Counties in New York by mean travel time to work

Name: Counties in New York by mean travel time to work, 2021
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Bronx County had the highest mean travel time to work of 62 counties in 2021, at 45.3 minutes. Chautauqua County had the lowest, at 18.7 minutes. The median was 23.8 minutes and the figure for New York was 33.3 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest45.3Bronx County

Lowest18.7Chautauqua County

Median23.862 counties

New York33.3History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2021 minutes
1	Bronx County Estimated	45.3
2	Richmond County Estimated	44.5
3	Queens County Estimated	43.8
4	Kings County Estimated	42.9
5	Putnam County Estimated	39.2
6	Nassau County Estimated	36.2
7	Westchester County Estimated	34.8
8	Orange County Estimated	34.1
9	New York County Estimated	32.1
9	Suffolk County Estimated	32.1
11	Dutchess County Estimated	32
12	Schoharie County Estimated	31.6
13	Rockland County Estimated	31.2
14	Sullivan County Estimated	28.6
14	Ulster County Estimated	28.6
16	Greene County Estimated	28.5
17	Schuyler County Estimated	28.4
18	Columbia County Estimated	26
18	Delaware County Estimated	26
20	Washington County Estimated	25.7
21	Orleans County Estimated	25.3
21	Wyoming County Estimated	25.3
23	Saratoga County Estimated	25.2
24	Fulton County Estimated	24.8
25	Livingston County Estimated	24.7
25	Oswego County Estimated	24.7
27	Wayne County Estimated	24.6
28	Lewis County Estimated	24.3
29	Montgomery County Estimated	24
30	Herkimer County Estimated	23.9
30	Madison County Estimated	23.9
32	Chenango County Estimated	23.7
33	Tioga County Estimated	23.6
34	Rensselaer County Estimated	23.5
35	Genesee County Estimated	23.4
35	Ontario County Estimated	23.4
37	Otsego County Estimated	23.2
38	Cayuga County Estimated	22.8
38	Niagara County Estimated	22.8
38	Schenectady County Estimated	22.8
41	Essex County Estimated	22.6
42	Allegany County Estimated	22.4
42	Cattaraugus County Estimated	22.4
44	Warren County Estimated	22.1
45	Steuben County Estimated	22
46	Seneca County Estimated	21.8
47	Yates County Estimated	21.6
48	Cortland County Estimated	21.4
49	Erie County Estimated	21.2
50	St. Lawrence County Estimated	20.9
51	Hamilton County Estimated	20.8
52	Albany County Estimated	20.7
52	Franklin County Estimated	20.7
54	Monroe County Estimated	20.1
54	Onondaga County Estimated	20.1
54	Tompkins County Estimated	20.1
57	Oneida County Estimated	19.8
58	Clinton County Estimated	19.7
59	Broome County Estimated	19.4
60	Chemung County Estimated	19.3
61	Jefferson County Estimated	18.9
62	Chautauqua County Estimated	18.7

Other periods

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2022
2021

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/2021/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 45.3 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Chautauqua County, with 18.7 minutes in 2021.

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.