Which metro area has the lowest average commute?

Nantucket, MA ranks #1 with 8.4 (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by average commute?

Nantucket, MA, Los Alamos, NM, Pierre, SD, Ketchikan, AK, Aberdeen, SD.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is average commute measured?

Mean travel time to work, one way, in minutes. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.

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Shortest commutes, US metro areas · 2000

US metro areas with the shortest mean travel time to work (2000 ACS).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 1990

501Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68214.9−30%

502Wilmington, NCNC492,77214.9−23%

503Racine, WIWI198,91914.9−16%

504Stephenville, TXTX43,91114.9−22%

505Forest City, NCNC65,74514.9−16%

506Fresno, CACA1,203,38314.9−24%

507Lynchburg, VAVA269,16914.9−20%

508Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22614.9−19%

509Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30214.9−29%

510Somerset, KYKY67,38414.9−27%

511Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09714.9−34%

512Ukiah, CACA88,12214.9−26%

513Longview, WAWA114,88514.9−16%

514Waycross, GAGA57,67015.0−14%

515Paris, TXTX63,31915.0−18%

516Akron, OHOH701,78015.0−24%

517Gainesville, FLFL359,03615.0−23%

518Boulder, COCO328,56015.0−32%

519Kennett, MOMO26,85515.0−20%

520Baraboo, WIWI66,65215.0−38%

521Sebring, FLFL111,12215.0−8%

522Watertown, WIWI86,50515.0−29%

523Marion, OHOH65,11515.0−18%

524Athens, OHOH63,19715.0−21%

525Borger, TXTX19,63315.0+4%

526Gillette, WYWY48,14515.0−19%

527Holland, MIMI123,18815.0−30%

528Reading, PAPA440,07215.0−19%

529Rockingham, NCNC42,04115.0−5%

530Bartlesville, OKOK54,03715.1−3%

531Corning, NYNY91,85515.1−24%

532Danville, VAVA101,13715.1−16%

533Ogden, UTUT672,78415.1−20%

534Albuquerque, NMNM925,27915.1−26%

535Crawfordsville, ININ38,95415.1−19%

536Lewistown, PAPA46,12715.1−24%

537Kingsland, GAGA60,14315.1−27%

538Oxford, MSMS71,97215.1−7%

539Chattanooga, TNTN594,53015.1−27%

540Lebanon, NHNH224,50015.1−29%

541Visalia, CACA485,14615.1−20%

542Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21115.1−15%

543Pontiac, ILIL35,05715.1−26%

544Arkansas City, KSKS34,38215.1−21%

545Barre, VTVT59,65215.1−31%

546New Iberia, LALA66,84615.1−22%

547Weirton, WVWV112,46815.2−16%

548Charlottesville, VAVA228,59715.2−24%

549Plymouth, ININ46,59915.2−27%

550Gaffney, SCSC58,27515.2−10%

551Brevard, NCNC34,21115.2−20%

552Michigan City, ININ111,29415.2−19%

553Victoria, TXTX99,86415.2−21%

554Port Angeles, WAWA78,20215.2−17%

555Little Rock, ARAR777,60715.2−21%

556Seneca, SCSC83,77515.2−19%

557Pinehurst, NCNC110,61915.2−18%

558Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29515.3−29%

559Faribault, MNMN69,93915.3−25%

560Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68515.3−28%

561Waynesville, NCNC63,36915.3−23%

562St. Simons, GAGA118,52415.3−16%

563Hailey, IDID32,43615.3−35%

564Moultrie, GAGA47,43815.3−19%

565Grenada, MSMS30,22215.3−14%

566Cadillac, MIMI49,71915.3−28%

567Moberly, MOMO24,51315.3−17%

568Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55215.3−28%

569Santa Fe, NMNM156,90715.3−32%

570Albany, OROR132,84315.3−30%

571Bowling Green, KYKY197,18015.3−24%

572Sunbury, PAPA107,78815.3−18%

573Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52715.3−35%

574Laurel, MSMS82,28115.3−24%

575Oxford, ALAL115,83415.3−11%

576Mayfield, KYKY37,05015.3−25%

577Columbus, OHOH2,242,02815.3−26%

578Crossville, TNTN66,30015.3−25%

579Red Bluff, CACA64,66515.4−33%

580Monticello, ININ25,16415.4−31%

581Calhoun, GAGA61,70115.4−14%

582Oneonta, NYNY60,58915.4−32%

583Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45915.4−21%

584Camden, ARAR26,36315.4−9%

585Somerset, PAPA72,00415.4−27%

586Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55315.4−17%

587Wheeling, WVWV134,08915.4−21%

588New Bern, NCNC127,35815.4−15%

589Kahului, HIHI160,67415.4−28%

590Anchorage, AKAK405,82115.4−24%

591Coshocton, OHOH37,18815.4−22%

592Florence, SCSC201,39215.4−11%

593Sayre, PAPA59,60015.5−32%

594Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69515.5−27%

595Madisonville, KYKY45,12715.5−13%

596Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65515.5−28%

597Auburn, NYNY74,36515.5−26%

598Taos, NMNM34,56415.5−35%

599Clarksburg, WVWV88,14215.5−19%

600Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45115.6−18%

601Selma, ALAL35,14015.6−4%

602Red Wing, MNMN48,19515.6−34%

603Keene, NHNH78,26915.6−20%

604Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77515.6−26%

605Greenville, OHOH51,52015.6−35%

606Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21315.6−34%

607Muskogee, OKOK66,70815.6−18%

608Pella, IAIA34,19215.6−28%

609Menomonie, WIWI46,22315.6−39%

610Tallahassee, FLFL397,44215.6−17%

611Morristown, TNTN128,86715.6−18%

612Morehead City, NCNC70,46915.6−17%

613Atchison, KSKS16,17215.6−19%

614Savannah, GAGA438,31415.6−21%

615Vidalia, GAGA36,18015.6−7%

616Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01415.7−15%

617Knoxville, TNTN968,13715.7−25%

618Kinston, NCNC55,83715.7−9%

619Morgantown, WVWV141,99515.7−18%

620Portland, MEME577,63515.7−25%

621Decatur, ALAL160,32615.7−26%

622Bakersfield, CACA927,06815.7−15%

623Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04715.7−18%

624Palestine, TXTX59,80515.7−15%

625Batavia, NYNY58,41615.7−26%

626Augusta, MEME129,06715.8−23%

627Jackson, MIMI159,55215.8−19%

628Richmond, VAVA1,389,33815.8−25%

629Augusta, GAGA641,23115.8−22%

630Florence, ALAL156,60915.8−19%

631Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85815.8−27%

632Jackson, MSMS609,84715.8−20%

633Salem, OHOH99,37715.8−23%

634Naples, FLFL417,13115.8−18%

635Pensacola, FLFL544,94915.8−19%

636Hutchinson, MNMN36,63115.8−29%

637Dixon, ILIL32,91415.8−21%

638Chambersburg, PAPA160,65215.8−22%

639Madison, ININ33,27915.8−19%

640Shawano, WIWI45,75915.8−42%

641Lewiston, MEME116,48715.9−23%

642Montrose, COCO44,59115.9−26%

643Shelby, NCNC103,32515.9−11%

644Columbia, SCSC879,91815.9−20%

645Rome, GAGA101,37815.9−11%

646Tullahoma, TNTN69,33915.9−18%

647Salinas, CACA433,72915.9−15%

648Rock Springs, WYWY41,26715.9−23%

649Eufaula, ALAL26,86115.9−16%

650Alexandria, LALA147,95215.9−21%

651Gulfport, MSMS431,32915.9−19%

652Huntsville, TXTX83,84215.9−11%

653Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55115.9−10%

654Rochelle, ILIL51,39915.9−30%

655Memphis, TNTN1,341,41216.0−22%

656Palm Bay, FLFL663,98216.0−18%

657Ardmore, OKOK48,91016.0−2%

658Charleston, WVWV200,17016.0−17%

659Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31916.0−11%

