Mean Commute Time in McDowell County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Mean Commute Time
27.1 min −1.9% vs nat'l
Rank #1,471 of 3,222
54th percentile

How McDowell County Compares

McDowell County
27.1 min
North Carolina Average
27.1 min
Rank #67 of 100 in state
National
27.6 min
1.9% below

National Distribution

Where McDowell County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for mean commute time.

3.7 min 49.1 min

■ 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
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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.