Which metro area has the lowest average commute?

Hays, KS ranks #1 with 12.1 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by average commute?

Hays, KS, Pierre, SD, Dodge City, KS, Guymon, OK, Nantucket, MA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas 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 metro areas · 2020

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

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

501Lebanon, PAPA146,38022.8+56%

502Sayre, PAPA59,60022.8+47%

503Campbellsville, KYKY38,40722.8+28%

504Nogales, AZAZ50,02022.8+64%

505Bay City, MIMI102,12322.8+63%

506Freeport, ILIL43,22022.8+66%

507Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66622.8+36%

508Santa Fe, NMNM156,90722.8+49%

509Greensboro, NCNC805,94522.8+60%

510Burlington, VTVT227,80322.8+61%

511McAllen, TXTX921,54922.9+71%

512Greenville, OHOH51,52022.9+47%

513Springfield, MAMA464,33822.9+62%

514Greenwood, SCSC95,21522.9+58%

515Mexico, MOMO24,52822.9+71%

516Sebastian, FLFL172,79922.9+79%

517Monroe, LALA222,39022.9+57%

518Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37722.9+58%

519Meridian, MSMS85,41922.9+56%

520Zapata, TXTX13,75322.9+33%

521Huntsville, ALAL556,44422.9+68%

522Safford, AZAZ40,15722.9+22%

523Oneonta, NYNY60,58923.0+49%

524Blackfoot, IDID51,15323.0+57%

525Statesboro, GAGA97,97723.0+39%

526Natchez, MSMS54,72223.0+40%

527Hutchinson, MNMN36,63123.0+45%

528Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81323.0+62%

529Harrisburg, PAPA617,42723.0+60%

530Reno, NVNV578,73423.0+81%

531Cleveland, TNTN134,05723.0+56%

532Dothan, ALAL156,26623.0+62%

533Anchorage, AKAK405,82123.0+50%

534Martinsville, VAVA63,09123.1+64%

535Palestine, TXTX59,80523.1+47%

536Bay City, TXTX36,46323.1+34%

537Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01023.1+69%

538Morristown, TNTN128,86723.1+48%

539Keene, NHNH78,26923.1+48%

540Kingsland, GAGA60,14323.1+53%

541Big Rapids, MIMI42,32023.1+25%

542Oil City, PAPA49,34623.1+63%

543Marion, ILIL67,22523.1+59%

544Montgomery, ALAL388,74723.1+57%

545Greeneville, TNTN73,83123.1+62%

546Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55323.1+50%

547Marietta, OHOH58,38923.1+57%

548Wilmington, NCNC492,77223.2+56%

549Tallahassee, FLFL397,44223.2+49%

550Janesville, WIWI166,47223.2+71%

551Corbin, KYKY150,04023.2+35%

552Auburn, ALAL208,01323.2+69%

553Gallup, NMNM68,11923.2+34%

554Hanford, CACA154,32723.2+59%

555Marion, OHOH65,11523.2+55%

556Laurinburg, NCNC33,32223.2+66%

557Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55223.2+52%

558Little Rock, ARAR777,60723.2+52%

559Jackson, MIMI159,55223.2+47%

560Crossville, TNTN66,30023.2+51%

561Ogden, UTUT672,78423.3+54%

562Bluefield, WVWV96,13823.3+34%

563Albany, NYNY915,83523.3+62%

564Batavia, NYNY58,41623.3+48%

565Auburn, NYNY74,36523.3+50%

566Edwards, COCO54,29123.3+61%

567Henderson, KYKY57,18423.4+66%

568Searcy, ARAR80,08523.4+33%

569Winchester, TNTN45,57923.4+42%

570Charleston, WVWV200,17023.5+47%

571Kinston, NCNC55,83723.5+50%

572Boulder, COCO328,56023.5+57%

573Hickory, NCNC376,89023.5+76%

574Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68223.5+58%

575Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48623.5+63%

576St. Simons, GAGA118,52423.5+54%

577Shawano, WIWI45,75923.5+49%

578Oxford, MSMS71,97223.5+56%