660Hinesville, GAGA91,87016.0+8%

661Olean, NYNY75,39016.0−19%

662Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85016.0−13%

663Seaford, DEDE277,14016.0−22%

664Fairmont, WVWV55,58416.0−17%

665Greenfield, MAMA70,69816.0−27%

666Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21216.0−12%

667Decatur, ININ36,65016.0−25%

668York, PAPA473,19716.1−18%

669Dover, DEDE194,78616.1−17%

670McMinnville, TNTN43,71716.1−21%

671Charleston, SCSC889,26316.1−32%

672Portland, OROR2,542,28216.1−27%

673Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06316.1−21%

674Providence, RIRI1,708,16116.1−14%

675Salem, OROR445,81416.1−22%

676Easton, MDMD38,23816.2−17%

677Mobile, ALAL411,65816.2−18%

678North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23316.2−18%

679Henderson, NCNC42,63816.2+7%

680Fort Payne, ALAL74,08516.2−26%

681Bainbridge, GAGA29,43216.2−11%

682Aberdeen, WAWA78,14416.2−22%

683San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14016.2−25%

684Raymondville, TXTX19,97116.3−20%

685Brigham City, UTUT70,40516.3−32%

686Jacksonville, TXTX53,33716.3−20%

687Crestview, FLFL315,09816.3−11%

688Gadsden, ALAL103,88616.3−12%

689Monroe, MIMI156,00416.4−21%

690Harrison, ARAR45,65416.4−28%

691Connersville, ININ23,53316.4−8%

692Elkins, WVWV26,88216.4−12%

693Alma, MIMI41,19016.4−25%

694Dublin, GAGA60,35116.4−10%

695Cornelia, GAGA50,41616.4−7%

696Natchez, MSMS54,72216.4−14%

697Glens Falls, NYNY124,37316.4−20%

698Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49716.4−34%

699Cape Coral, FLFL875,60716.5−19%

700Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88316.5−19%

701Hillsdale, MIMI45,73816.5−27%

702Breckenridge, COCO39,06916.5−22%

703Troy, ALAL33,68816.5−4%

704Winchester, TNTN45,57916.5−20%

705Ottawa, ILIL145,90216.5−17%

706Vineland, NJNJ157,14816.5−11%

707Lacey, WAWA304,26116.5−20%

708Clarksville, TNTN349,00116.5−15%

709Lock Haven, PAPA37,87016.5−17%

710Danville, KYKY56,98516.6−28%

711Statesboro, GAGA97,97716.6−6%

712Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15416.6−22%

713Marion, NCNC45,19816.6−16%

714Huntington, WVWV365,96516.6−15%

715Greeley, COCO378,42616.6−23%

716Cumberland, MDMD93,64016.6−8%

717Gloversville, NYNY52,21616.6−13%

718Amsterdam, NYNY50,04616.7−22%

719Farmington, NMNM120,34016.7−17%

720Forrest City, ARAR21,80016.7−14%

721Durant, OKOK51,36716.7−21%

722Natchitoches, LALA36,08916.7−12%

723Show Low, AZAZ109,94616.7−17%

724San Diego, CACA3,282,24816.7−29%

725Cambridge, OHOH38,37916.7−17%

726Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91416.7−19%

727Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66616.7−13%

728Ocala, FLFL442,66016.8−17%

729Ellensburg, WAWA48,80316.8−15%

730Concord, NHNH158,07816.8−24%

731Indiana, PAPA82,87816.8−17%

732Sevierville, TNTN101,34216.9−25%

733Sacramento, CACA2,477,27416.9−21%

734Lafayette, LALA423,75816.9−15%

735Lake City, FLFL74,09416.9−17%

736Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02516.9−10%

737Summerville, GAGA25,30016.9−15%

738Bedford, ININ45,56817.0−16%

739Fallon, NVNV25,85117.0−9%

740Wilmington, OHOH42,30117.0−24%

741Urbana, OHOH38,82017.0−22%

742New Orleans, LALA970,84917.0−22%

743Cambridge, MDMD33,62817.0−8%

744Barnstable, MAMA233,53917.1−17%

745DuBois, PAPA78,10017.1−11%

746St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42117.1−24%

