Mean Commute Time in New York County, NY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Mean Commute Time
34.5 min +24.9% vs nat'l
Rank #324 of 3,222
90th percentile

How New York County Compares

New York County
34.5 min
New York Average
34.5 min
Rank #9 of 62 in state
National
27.6 min
24.9% above

National Distribution

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

3.7 min 49.1 min

■ New York County: 34.5 min

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#321 Williamsburg County, SC 34.5 min
#322 Alameda County, CA 34.5 min
#323 Banks County, GA 34.5 min
#324 New York County, NY 34.5 min
#325 Middlesex County, NJ 34.5 min
#326 Hernando County, FL 34.5 min
#327 Milam County, TX 34.4 min
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Mean Commute Time in New York County, New York

New York County, New York has a mean commute time of 34.5 min, which ranks #324 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 24.9% above the national value of 27.6 min.

Within New York, New York County ranks #9 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 90th 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.