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

Bronx County had the highest mean travel time to work of 62 counties in 2024, at 43.3 minutes. Jefferson County had the lowest, at 19.5 minutes. The median was 23.7 minutes and the figure for New York was 32.6 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest43.3Bronx County
Median23.762 counties
New York32.6History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Bronx CountyBronx County: 43.3 minutes43.3Richmond CountyRichmond County: 43.1 minutes43.1Queens CountyQueens County: 42.9 minutes42.9Kings CountyKings County: 41.7 minutes41.7Putnam CountyPutnam County: 39.3 minutes39.3Nassau CountyNassau County: 36 minutes36Westchester CountyWestchester County: 34.6 minutes34.6Orange CountyOrange County: 34.1 minutes34.1Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 31.2 minutes31.2New York CountyNew York County: 31.2 minutes31.2Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 31.1 minutes31.1Schoharie CountySchoharie County: 30.6 minutes30.6Rockland CountyRockland County: 29.7 minutes29.7Greene CountyGreene County: 28.9 minutes28.9Sullivan CountySullivan County: 28 minutes28Ulster CountyUlster County: 27.5 minutes27.5Washington CountyWashington County: 26.9 minutes26.9Orleans CountyOrleans County: 26.1 minutes26.1Columbia CountyColumbia County: 25.7 minutes25.7Delaware CountyDelaware County: 25.7 minutes25.7Herkimer CountyHerkimer County: 25.7 minutes25.7Saratoga CountySaratoga County: 25.5 minutes25.5Fulton CountyFulton County: 25.4 minutes25.4Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 25.2 minutes25.2Livingston CountyLivingston County: 25.1 minutes25.1Oswego CountyOswego County: 25.1 minutes25.1Lewis CountyLewis County: 24.2 minutes24.2Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 24.1 minutes24.1Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 24 minutes24Rensselaer CountyRensselaer County: 24 minutes24Wayne CountyWayne County: 23.8 minutes23.8Madison CountyMadison County: 23.6 minutes23.6Genesee CountyGenesee County: 23.5 minutes23.5Tioga CountyTioga County: 23 minutes23Otsego CountyOtsego County: 22.9 minutes22.9Allegany CountyAllegany County: 22.8 minutes22.8Cayuga CountyCayuga County: 22.8 minutes22.8Chenango CountyChenango County: 22.8 minutes22.8Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 22.8 minutes22.8Essex CountyEssex County: 22.7 minutes22.7
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
minutes
Change on 2023
1Bronx County Estimated43.3-0.6
2Richmond County Estimated43.1-0.4
3Queens County Estimated42.9-0.2
4Kings County Estimated41.7-0.4
5Putnam County Estimated39.3-0.2
6Nassau County Estimated360
7Westchester County Estimated34.6-0.1
8Orange County Estimated34.1-0.1
9Dutchess County Estimated31.2-0.2
9New York County Estimated31.2-0.2
11Suffolk County Estimated31.1-0.6
12Schoharie County Estimated30.6+0.3
13Rockland County Estimated29.7-0.6
14Greene County Estimated28.9+0.2
15Sullivan County Estimated28+0.2
16Ulster County Estimated27.5-0.3
17Washington County Estimated26.9+1
18Orleans County Estimated26.1-0.4
19Columbia County Estimated25.7-0.7
19Delaware County Estimated25.7+0.2
19Herkimer County Estimated25.7+0.5
22Saratoga County Estimated25.5-0.1
23Fulton County Estimated25.4+0.5
24Wyoming County Estimated25.2-0.1
25Livingston County Estimated25.1+0.4
25Oswego County Estimated25.1-0.1
27Lewis County Estimated24.20
28Schuyler County Estimated24.1-2.9
29Montgomery County Estimated24-0.1
29Rensselaer County Estimated24+0.1
31Wayne County Estimated23.8-0.4
32Madison County Estimated23.6-0.1
33Genesee County Estimated23.5-0.1
34Tioga County Estimated23-1
35Otsego County Estimated22.9-0.5
36Allegany County Estimated22.8+0.2
36Cayuga County Estimated22.8-0.1
36Chenango County Estimated22.8+0.2
36Schenectady County Estimated22.80
40Essex County Estimated22.7-0.1
41Cattaraugus County Estimated22.6-0.4
41Hamilton County Estimated22.6+0.4
43Niagara County Estimated22.5+0.2
44Cortland County Estimated22.3+0.6
44Ontario County Estimated22.3-0.1
44Yates County Estimated22.3-0.2
47Steuben County Estimated22.2+0.4
48Warren County Estimated21.5-0.5
49Albany County Estimated21.4+0.1
50Erie County Estimated21.30
50Seneca County Estimated21.3-0.2
52St. Lawrence County Estimated210
53Franklin County Estimated20.7+0.6
54Oneida County Estimated20.6+0.2
55Clinton County Estimated20.4+0.3
56Chemung County Estimated20.2+0.5
56Onondaga County Estimated20.2-0.1
58Tompkins County Estimated20.1-0.4
59Monroe County Estimated19.90
60Broome County Estimated19.6+0.1
60Chautauqua County Estimated19.6+0.3
62Jefferson County Estimated19.5-0.1

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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. 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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Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Bronx County, with 43.3 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Jefferson County, with 19.5 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.

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