579Sandpoint, IDID54,42023.5+23%

580Hobbs, NMNM74,74923.6+72%

581Brigham City, UTUT70,40523.6+45%

582Faribault, MNMN69,93923.6+55%

583Bakersfield, CACA927,06823.6+50%

584Longview, TXTX297,31523.6+61%

585New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37323.6+60%

586Fort Collins, COCO377,29223.6+59%

587Gainesville, FLFL359,03623.6+58%

588Alma, MIMI41,19023.6+44%

589Barre, VTVT59,65223.6+56%

590Lancaster, PAPA563,15923.6+67%

591Midland, MIMI83,75423.6+72%

592Tyler, TXTX252,54923.6+68%

593Akron, OHOH701,78023.6+58%

594Heber, UTUT81,65523.7+31%

595Johnstown, PAPA128,96823.7+60%

596Lynchburg, VAVA269,16923.7+59%

597Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96623.7+38%

598Cambridge, OHOH38,37923.7+42%

599Kendallville, ININ47,93723.7+62%

600Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40423.7+59%

601Vidalia, GAGA36,18023.7+52%

602Chattanooga, TNTN594,53023.7+57%

603Michigan City, ININ111,29423.7+56%

604Cumberland, MDMD93,64023.7+43%

605Rome, GAGA101,37823.7+49%

606Marion, NCNC45,19823.7+43%

607Tullahoma, TNTN69,33923.8+49%

608Morgantown, WVWV141,99523.8+51%

609Augusta, MEME129,06723.8+51%

610Charlottesville, VAVA228,59723.8+57%

611Hinesville, GAGA91,87023.8+49%

612Amherst, MAMA164,06523.8+61%

613Elkins, WVWV26,88223.8+45%

614Spartanburg, SCSC407,65623.8+65%

615LaGrange, GAGA107,09723.8+67%

616Rockford, ILIL337,24223.8+67%

617El Paso, TXTX881,29123.8+71%

618Taylorville, ILIL33,44323.8+25%

619Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09723.8+60%

620Lebanon, NHNH224,50023.8+58%

621Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01423.9+52%

622Kingsport, TNTN314,83423.9+61%

623Port Townsend, WAWA33,97023.9+27%

624Staunton, VAVA129,69223.9+74%

625Morehead City, NCNC70,46923.9+53%

626Sunbury, PAPA107,78823.9+56%

627Albany, OROR132,84323.9+56%

628Washington, NCNC44,67023.9+35%

629Wheeling, WVWV134,08923.9+56%

630Ottawa, ILIL145,90223.9+45%

631Holland, MIMI123,18823.9+59%

632Weirton, WVWV112,46823.9+58%

633Calhoun, GAGA61,70124.0+56%

634Florence, ALAL156,60924.0+52%

635Ottawa, KSKS26,29924.0+23%

636Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21424.0+65%

637Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20624.0+66%

638Salinas, CACA433,72924.0+51%

639Fresno, CACA1,203,38324.0+61%

640Zanesville, OHOH87,01424.0+36%

641Natchitoches, LALA36,08924.1+44%

642Indiana, PAPA82,87824.1+43%

643Fairmont, WVWV55,58424.1+50%

644Las Vegas, NMNM30,31124.1+21%

645Lewistown, PAPA46,12724.1+60%

646McMinnville, TNTN43,71724.1+50%

647Augusta, GAGA641,23124.1+53%

648Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45924.1+57%

649Shelby, NCNC103,32524.1+52%

650Dixon, ILIL32,91424.1+53%

651Lock Haven, PAPA37,87024.2+46%

652El Campo, TXTX42,06024.2+31%

653Jacksonville, TXTX53,33724.2+49%

654Hillsdale, MIMI45,73824.2+47%

655Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04724.2+54%

656Colorado Springs, COCO781,79624.2+67%

657Columbus, OHOH2,242,02824.2+58%

658Madison, ININ33,27924.2+53%

659Farmington, NMNM120,34024.3+45%

660Gaffney, SCSC58,27524.3+60%

661Monticello, ININ25,16424.3+58%

662Albuquerque, NMNM925,27924.3+61%

663Cookeville, TNTN152,47724.3+65%

664Oxford, ALAL115,83424.3+58%

665Canton, ILIL32,90124.3+20%

666Glens Falls, NYNY124,37324.3+48%

667Vineland, NJNJ157,14824.3+47%

