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Counties in Massachusetts by mean travel time to work

Norfolk County had the highest mean travel time to work of 13 counties in 2021, at 33.6 minutes. Dukes County had the lowest, at 15.9 minutes. The median was 28.3 minutes and the figure for Massachusetts was 29.6 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest33.6Norfolk County
Lowest15.9Dukes County
Median28.313 counties
Massachusetts29.6History

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 33.6 minutes33.6Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 33 minutes33Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 31.1 minutes31.1Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 30.7 minutes30.7Essex CountyEssex County: 29.6 minutes29.6Worcester CountyWorcester County: 29.6 minutes29.6Bristol CountyBristol County: 28.3 minutes28.3Barnstable CountyBarnstable County: 25 minutes25Franklin CountyFranklin County: 24 minutes24Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 23.8 minutes23.8Hampden CountyHampden County: 23 minutes23Berkshire CountyBerkshire County: 20.4 minutes20.4Dukes CountyDukes County: 15.9 minutes15.9
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
minutes
1Norfolk County Estimated33.6
2Plymouth County Estimated33
3Suffolk County Estimated31.1
4Middlesex County Estimated30.7
5Essex County Estimated29.6
5Worcester County Estimated29.6
7Bristol County Estimated28.3
8Barnstable County Estimated25
9Franklin County Estimated24
10Hampshire County Estimated23.8
11Hampden County Estimated23
12Berkshire County Estimated20.4
13Dukes County Estimated15.9

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 2021 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/2021/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 33.6 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Dukes County, with 15.9 minutes in 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.

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