747Kankakee, ILIL105,52517.1−13%

748Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96617.1−11%

749Lakeland, FLFL874,79017.1−12%

750Corbin, KYKY150,04017.1−21%

751Bay City, TXTX36,46317.2−17%

752Zapata, TXTX13,75317.2−15%

753Mount Airy, NCNC72,28717.2−14%

754Whitewater, WIWI106,12717.2−23%

755Hilo, HIHI210,04317.2−24%

756Washington, ININ34,20917.2−27%

757Russellville, ALAL32,44917.3−20%

758Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99217.3−19%

759Gallup, NMNM68,11917.4−34%

760Bluefield, WVWV96,13817.4−11%

761Shelbyville, TNTN55,27317.4−12%

762Austin, TXTX2,620,94517.4−19%

763Sanford, NCNC70,25817.4−7%

764Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72117.4−13%

765Athens, TNTN71,59017.5−15%

766Tampa, FLFL3,418,89517.5−16%

767Evanston, WYWY23,41517.6−13%

768Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83017.6−13%

769Baton Rouge, LALA888,69917.6−20%

770Hudson, NYNY60,16817.6−26%

771Albertville, ALAL103,53717.6−17%

772Andrews, TXTX18,91417.6+29%

773Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72017.6−13%

774Portsmouth, OHOH71,36517.6−13%

775Searcy, ARAR80,08517.6−15%

776Zanesville, OHOH87,01417.6−9%

777Daphne, ALAL267,76117.6−23%

778Washington, NCNC44,67017.6−13%

779Houma, LALA199,66817.7−19%

780Deltona, FLFL746,93317.7−12%

781Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50017.7−19%

782Allentown, PAPA887,61517.7−12%

783Alexander City, ALAL40,95317.7−3%

784Nashville, TNTN2,197,41617.8−20%

785Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93817.8−21%

786Campbellsville, KYKY38,40717.8−18%

787Detroit, MIMI4,390,91317.8−18%

788Oxnard, CACA830,85117.9−24%

789San Jose, CACA1,984,47317.9−19%

790Cañon City, COCO50,03917.9−19%

791Napa, CACA132,94917.9−17%

792Alice, TXTX45,38317.9−18%

793Denver, COCO3,092,03718.0−21%

794Pottsville, PAPA145,08518.0−10%

795Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20118.0−3%

796Sherman, TXTX153,61318.0−9%

797Warrensburg, MOMO56,67018.0−17%

798Lumberton, NCNC119,94118.0−2%

799New Castle, ININ49,13718.0−19%

800Thomaston, GAGA28,50018.0+5%

801Laconia, NHNH65,14718.0−19%

802Adrian, MIMI97,77918.0−17%

803Orlando, FLFL2,957,67218.0−17%

804Heber, UTUT81,65518.0−30%

805McComb, MSMS52,64018.1−10%

806Flint, MIMI401,09318.1−4%

807Newberry, SCSC39,56118.1−10%

808Centralia, WAWA88,06218.1−16%

809Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97518.1−12%

810Tahlequah, OKOK49,19618.2−21%

811Washington Court House, OHOH28,55218.2−16%

812Beeville, TXTX32,51518.2+6%

813Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76618.3−16%

814Shawnee, OKOK75,10218.3−21%

815Middlesborough, KYKY22,82918.3−10%

816Gettysburg, PAPA107,59418.3−16%

817Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66618.3−11%

818Talladega, ALAL91,76418.3−4%

819Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91218.3−13%

820Clarksdale, MSMS19,84918.4+28%

821Gainesville, GAGA226,56818.4−12%

822El Campo, TXTX42,06018.4−10%

823Big Rapids, MIMI42,32018.4−16%

824Sonora, CACA53,16018.5−15%

825Truckee, CACA101,91118.5−25%

826Kenosha, WIWI168,44818.5−12%

827Worcester, MAMA888,50218.6−11%

828Orangeburg, SCSC83,17718.6−6%

829Manchester, NHNH433,41518.6−15%

830Modesto, CACA557,71918.6−16%

831Pikeville, KYKY89,12218.7−20%

832Kingston, NYNY183,33018.7−15%

833Trenton, NJNJ399,28918.7−11%

