States Ranked by Mean Commute Time
52 states & territories · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
National
27.6 min
| Rank | State | Commute |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | 36.0 min |
| #2 | Maryland | 34.3 min |
| #3 | New Jersey | 33.7 min |
| #4 | District of Columbia | 33.0 min |
| #5 | Massachusetts | 32.2 min |
| #6 | California | 31.5 min |
| #7 | Puerto Rico | 31.4 min |
| #8 | Georgia | 31.1 min |
| #9 | Florida | 30.8 min |
| #10 | Illinois | 30.7 min |
| #11 | Virginia | 30.0 min |
| #12 | Texas | 29.3 min |
| #13 | New Hampshire | 29.2 min |
| #14 | Washington | 29.2 min |
| #15 | Hawaii | 29.1 min |
| #16 | West Virginia | 29.0 min |
| #17 | Connecticut | 28.8 min |
| #18 | Pennsylvania | 28.8 min |
| #19 | Delaware | 28.5 min |
| #20 | Tennessee | 28.3 min |
| #21 | Rhode Island | 28.2 min |
| #22 | South Carolina | 28.1 min |
| #23 | Alabama | 28.0 min |
| #24 | Arizona | 27.9 min |
| #25 | Louisiana | 27.8 min |
| #26 | Mississippi | 27.7 min |
| #27 | Colorado | 27.7 min |
| #28 | North Carolina | 27.5 min |
| #29 | Nevada | 27.2 min |
| #30 | Maine | 26.7 min |
| #31 | Michigan | 26.6 min |
| #32 | Indiana | 26.4 min |
| #33 | Kentucky | 26.2 min |
| #34 | Missouri | 25.8 min |
| #35 | Vermont | 25.7 min |
| #36 | New Mexico | 25.7 min |
| #37 | Ohio | 25.6 min |
| #38 | Oregon | 25.3 min |
| #39 | Minnesota | 24.8 min |
| #40 | Arkansas | 24.7 min |
| #41 | Oklahoma | 24.6 min |
| #42 | Utah | 24.4 min |
| #43 | Wisconsin | 24.3 min |
| #44 | Idaho | 23.7 min |
| #45 | Iowa | 21.8 min |
| #46 | Kansas | 21.7 min |
| #47 | Nebraska | 21.2 min |
| #48 | Montana | 21.1 min |
| #49 | Alaska | 21.1 min |
| #50 | Wyoming | 20.5 min |
| #51 | North Dakota | 19.8 min |
| #52 | South Dakota | 19.6 min |
About This Ranking
This table ranks all 52 U.S. states and territories by mean commute time. New York leads at 36.0 min, while South Dakota ranks last at 19.6 min. The national value is 27.6 min. Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+.
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.