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Counties in Massachusetts by mean travel time to work, 2024

Norfolk County had the highest mean travel time to work of 13 counties in 2024, at 32.5 minutes. Nantucket County had the lowest, at 16 minutes. The median was 28.5 minutes and the figure for Massachusetts was 29.1 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32.5Norfolk County
Lowest16Nantucket County
Median28.513 counties
Massachusetts29.1History

All counties, 2024

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Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 32.5 minutes32.5Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 32.5 minutes32.5Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 30.9 minutes30.9Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 29.9 minutes29.9Worcester CountyWorcester County: 29.2 minutes29.2Bristol CountyBristol County: 28.5 minutes28.5Essex CountyEssex County: 28.5 minutes28.5Barnstable CountyBarnstable County: 24.8 minutes24.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 23.8 minutes23.8Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 23.2 minutes23.2Hampden CountyHampden County: 22.7 minutes22.7Berkshire CountyBerkshire County: 21.2 minutes21.2Nantucket CountyNantucket County: 16 minutes16
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
minutes		Change on 2023
1Norfolk County Estimated32.5-0.4
1Plymouth County Estimated32.5-0.4
3Suffolk County Estimated30.90
4Middlesex County Estimated29.9-0.1
5Worcester County Estimated29.2-0.4
6Bristol County Estimated28.5+0.1
6Essex County Estimated28.5-0.4
8Barnstable County Estimated24.8-0.6
9Franklin County Estimated23.8+0.2
10Hampshire County Estimated23.2-0.3
11Hampden County Estimated22.7-0.2
12Berkshire County Estimated21.2+0.5
13Nantucket County Estimated16n/a

Other periods

About this ranking

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

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Norfolk County, with 32.5 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Nantucket County, with 16 minutes in 2024.

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. Retrieved 2026-10-10. 1 counties have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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