668Whitewater, WIWI106,12724.3+41%

669Bedford, ININ45,56824.4+44%

670Clarksburg, WVWV88,14224.4+57%

671Knoxville, TNTN968,13724.4+56%

672Red Bluff, CACA64,66524.4+59%

673Louisville, KYKY1,402,50924.4+66%

674Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65524.4+57%

675Greenville, SCSC1,014,10124.4+69%

676Kankakee, ILIL105,52524.5+43%

677Gloversville, NYNY52,21624.5+47%

678Greenfield, MAMA70,69824.5+53%

679Selma, ALAL35,14024.5+57%

680Memphis, TNTN1,341,41224.5+54%

681Pikeville, KYKY89,12224.5+31%

682Shawnee, OKOK75,10224.5+34%

683Amsterdam, NYNY50,04624.5+47%

684Durham, NCNC625,48524.5+66%

685Decatur, ALAL160,32624.6+56%

686Huntington, WVWV365,96524.6+48%

687Athens, TNTN71,59024.6+41%

688Racine, WIWI198,91924.6+65%

689Columbia, SCSC879,91824.6+55%

690Tahlequah, OKOK49,19624.6+35%

691Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85024.6+54%

692Albertville, ALAL103,53724.6+40%

693Ashland, OHOH52,52324.7+68%

694Chambersburg, PAPA160,65224.7+56%

695Odessa, TXTX173,80124.7+106%

696Burlington, NCNC186,17724.7+74%

697Lumberton, NCNC119,94124.7+37%

698Truckee, CACA101,91124.7+34%

699Roanoke, VAVA316,54724.7+77%

700Clarksville, TNTN349,00124.7+49%

701Savannah, GAGA438,31424.7+58%

702Milledgeville, GAGA44,02924.7+88%

703Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68524.7+62%

704Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21324.8+59%

705Lewiston, MEME116,48724.8+56%

706Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77524.8+59%

707Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15424.8+50%

708Alice, TXTX45,38324.9+39%

709Gainesville, TXTX44,46124.9+25%

710Red Wing, MNMN48,19524.9+60%

711Salem, OROR445,81424.9+54%

712Portland, MEME577,63524.9+59%

713Henderson, NCNC42,63824.9+54%

714Richmond, KYKY131,80625.0+30%

715Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02525.0+47%

716Coshocton, OHOH37,18825.0+62%

717New Orleans, LALA970,84925.0+47%

718Panama City, FLFL231,17425.0+71%

719Gadsden, ALAL103,88625.0+53%

720Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22625.1+68%

721Forest City, NCNC65,74525.1+69%

722Danville, KYKY56,98525.2+52%

723Jackson, MSMS609,84725.2+59%

724Sherman, TXTX153,61325.2+40%

725Barnstable, MAMA233,53925.2+48%

726Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85825.2+60%

727Fort Payne, ALAL74,08525.2+56%

728Seneca, SCSC83,77525.2+66%

729Shelbyville, TNTN55,27325.3+45%

730Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69525.3+63%

731Andrews, TXTX18,91425.3+44%

732New Iberia, LALA66,84625.3+67%

733Somerset, PAPA72,00425.3+64%

734North Port, FLFL948,15825.3+74%

735Jesup, GAGA32,48125.3+35%

736Peru, ININ34,48725.3+74%

737Reading, PAPA440,07225.3+68%

738Naples, FLFL417,13125.4+61%

739Palm Bay, FLFL663,98225.4+59%

740Crestview, FLFL315,09825.4+56%

741Napa, CACA132,94925.4+42%

742Watertown, WIWI86,50525.5+70%

743Lake City, FLFL74,09425.5+51%

744Washington, ININ34,20925.5+48%

745Urbana, OHOH38,82025.5+50%

746Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29525.6+68%

747Arcadia, FLFL37,07825.6+23%

748Dublin, GAGA60,35125.6+56%

749Mobile, ALAL411,65825.6+58%

750Santa Rosa, CACA486,44425.6+32%

751Gulfport, MSMS431,32925.6+61%

752Richmond, VAVA1,389,33825.6+63%

753McComb, MSMS52,64025.6+42%

754Cañon City, COCO50,03925.7+43%

