+36%

42Wyoming County, NYNY39,74125.7+35%

43Columbia County, NYNY60,16825.8+47%

44Delaware County, NYNY44,30526.1+56%

45Washington County, NYNY59,35326.3+50%

46Schuyler County, NYNY16,92427.9+64%

47Ulster County, NYNY183,33028.4+52%

48Greene County, NYNY47,23828.7+39%

49Sullivan County, NYNY80,58629.7+45%

50Schoharie County, NYNY30,17630.7+45%

51Rockland County, NYNY357,39731.6+27%

52New York County, NYNY1,664,86232.1+66%

53Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09032.4+42%

54Dutchess County, NYNY300,70832.8+51%

55Orange County, NYNY417,66934.4+41%

56Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74335.3+46%

57Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93936.6+41%

58Putnam County, NYNY99,02840.0+39%

59Kings County, NYNY2,653,96343.0+32%

60Queens County, NYNY2,358,18244.2+38%

61Richmond County, NYNY501,29044.6+32%

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33245.3+41%

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