Mean Commute Time in Wake County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Wake County Compares
National Distribution
Where Wake County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for mean commute time.
■ Wake County: 27.6 min
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,355 | Meeker County, MN | 27.6 min |
| #1,356 | Marshall County, OK | 27.6 min |
| #1,357 | Warren County, OH | 27.6 min |
| #1,358 | Wake County, NC | 27.6 min |
| #1,359 | Ashe County, NC | 27.5 min |
| #1,360 | Orange County, IN | 27.5 min |
| #1,361 | Wyoming County, NY | 27.5 min |
Mean Commute Time in Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County, North Carolina has a mean commute time of 27.6 min, which ranks #1,358 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 0.2% below the national value of 27.6 min.
Within North Carolina, Wake County ranks #57 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 58th 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.