Mean Commute Time in McDowell County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How McDowell County Compares
National Distribution
Where McDowell County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for mean commute time.
■ McDowell County: 27.1 min
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,468 | Mitchell County, NC | 27.1 min |
| #1,469 | Grant County, WV | 27.1 min |
| #1,470 | Refugio County, TX | 27.1 min |
| #1,471 | McDowell County, NC | 27.1 min |
| #1,472 | LaPorte County, IN | 27.1 min |
| #1,473 | Johnston County, OK | 27.1 min |
| #1,474 | Franklin County, TN | 27.1 min |
Mean Commute Time in McDowell County, North Carolina
McDowell County, North Carolina has a mean commute time of 27.1 min, which ranks #1,471 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 1.9% below the national value of 27.6 min.
Within North Carolina, McDowell County ranks #67 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 54th percentile nationally.
Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.