834Merced, CACA297,26018.8+5%

835Jesup, GAGA32,48118.8+1%

836Safford, AZAZ40,15718.8+4%

837Chillicothe, OHOH76,42918.8−12%

838Port Townsend, WAWA33,97018.9−9%

839Hagerstown, MDMD315,28018.9−14%

840Lewisburg, TNTN38,07119.0+3%

841Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79119.0+1%

842Taylorville, ILIL33,44319.1−17%

843Albemarle, NCNC68,83019.1−2%

844Yuba City, CACA187,47819.1−11%

845Seattle, WAWA4,161,88319.1−21%

846Sandpoint, IDID54,42019.1−21%

847Dallas, TXTX8,477,15719.1−17%

848Gallipolis, OHOH29,07219.1−15%

849Richmond, KYKY131,80619.2−14%

850Corsicana, TXTX57,18119.3−4%

851Minden, LALA34,94819.3−4%

852Santa Rosa, CACA486,44419.3−22%

853Honolulu, HIHI988,70319.4−21%

854Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00219.4−15%

855Beckley, WVWV109,94019.4−2%

856Ottawa, KSKS26,29919.5−24%

857Scottsboro, ALAL54,28119.5−14%

858Miami, FLFL6,391,07219.6−7%

859Opelousas, LALA80,76519.6−12%

860Malvern, ARAR33,45119.7−13%

861Las Vegas, NMNM30,31119.9−5%

862Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11819.9−15%

863Elko, NVNV56,68219.9−27%

864Gainesville, TXTX44,46120.0−11%

865Brookhaven, MSMS35,01220.0+4%

866Owosso, MIMI67,68120.1−16%

867Canton, ILIL32,90120.2−19%

868Boston, MAMA5,034,22120.4−13%

869Fayetteville, TNTN36,85320.4−19%

870Huntingdon, PAPA43,00120.4−11%

871Monticello, NYNY80,58620.4−13%

872Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44120.5−18%

873Greencastle, ININ37,87620.6−15%

874Houston, TXTX7,904,62720.6−16%

875Arcadia, FLFL37,07820.8+8%

876Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78120.8−15%

877Clewiston, FLFL61,54620.8−1%

878Cullman, ALAL94,00920.9−15%

879Winchester, VAVA152,33221.0−6%

880Newport, TNTN37,88921.1−14%

881Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42821.1−17%

882Winnemucca, NVNV17,26721.2−13%

883Rifle, COCO80,09921.2−16%

884Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13721.2−5%

885The Villages, FLFL157,77221.3−7%

886Jefferson, GAGA99,26521.3−10%

887Stockton, CACA823,81521.4+0%

888Palatka, FLFL77,73421.5−5%

889Santa Cruz, CACA258,85221.5−14%

890Okeechobee, FLFL42,60821.9+5%

891Clearlake, CACA67,77221.9−7%

892Farmington, MOMO67,80921.9−4%

893Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65722.1+6%

894DeRidder, LALA36,67322.3−8%

895Cedartown, GAGA45,51422.3−0%

896Española, NMNM39,83222.4−21%

897Hammond, LALA141,34622.5−8%

898Bogalusa, LALA44,93722.6−1%

899Bremerton, WAWA283,37422.7−16%

900Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18222.8−7%

901Shelton, WAWA71,16522.8−11%

902San Francisco, CACA4,630,04122.9−13%

903Chicago, ILIL9,434,12322.9−12%

904Bonham, TXTX39,26523.1−7%

905Riverside, CACA4,769,00723.2−10%

906Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37723.2−5%

907Washington, DCDC6,465,72424.3−13%

908Vallejo, CACA455,37624.5−7%

909Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08324.9−5%

910Slidell, LALA279,10825.0−11%

911Pahrump, NVNV57,33625.3−9%

912Lexington Park, MDMD211,17626.2−4%

913New York, NYNY20,112,44826.2−10%

914East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17926.2+11%

915Picayune, MSMS59,36326.6+4%

916Granbury, TXTX70,50126.6−4%

917Athens, TXTX88,59526.7−2%

918Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80834.7+29%

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