Which county has the lowest average commute?

Kalawao County, Hawaii ranks #1 with 4.5 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by average commute?

Kalawao County, Hawaii, Aleutians East, Alaska, Yakutat, Alaska, Skagway, Alaska, Northwest Arctic, Alaska.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,134 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is average commute measured?

Mean travel time to work, one way, in minutes. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).

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Shortest commutes, US counties · 2020

US counties with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

3001Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33534.3+48%

3002Linn County, KSKS9,95034.3+17%

3003Page County, VAVA23,76234.3+46%

3004Gloucester County, VAVA40,09734.4+31%

3005Livingston Parish, LALA155,03634.4+38%

3006Orange County, NYNY417,66934.4+41%

3007Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58234.4+42%

3008Perquimans County, NCNC13,49034.4+50%

3009Charles City County, VAVA6,62334.5+44%

3010Torrance County, NMNM16,10034.5+14%

3011Blount County, ALAL60,15634.5+27%

3012Norfolk County, MAMA739,74934.6+57%

3013Columbia County, OROR54,09134.7+50%

3014Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03534.8+32%

3015Essex County, NJNJ896,37934.8+56%

3016Lincoln County, WVWV19,17734.8+19%

3017Isanti County, MNMN44,38634.9+28%

3018Garrard County, KYKY18,20734.9+49%

3019Monroe County, OHOH12,99435.0+55%

3020Cherokee County, GAGA299,27335.0+28%

3021Somervell County, TXTX10,26135.0+63%

3022McMullen County, TXTX54435.0+155%

3023Caroline County, VAVA34,41335.0+30%

3024Heard County, GAGA12,14935.1+20%

3025Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66635.1+14%

3026Currituck County, NCNC33,15835.1+26%

3027Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78135.1+36%

3028San Joaquin County, CACA823,81535.2+65%

3029Mason County, WAWA71,16535.2+54%

3030Perry County, ARAR10,30935.2+28%

3031Marion County, GAGA7,67635.2+42%

3032Crawford County, ININ10,50935.2+27%

3033Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74335.3+46%

3034Bracken County, KYKY8,51135.3+19%

3035Bastrop County, TXTX118,90835.3+22%

3036Benton County, MSMS7,50235.4+44%

3037Jackson County, KYKY13,32535.4+37%

3038Pike County, GAGA20,93235.4+50%

3039Choctaw County, ALAL11,90435.4+31%

3040Frederick County, MDMD302,88335.4+39%

3041Renville County, NDND2,33135.5+148%

3042Meriwether County, GAGA21,51635.5+54%

3043Warren County, NJNJ112,95335.6+31%

3044Smith County, MSMS13,99135.7+65%

3045Lake County, COCO7,55235.7+17%

3046Jasper County, GAGA17,63235.7+32%

3047Morgan County, OHOH13,62635.7+33%

3048Stewart County, TNTN14,43935.7+19%

3049Stone County, MSMS19,65435.8+42%

3050Manassas, VAVA44,33235.8+32%

3051Boise County, IDID8,54535.8+11%

3052Pickens County, ALAL18,22135.9+62%

3053Lapeer County, MIMI89,51635.9+26%

3054Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44836.0+32%

3055Carroll County, MDMD176,67736.1+34%

3056Wilson County, TXTX56,13936.1+33%

3057Hudson County, NJNJ735,03336.2+57%

3058San Benito County, CACA70,08236.3+30%

3059Kaufman County, TXTX209,23536.3+23%

3060Essex County, VAVA10,65436.3+36%

3061King George County, VAVA29,64636.4+62%

3062Adams County, OHOH27,86536.4+31%

3063Louisa County, VAVA42,92436.4+34%

3064Houston County, TNTN8,47936.6+41%

3065Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93936.6+41%

3066Jefferson County, WVWV63,10236.7+26%

3067Marion County, MSMS24,00136.7+75%

3068Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13036.7+19%

3069King and Queen County, VAVA6,74336.8+17%

3070Hickman County, TNTN26,21936.8+25%

3071Sabine Parish, LALA21,83436.8+59%

3072Wirt County, WVWV4,87936.8+52%

3073Gates County, NCNC10,23436.9+27%

3074St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75836.9+31%

3075Prince George's County, MDMD970,37437.0+36%

3076Culpeper County, VAVA57,66637.2+29%

3077Pendleton County, KYKY14,80037.2+30%

3078Clarke County, VAVA15,60937.7+51%

3079Camas County, IDID1,31637.8+43%

3080Orange County, VAVA40,08337.9+52%

3081Park County, COCO18,31437.9−1%

3082Sussex County, NJNJ148,06338.0+20%

3083Leslie County, KYKY9,62738.1+57%

3084Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38838.2+31%

3085Mathews County, VAVA8,52938.2+13%

3086Amelia County, VAVA13,63238.3+9%

3087Buckingham County, VAVA17,13738.4+22%

3088Gilpin County, COCO6,07338.4+32%

3089Menifee County, KYKY6,43038.5+42%

3090Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07038.5+43%

3091Hampshire County, WVWV24,10538.5+27%

3092Calaveras County, CACA46,60538.7+49%

3093Grant Parish, LALA22,07538.8+61%

3094Morgan County, WVWV18,02738.8+34%

3095King William County, VAVA19,61738.8+49%

3096Newton County, TXTX11,95438.9+44%

3097Lawrence County, MSMS11,81938.9+53%

3098Elliott County, KYKY7,26539.0+19%

3099Paulding County, GAGA190,99639.2+22%

3100Liberty County, TXTX121,36439.3+29%

3101LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15439.4+75%

3102Warren County, VAVA42,74039.4+19%

3103Terrell County, TXTX70239.6+138%

3104Bandera County, TXTX22,87639.7+39%

3105Fauquier County, VAVA76,50339.7+30%

3106Stafford County, VAVA170,80339.7+28%

3107Prince William County, VAVA502,96639.8+32%

3108Monroe County, PAPA167,17940.0+52%

3109Putnam County, NYNY99,02840.0+39%

3110San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48840.5+22%

3111Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87340.8+83%

3112Nicholas County, KYKY7,94941.0+50%

3113Trousdale County, TNTN12,62341.0+65%

3114Robertson County, KYKY2,32541.2+40%

3115Owen County, KYKY11,60141.2+69%

3116Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43941.2+32%

3117Cumberland County, VAVA10,35241.2+39%

3118Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71541.4+51%

3119Manassas Park, VAVA16,56041.6+45%

3120Elbert County, COCO30,53442.0+21%

3121Amite County, MSMS12,48742.1+64%

3122Surry County, VAVA6,60342.2+44%

3123Calvert County, MDMD94,48442.2+30%

3124Calhoun County, ILIL4,30042.6+22%

3125Kings County, NYNY2,653,96343.0+32%

3126Clay County, WVWV7,53843.0+24%

3127Lee County, KYKY7,29744.1+63%

3128Queens County, NYNY2,358,18244.2+38%

3129Richmond County, NYNY501,29044.6+32%

3130Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33245.3+41%

3131Charles County, MDMD176,59345.4+38%

3132Pike County, PAPA62,80845.6+31%

3133Lewis County, KYKY12,90146.0+87%

3134Mora County, NMNM4,05151.3+82%

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