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.
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronx County Estimated | 43.3 | -0.6 |
| 2 | Richmond County Estimated | 43.1 | -0.4 |
| 3 | Queens County Estimated | 42.9 | -0.2 |
| 4 | Kings County Estimated | 41.7 | -0.4 |
| 5 | Putnam County Estimated | 39.3 | -0.2 |
| 6 | Nassau County Estimated | 36 | 0 |
| 7 | Westchester County Estimated | 34.6 | -0.1 |
| 8 | Orange County Estimated | 34.1 | -0.1 |
| 9 | Dutchess County Estimated | 31.2 | -0.2 |
| 9 | New York County Estimated | 31.2 | -0.2 |
| 11 | Suffolk County Estimated | 31.1 | -0.6 |
| 12 | Schoharie County Estimated | 30.6 | +0.3 |
| 13 | Rockland County Estimated | 29.7 | -0.6 |
| 14 | Greene County Estimated | 28.9 | +0.2 |
| 15 | Sullivan County Estimated | 28 | +0.2 |
| 16 | Ulster County Estimated | 27.5 | -0.3 |
| 17 | Washington County Estimated | 26.9 | +1 |
| 18 | Orleans County Estimated | 26.1 | -0.4 |
| 19 | Columbia County Estimated | 25.7 | -0.7 |
| 19 | Delaware County Estimated | 25.7 | +0.2 |
| 19 | Herkimer County Estimated | 25.7 | +0.5 |
| 22 | Saratoga County Estimated | 25.5 | -0.1 |
| 23 | Fulton County Estimated | 25.4 | +0.5 |
| 24 | Wyoming County Estimated | 25.2 | -0.1 |
| 25 | Livingston County Estimated | 25.1 | +0.4 |
| 25 | Oswego County Estimated | 25.1 | -0.1 |
| 27 | Lewis County Estimated | 24.2 | 0 |
| 28 | Schuyler County Estimated | 24.1 | -2.9 |
| 29 | Montgomery County Estimated | 24 | -0.1 |
| 29 | Rensselaer County Estimated | 24 | +0.1 |
| 31 | Wayne County Estimated | 23.8 | -0.4 |
| 32 | Madison County Estimated | 23.6 | -0.1 |
| 33 | Genesee County Estimated | 23.5 | -0.1 |
| 34 | Tioga County Estimated | 23 | -1 |
| 35 | Otsego County Estimated | 22.9 | -0.5 |
| 36 | Allegany County Estimated | 22.8 | +0.2 |
| 36 | Cayuga County Estimated | 22.8 | -0.1 |
| 36 | Chenango County Estimated | 22.8 | +0.2 |
| 36 | Schenectady County Estimated | 22.8 | 0 |
| 40 | Essex County Estimated | 22.7 | -0.1 |
| 41 | Cattaraugus County Estimated | 22.6 | -0.4 |
| 41 | Hamilton County Estimated | 22.6 | +0.4 |
| 43 | Niagara County Estimated | 22.5 | +0.2 |
| 44 | Cortland County Estimated | 22.3 | +0.6 |
| 44 | Ontario County Estimated | 22.3 | -0.1 |
| 44 | Yates County Estimated | 22.3 | -0.2 |
| 47 | Steuben County Estimated | 22.2 | +0.4 |
| 48 | Warren County Estimated | 21.5 | -0.5 |
| 49 | Albany County Estimated | 21.4 | +0.1 |
| 50 | Erie County Estimated | 21.3 | 0 |
| 50 | Seneca County Estimated | 21.3 | -0.2 |
| 52 | St. Lawrence County Estimated | 21 | 0 |
| 53 | Franklin County Estimated | 20.7 | +0.6 |
| 54 | Oneida County Estimated | 20.6 | +0.2 |
| 55 | Clinton County Estimated | 20.4 | +0.3 |
| 56 | Chemung County Estimated | 20.2 | +0.5 |
| 56 | Onondaga County Estimated | 20.2 | -0.1 |
| 58 | Tompkins County Estimated | 20.1 | -0.4 |
| 59 | Monroe County Estimated | 19.9 | 0 |
| 60 | Broome County Estimated | 19.6 | +0.1 |
| 60 | Chautauqua County Estimated | 19.6 | +0.3 |
| 62 | Jefferson County Estimated | 19.5 | -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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Questions
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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