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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 2023, at 32.9 minutes. Dukes County had the lowest, at 16.6 minutes. The median was 28.4 minutes and the figure for Massachusetts was 29.3 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32.9Norfolk County
Lowest16.6Dukes County
Median28.413 counties
Massachusetts29.3History

All counties, 2023

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Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 32.9 minutes32.9Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 32.9 minutes32.9Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 30.9 minutes30.9Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 30 minutes30Worcester CountyWorcester County: 29.6 minutes29.6Essex CountyEssex County: 28.9 minutes28.9Bristol CountyBristol County: 28.4 minutes28.4Barnstable CountyBarnstable County: 25.4 minutes25.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 23.6 minutes23.6Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 23.5 minutes23.5Hampden CountyHampden County: 22.9 minutes22.9Berkshire CountyBerkshire County: 20.7 minutes20.7Dukes CountyDukes County: 16.6 minutes16.6
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
minutes		Change on 2022
1Norfolk County Estimated32.9-0.3
1Plymouth County Estimated32.9+0.3
3Suffolk County Estimated30.9-0.2
4Middlesex County Estimated30-0.5
5Worcester County Estimated29.6+0.3
6Essex County Estimated28.9-0.2
7Bristol County Estimated28.4+0.2
8Barnstable County Estimated25.4+0.4
9Franklin County Estimated23.6-0.4
10Hampshire County Estimated23.5-0.1
11Hampden County Estimated22.9+0.1
12Berkshire County Estimated20.7-0.3
13Dukes County Estimated16.6+0.9

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 2023 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/2023/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 32.9 minutes in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Dukes County, with 16.6 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. Retrieved 2026-10-10. 1 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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