How North Carolina Compares

North Carolina

27.5 min

National

27.6 min

0.4% below

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#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

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Highest Commute Counties in North Carolina

#	County	Commute
1	Gates County	45.8 min
2	Tyrrell County	40.0 min
3	Currituck County	39.3 min
4	Franklin County	37.1 min
5	Johnston County	35.7 min
6	Harnett County	35.6 min
7	Perquimans County	35.4 min
8	Hyde County	34.1 min
9	Madison County	34.1 min
10	Person County	33.8 min

Lowest Commute Counties in North Carolina

#	County	Commute
100	Swain County	22.4 min
99	Watauga County	22.7 min
98	Jackson County	22.7 min
97	New Hanover County	22.8 min
96	Buncombe County	23.5 min
95	Craven County	23.8 min
94	Pitt County	23.8 min
93	Cumberland County	23.8 min
92	Transylvania County	24.1 min
91	Guilford County	24.2 min

Mean Commute Time in North Carolina

North Carolina has a mean commute time of 27.5 min, ranking #28 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 0.4% below the national value of 27.6 min.

Across North Carolina's 100 counties, mean commute time ranges from 22.4 min to 45.8 min. The county with the highest value is Gates County at 45.8 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.