Counties in New York by mean travel time to work

Bronx County had the highest mean travel time to work of 62 counties in 2022, at 44.6 minutes. Chautauqua County had the lowest, at 19 minutes. The median was 23.9 minutes and the figure for New York was 33.2 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest44.6Bronx County
Median23.962 counties
New York33.2History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Bronx CountyBronx County: 44.6 minutes44.6Richmond CountyRichmond County: 43.8 minutes43.8Queens CountyQueens County: 43.6 minutes43.6Kings CountyKings County: 42.7 minutes42.7Putnam CountyPutnam County: 39.9 minutes39.9Nassau CountyNassau County: 36.3 minutes36.3Westchester CountyWestchester County: 34.8 minutes34.8Orange CountyOrange County: 34.1 minutes34.1Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 32.3 minutes32.3Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 32 minutes32New York CountyNew York County: 31.8 minutes31.8Schoharie CountySchoharie County: 31.2 minutes31.2Rockland CountyRockland County: 31 minutes31Sullivan CountySullivan County: 28.1 minutes28.1Ulster CountyUlster County: 28.1 minutes28.1Greene CountyGreene County: 28 minutes28Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 27.2 minutes27.2Orleans CountyOrleans County: 26.7 minutes26.7Washington CountyWashington County: 26 minutes26Columbia CountyColumbia County: 25.8 minutes25.8Delaware CountyDelaware County: 25.7 minutes25.7Saratoga CountySaratoga County: 25.6 minutes25.6Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 24.9 minutes24.9Fulton CountyFulton County: 24.6 minutes24.6Herkimer CountyHerkimer County: 24.6 minutes24.6Lewis CountyLewis County: 24.6 minutes24.6Livingston CountyLivingston County: 24.6 minutes24.6Oswego CountyOswego County: 24.6 minutes24.6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 24.5 minutes24.5Wayne CountyWayne County: 24.4 minutes24.4Tioga CountyTioga County: 24 minutes24Rensselaer CountyRensselaer County: 23.8 minutes23.8Madison CountyMadison County: 23.6 minutes23.6Essex CountyEssex County: 23.5 minutes23.5Chenango CountyChenango County: 23.4 minutes23.4Genesee CountyGenesee County: 23.4 minutes23.4Cayuga CountyCayuga County: 23.1 minutes23.1Otsego CountyOtsego County: 23.1 minutes23.1Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 23.1 minutes23.1Ontario CountyOntario County: 22.9 minutes22.9
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
minutes
Change on 2021
1Bronx County Estimated44.6-0.7
2Richmond County Estimated43.8-0.7
3Queens County Estimated43.6-0.2
4Kings County Estimated42.7-0.2
5Putnam County Estimated39.9+0.7
6Nassau County Estimated36.3+0.1
7Westchester County Estimated34.80
8Orange County Estimated34.10
9Dutchess County Estimated32.3+0.3
10Suffolk County Estimated32-0.1
11New York County Estimated31.8-0.3
12Schoharie County Estimated31.2-0.4
13Rockland County Estimated31-0.2
14Sullivan County Estimated28.1-0.5
14Ulster County Estimated28.1-0.5
16Greene County Estimated28-0.5
17Schuyler County Estimated27.2-1.2
18Orleans County Estimated26.7+1.4
19Washington County Estimated26+0.3
20Columbia County Estimated25.8-0.2
21Delaware County Estimated25.7-0.3
22Saratoga County Estimated25.6+0.4
23Wyoming County Estimated24.9-0.4
24Fulton County Estimated24.6-0.2
24Herkimer County Estimated24.6+0.7
24Lewis County Estimated24.6+0.3
24Livingston County Estimated24.6-0.1
24Oswego County Estimated24.6-0.1
29Montgomery County Estimated24.5+0.5
30Wayne County Estimated24.4-0.2
31Tioga County Estimated24+0.4
32Rensselaer County Estimated23.8+0.3
33Madison County Estimated23.6-0.3
34Essex County Estimated23.5+0.9
35Chenango County Estimated23.4-0.3
35Genesee County Estimated23.40
37Cayuga County Estimated23.1+0.3
37Otsego County Estimated23.1-0.1
37Schenectady County Estimated23.1+0.3
40Ontario County Estimated22.9-0.5
41Niagara County Estimated22.80
42Hamilton County Estimated22.7+1.9
43Allegany County Estimated22.6+0.2
44Cattaraugus County Estimated22.40
45Yates County Estimated22.2+0.6
46Steuben County Estimated22.1+0.1
47Cortland County Estimated21.7+0.3
47Warren County Estimated21.7-0.4
49Erie County Estimated21.20
49Seneca County Estimated21.2-0.6
51Albany County Estimated21.1+0.4
52St. Lawrence County Estimated20.5-0.4
53Oneida County Estimated20.4+0.6
54Franklin County Estimated20.3-0.4
55Tompkins County Estimated20.2+0.1
56Onondaga County Estimated20.10
57Chemung County Estimated20+0.7
58Monroe County Estimated19.9-0.2
59Broome County Estimated19.7+0.3
59Clinton County Estimated19.70
61Jefferson County Estimated19.6+0.7
62Chautauqua County Estimated19+0.3

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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/2022/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 44.6 minutes in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Chautauqua County, with 19 minutes in 2022.

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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