Mean Commute Time in New Hanover County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Mean Commute Time
22.8 min −17.4% vs nat'l
Rank #2,376 of 3,222
26th percentile

How New Hanover County Compares

New Hanover County
22.8 min
North Carolina Average
22.8 min
Rank #97 of 100 in state
National
27.6 min
17.4% below

National Distribution

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

3.7 min 49.1 min

■ New Hanover County: 22.8 min

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,373 Taylor County, IA 22.8 min
#2,374 Forrest County, MS 22.8 min
#2,375 Hardin County, IA 22.8 min
#2,376 New Hanover County, NC 22.8 min
#2,377 Tazewell County, IL 22.8 min
#2,378 Seneca County, OH 22.8 min
#2,379 Ingham County, MI 22.8 min
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Mean Commute Time in New Hanover County, North Carolina

New Hanover County, North Carolina has a mean commute time of 22.8 min, which ranks #2,376 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 17.4% below the national value of 27.6 min.

Within North Carolina, New Hanover County ranks #97 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 26th 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.