RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Shortest commutes, US states · 1990

US states with the shortest mean travel time to work (1990 ACS). Wyoming leads at 17.7. 51 states qualify in total.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS –

USUnited States248,709,87321.9–

01Wyoming, WYWY582,39717.7–

02Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80118.3–

03Nevada, NVNV3,184,61218.5–

04Alaska, AKAK735,70618.8–

05North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40418.9–

06Kansas, KSKS2,947,19718.9–

07Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39119.0–

08Montana, MTMT1,116,87519.2–

09Nebraska, NENE1,978,70719.2–

10Delaware, DEDE1,021,19119.3–

11Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77919.4–

12South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22519.4–

13Idaho, IDID1,934,26219.5–

14Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63419.5–

15Utah, UTUT3,392,33119.5–

16North Dakota, NDND784,84119.8–

17New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24619.8–

18Alabama, ALAL5,086,76819.9–

19Ohio, OHOH11,810,29320.0–

20Indiana, ININ6,851,07320.1–

21Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87220.3–

22West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37320.5–

23Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50820.5–

24Michigan, MIMI10,077,76120.5–

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38320.6–

26Iowa, IAIA3,210,50720.6–

27Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82420.7–

28Maine, MEME1,387,81720.7–

29Oregon, OROR4,254,29320.9–

30Louisiana, LALA4,611,96120.9–

31Florida, FLFL22,416,07721.0–

32Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63921.2–

33Texas, TXTX30,188,42421.4–

34Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83821.4–

35Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44521.5–

36Georgia, GAGA10,940,40721.6–

37Colorado, COCO5,862,18921.6–

38Vermont, VTVT647,10621.8–

39South Dakota, SDSD907,42821.9–

40Missouri, MOMO6,191,81421.9–

41Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05622.0–

42New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86822.3–

43Washington, WAWA7,816,11622.5–

44New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80923.6–

45Virginia, VAVA8,705,17023.6–

46Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23523.7–

47California, CACA39,287,37724.0–

48Illinois, ILIL12,694,79824.2–

49Maryland, MDMD6,206,01125.8–

50District of Columbia, DCDC681,29426.2–

51New York, NYNY19,852,36626.9–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the lowest average commute?

Wyoming ranks #1 with 17.7 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by average commute?

Wyoming, Rhode Island, Nevada, Alaska, North Carolina.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is average commute measured?

Mean travel time to work, one way, in minutes. Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.