Cities in Arizona by mean travel time to work

Maricopa, AZ had the highest mean travel time to work of 39 cities in 2023, at 37.7 minutes. Flagstaff, AZ had the lowest, at 15.8 minutes. The median was 25.7 minutes and the figure for Arizona was 25.5 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest37.7Maricopa, AZ

Lowest15.8Flagstaff, AZ

Median25.739 cities

Arizona25.5History

All cities, 2023

minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 minutes	Change on 2022
1	Maricopa, AZ Estimated	37.7	-0.6
2	Buckeye, AZ Estimated	33.3	+0.8
3	Chino Valley, AZ Estimated	30.8	-1.5
3	Queen Creek, AZ Estimated	30.8	+0.4
5	Surprise, AZ Estimated	30.3	-0.2
6	El Mirage, AZ Estimated	30	+0.2
7	Goodyear, AZ Estimated	29.9	+0.2
8	Fountain Hills, AZ Estimated	29	+0.5
9	Apache Junction, AZ Estimated	28.5	0
9	Peoria, AZ Estimated	28.5	-0.7
11	Marana, AZ Estimated	28.2	-0.3
11	Sahuarita, AZ Estimated	28.2	-1.6
13	Avondale, AZ Estimated	28	-0.4
13	Glendale, AZ Estimated	28	-0.3
15	Florence, AZ Estimated	27.7	-4.1
16	San Luis, AZ Estimated	27.1	-2.5
17	Oro Valley, AZ Estimated	27	+0.4
18	Coolidge, AZ Estimated	26.3	+2.8
19	Gilbert, AZ Estimated	26.1	-0.6
20	Phoenix, AZ Estimated	25.7	0
21	Mesa, AZ Estimated	25	+0.2
22	Chandler, AZ Estimated	24.2	0
23	Camp Verde, AZ Estimated	23.2	n/a
23	Casa Grande, AZ Estimated	23.2	+0.2
25	Somerton, AZ Estimated	22.7	+0.5
26	Tucson, AZ Estimated	22.2	-0.1
27	Paradise Valley, AZ Estimated	22	+1.2
28	Scottsdale, AZ Estimated	21.7	+0.3
29	Prescott Valley, AZ Estimated	21.5	-0.1
30	Tempe, AZ Estimated	21.4	-0.1
31	Bullhead City, AZ Estimated	21.3	-1.3
32	Nogales, AZ Estimated	19.9	+0.1
33	Kingman, AZ Estimated	19.2	+1
33	Show Low, AZ Estimated	19.2	+1.1
35	Yuma, AZ Estimated	17.8	+0.5
36	Sierra Vista, AZ Estimated	17.5	-0.1
37	Lake Havasu City, AZ Estimated	16.4	-1.4
38	Prescott, AZ Estimated	16.3	+0.6
39	Flagstaff, AZ Estimated	15.8	+0.2

Other periods

2024
2023
2022
2021

About this ranking

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 3 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arizona by mean travel time to work, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by mean travel time to work, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/arizona-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arizona by mean travel time to work, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/arizona-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by mean travel time to work, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/arizona-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest mean travel time to work?

Maricopa, AZ, with 37.7 minutes in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Flagstaff, AZ, with 15.8 minutes in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 3 cities have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.