How Pennsylvania Compares

Pennsylvania

28.8 min

National

27.6 min

4.4% above

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#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

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Highest Commute Counties in Pennsylvania

#	County	Commute
1	Pike County	43.6 min
2	Monroe County	39.2 min
3	Perry County	35.6 min
4	Carbon County	35.3 min
5	Philadelphia County	34.9 min
6	Fulton County	34.6 min
7	Juniata County	33.9 min
8	Sullivan County	33.1 min
9	Huntingdon County	32.7 min
10	Greene County	31.9 min

Lowest Commute Counties in Pennsylvania

#	County	Commute
67	Union County	20.0 min
66	Elk County	20.2 min
65	Cameron County	21.2 min
64	Erie County	21.7 min
63	Montour County	21.7 min
62	McKean County	22.2 min
61	Centre County	22.3 min
60	Blair County	22.3 min
59	Lycoming County	22.6 min
58	Warren County	22.9 min

Mean Commute Time in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has a mean commute time of 28.8 min, ranking #18 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 4.4% above the national value of 27.6 min.

Across Pennsylvania's 67 counties, mean commute time ranges from 20.0 min to 43.6 min. The county with the highest value is Pike County at 43.6 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.