755Newberry, SCSC39,56125.7+42%

756Lafayette, LALA423,75825.7+52%

757Pensacola, FLFL544,94925.7+62%

758Longview, WAWA114,88525.7+72%

759Salem, OHOH99,37725.7+63%

760Talladega, ALAL91,76425.7+41%

761Pinehurst, NCNC110,61925.8+69%

762Ocala, FLFL442,66025.8+54%

763Rockingham, NCNC42,04125.8+71%

764Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21225.8+61%

765DuBois, PAPA78,10025.8+51%

766St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42125.8+51%

767North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23325.8+60%

768Eufaula, ALAL26,86125.8+62%

769Hudson, NYNY60,16825.8+47%

770Laurel, MSMS82,28125.9+69%

771Okeechobee, FLFL42,60825.9+18%

772Sevierville, TNTN101,34225.9+53%

773Kenosha, WIWI168,44825.9+40%

774Monroe, MIMI156,00425.9+58%

775Greencastle, ININ37,87625.9+26%

776Daphne, ALAL267,76126.0+48%

777Cullman, ALAL94,00926.0+25%

778Beckley, WVWV109,94026.0+34%

779Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97526.1+44%

780Alexandria, LALA147,95226.1+64%

781Farmington, MOMO67,80926.2+19%

782Mount Airy, NCNC72,28726.2+52%

783Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79126.3+38%

784Washington Court House, OHOH28,55226.3+44%

785Dover, DEDE194,78626.3+64%

786Flint, MIMI401,09326.3+45%

787Laconia, NHNH65,14726.4+46%

788Wilmington, OHOH42,30126.4+55%

789Deltona, FLFL746,93326.4+50%

790Providence, RIRI1,708,16126.4+64%

791San Diego, CACA3,282,24826.5+58%

792Sanford, NCNC70,25826.5+52%

793Pahrump, NVNV57,33626.5+5%

794The Villages, FLFL157,77226.5+25%

795Huntsville, TXTX83,84226.6+67%

796Pottsville, PAPA145,08526.6+48%

797San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14026.6+64%

798Houma, LALA199,66826.6+51%

799Charleston, SCSC889,26326.6+65%

800Rochelle, ILIL51,39926.7+67%

801Portsmouth, OHOH71,36526.7+51%

802Adrian, MIMI97,77926.7+48%

803Seaford, DEDE277,14026.8+67%

804Scottsboro, ALAL54,28126.8+37%

805Malvern, ARAR33,45126.8+36%

806Lacey, WAWA304,26126.8+62%

807Hilo, HIHI210,04326.8+56%

808Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91426.8+60%

809New Castle, ININ49,13726.8+49%

810Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99226.8+55%

811Winnemucca, NVNV17,26726.9+27%

812Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72026.9+53%

813Oxnard, CACA830,85126.9+50%

814Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76626.9+47%

815Detroit, MIMI4,390,91326.9+51%

816Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93827.0+51%

817Summerville, GAGA25,30027.0+59%

818Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50027.0+53%

819Portland, OROR2,542,28227.0+67%

820Aberdeen, WAWA78,14427.1+67%

821Chillicothe, OHOH76,42927.1+44%

822Concord, NHNH158,07827.1+61%

823Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83027.1+55%

824York, PAPA473,19727.2+69%

825Baton Rouge, LALA888,69927.3+55%

826Cambridge, MDMD33,62827.3+60%

827Owosso, MIMI67,68127.4+36%

828Easton, MDMD38,23827.4+69%

829Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91227.4+49%

830Opelousas, LALA80,76527.4+39%

831Albemarle, NCNC68,83027.4+44%

832Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66627.5+50%

833Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31927.5+72%

834Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00227.5+42%

835Santa Cruz, CACA258,85227.5+28%

836Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72127.5+58%

837Austin, TXTX2,620,94527.6+58%

838Cape Coral, FLFL875,60727.6+67%

839Gainesville, GAGA226,56827.7+50%

840Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65727.7+26%

841Sacramento, CACA2,477,27427.7+64%

842Denver, COCO3,092,03727.9+55%

843Connersville, ININ23,53327.9+70%

844Greeley, COCO378,42627.9+68%

845Tampa, FLFL3,418,89527.9+60%

846Manchester, NHNH433,41528.0+50%

847Allentown, PAPA887,61528.0+58%

848Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42828.0+33%

849Sonora, CACA53,16028.1+52%

850Centralia, WAWA88,06228.2+55%

851Alexander City, ALAL40,95328.2+59%

852Minden, LALA34,94828.2+46%

853Newport, TNTN37,88928.3+34%

854Nashville, TNTN2,197,41628.3+59%

855Honolulu, HIHI988,70328.4+46%

856Kingston, NYNY183,33028.4+52%

857Lakeland, FLFL874,79028.4+66%

858Dallas, TXTX8,477,15728.4+49%

859Gallipolis, OHOH29,07228.5+49%

860Cornelia, GAGA50,41628.5+74%

861Brookhaven, MSMS35,01228.5+43%

862Trenton, NJNJ399,28928.6+52%

863Russellville, ALAL32,44928.7+66%

864Corsicana, TXTX57,18128.7+49%

865Clewiston, FLFL61,54628.7+38%

866Española, NMNM39,83228.7+29%

867Fayetteville, TNTN36,85328.8+42%

868Rifle, COCO80,09928.9+36%

869Merced, CACA297,26028.9+54%

870Gettysburg, PAPA107,59428.9+58%

871Elko, NVNV56,68229.0+46%

872Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20129.2+62%

873Cedartown, GAGA45,51429.2+31%

874DeRidder, LALA36,67329.2+31%

875Yuba City, CACA187,47829.4+54%

876San Jose, CACA1,984,47329.5+64%

877Orlando, FLFL2,957,67229.5+64%

878Lewisburg, TNTN38,07129.6+56%

879Orangeburg, SCSC83,17729.7+59%

880Monticello, NYNY80,58629.7+45%

881Worcester, MAMA888,50229.8+60%

882Miami, FLFL6,391,07229.8+52%

883Bremerton, WAWA283,37430.0+32%

884Houston, TXTX7,904,62730.1+46%

885Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11830.2+52%

886Modesto, CACA557,71930.6+64%

887Clearlake, CACA67,77230.6+40%

888Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44130.8+50%

889Slidell, LALA279,10830.9+24%

890Hagerstown, MDMD315,28031.0+64%

891Seattle, WAWA4,161,88331.1+63%

892Jefferson, GAGA99,26531.1+46%

893Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78131.3+50%

894Hammond, LALA141,34631.3+39%

895Boston, MAMA5,034,22131.5+55%

896Athens, TXTX88,59531.6+18%

897Palatka, FLFL77,73431.7+47%

898Chicago, ILIL9,434,12331.9+39%

899Huntingdon, PAPA43,00131.9+56%

900Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13731.9+51%

901Bonham, TXTX39,26532.1+39%

902Winchester, VAVA152,33232.1+53%

903Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18232.2+41%

904Bogalusa, LALA44,93732.4+44%

905Granbury, TXTX70,50132.9+24%

906Vallejo, CACA455,37633.2+35%

907Riverside, CACA4,769,00733.2+43%

908Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37733.7+45%

909Picayune, MSMS59,36334.0+28%

910San Francisco, CACA4,630,04134.2+50%

911Washington, DCDC6,465,72434.8+43%

912Stockton, CACA823,81535.2+65%

913Shelton, WAWA71,16535.2+54%

914Lexington Park, MDMD211,17636.4+39%

915New York, NYNY20,112,44837.2+42%

916Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08337.9+52%

917East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17940.0+52%

918Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80845.6+31%

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