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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 2022, at 33.2 minutes. Dukes County had the lowest, at 15.7 minutes. The median was 28.2 minutes and the figure for Massachusetts was 29.4 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest33.2Norfolk County
Lowest15.7Dukes County
Median28.213 counties
Massachusetts29.4History

All counties, 2022

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Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 33.2 minutes33.2Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 32.6 minutes32.6Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 31.1 minutes31.1Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 30.5 minutes30.5Worcester CountyWorcester County: 29.3 minutes29.3Essex CountyEssex County: 29.1 minutes29.1Bristol CountyBristol County: 28.2 minutes28.2Barnstable CountyBarnstable County: 25 minutes25Franklin CountyFranklin County: 24 minutes24Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 23.6 minutes23.6Hampden CountyHampden County: 22.8 minutes22.8Berkshire CountyBerkshire County: 21 minutes21Dukes CountyDukes County: 15.7 minutes15.7
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
minutes		Change on 2021
1Norfolk County Estimated33.2-0.4
2Plymouth County Estimated32.6-0.4
3Suffolk County Estimated31.10
4Middlesex County Estimated30.5-0.2
5Worcester County Estimated29.3-0.3
6Essex County Estimated29.1-0.5
7Bristol County Estimated28.2-0.1
8Barnstable County Estimated250
9Franklin County Estimated240
10Hampshire County Estimated23.6-0.2
11Hampden County Estimated22.8-0.2
12Berkshire County Estimated21+0.6
13Dukes County Estimated15.7-0.2

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 2022 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/2022/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 33.2 minutes in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Dukes County, with 15.7 minutes in 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.

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