Cities in New York by mean travel time to work, 2024

Woodbury, NY had the highest mean travel time to work of 89 cities in 2024, at 42.9 minutes. Olean, NY had the lowest, at 14.4 minutes. The median was 25.5 minutes and the figure for New York was 32.6 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest42.9Woodbury, NY

Lowest14.4Olean, NY

Median25.589 cities

New York32.6History

Top 40 cities, 2024

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 minutes	Change on 2023
1	Woodbury, NY Estimated	42.9	-2.8
2	Scarsdale, NY Estimated	42.5	+0.9
3	Beacon, NY Estimated	41.4	+0.2
4	Long Beach, NY Estimated	41.3	-0.4
5	Valley Stream, NY Estimated	40.7	-0.8
6	New York, NY Estimated	40.3	-0.3
7	Rye, NY Estimated	39.8	+0.4
8	Great Neck, NY Estimated	38.8	+0.6
9	Lake Grove, NY Estimated	38.7	+0.4
10	East Rockaway, NY Estimated	38.5	+3.9
11	New Hyde Park, NY Estimated	37.9	0
12	Rockville Centre, NY Estimated	37.3	0
13	Peekskill, NY Estimated	37.2	-2.6
14	Ossining, NY Estimated	36.1	-0.9
15	Middletown, NY Estimated	36	+0.6
16	Freeport, NY Estimated	35.8	+2.4
17	Yonkers, NY Estimated	35.6	+0.7
18	Massapequa Park, NY Estimated	35.5	+1.1
19	Lynbrook, NY Estimated	35.2	-0.9
20	Mount Vernon, NY Estimated	35	-1.4
21	Garden City, NY Estimated	34.9	+1.4
22	Tarrytown, NY Estimated	34.1	+2
23	Babylon, NY Estimated	33.3	-0.7
23	Hempstead, NY Estimated	33.3	+0.6
25	Floral Park, NY Estimated	32.9	-1.6
26	Dobbs Ferry, NY Estimated	32.7	-1.6
26	Mount Kisco, NY Estimated	32.7	0
28	New Rochelle, NY Estimated	32.5	+1.1
29	Patchogue, NY Estimated	32.4	-1.7
30	Lindenhurst, NY Estimated	32.2	-0.2
31	Mineola, NY Estimated	32.1	-0.3
32	Mamaroneck, NY Estimated	31.3	+0.9
33	West Haverstraw, NY Estimated	30.4	+1
34	Sleepy Hollow, NY Estimated	30.3	-1.6
35	Glen Cove, NY Estimated	29.4	-0.9
36	Harrison, NY Estimated	29.2	+0.1
37	Haverstraw, NY Estimated	29.1	-3.1
37	Westbury, NY Estimated	29.1	-2.2
39	Suffern, NY Estimated	28.7	-1
40	White Plains, NY Estimated	27.4	-0.3
41	Airmont, NY Estimated	27.3	-1.4
42	Saratoga Springs, NY Estimated	27.2	+1
43	Chestnut Ridge, NY Estimated	27	-2.3
44	Port Chester, NY Estimated	26.9	+1.5
45	Newburgh, NY Estimated	25.5	0
46	Gloversville, NY Estimated	25.2	-0.2
47	Cohoes, NY Estimated	24.9	+0.1
48	Spring Valley, NY Estimated	24.2	-0.9
49	Poughkeepsie, NY Estimated	23.8	+1.9
50	Lockport, NY Estimated	23.6	+0.5
51	Kingston, NY Estimated	23.1	-0.2
52	Tonawanda, NY Estimated	22.7	+0.4
53	Schenectady, NY Estimated	22	-0.5
54	Fulton, NY Estimated	21.8	-0.7
55	Batavia, NY Estimated	21.3	-0.6
56	Troy, NY Estimated	21.1	0
57	Amsterdam, NY Estimated	20.7	+0.5
58	North Tonawanda, NY Estimated	20.4	+0.4
59	Albany, NY Estimated	20	+0.5
59	Endicott, NY Estimated	20	+1.1
59	Lackawanna, NY Estimated	20	-0.5
62	Buffalo, NY Estimated	19.9	0
62	Watervliet, NY Estimated	19.9	-1.4
64	Auburn, NY Estimated	19.7	-0.1
65	Canandaigua, NY Estimated	19.6	-0.2
66	Utica, NY Estimated	19.5	+0.8
67	Glens Falls, NY Estimated	19.3	-0.3
67	Rochester, NY Estimated	19.3	+0.4
69	Niagara Falls, NY Estimated	19.1	+0.7
69	Oneida, NY Estimated	19.1	-2.8
71	Binghamton, NY Estimated	19	-0.7
71	Depew, NY Estimated	19	-0.2
71	Dunkirk, NY Estimated	19	+1.6
74	Kiryas Joel, NY Estimated	18.9	-2.6
75	Elmira, NY Estimated	18.7	-1
75	Ithaca, NY Estimated	18.7	-0.6
77	Kenmore, NY Estimated	18.5	-0.9
77	Oswego, NY Estimated	18.5	+0.2
79	Rome, NY Estimated	18	-0.1
79	Syracuse, NY Estimated	18	+0.2
81	Corning, NY Estimated	17.7	+0.3
82	Geneva, NY Estimated	17.2	+1.2
83	Cortland, NY Estimated	16.8	+0.7
84	Plattsburgh, NY Estimated	16.6	+1.5
85	Johnson City, NY Estimated	16.5	+0.9
86	Watertown, NY Estimated	16.3	+0.2
87	Oneonta, NY Estimated	15.3	+0.6
88	Jamestown, NY Estimated	15.2	+0.3
89	Olean, NY Estimated	14.4	-2

Other periods

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2023
2022
2021

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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. 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/2024/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 New York by mean travel time to work, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/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 New York by mean travel time to work, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/new-york-cities. 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 New York by mean travel time to work, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/new-york-cities.

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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 New York by mean travel time to work, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/new-york-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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 New York by mean travel time to work, 2024}},
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Which city has the highest mean travel time to work?

Woodbury, NY, with 42.9 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Olean, NY, with 14.4 minutes in 2024.

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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.