# Cities in North Carolina by mean travel time to work, 2024

All 93 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `mean_travel_time_to_work`
- Unit: minutes
- Definition: Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/north-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | minutes |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Zebulon, NC | 33.4 |
| 2 | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 33.1 |
| 3 | Waxhaw, NC | 32 |
| 4 | Rolesville, NC | 31.5 |
| 5 | Clayton, NC | 31.1 |
| 6 | Wake Forest, NC | 30.9 |
| 7 | Monroe, NC | 30.1 |
| 8 | Mebane, NC | 29.9 |
| 9 | Harrisburg, NC | 29.6 |
| 10 | Wendell, NC | 29 |
| 11 | Holly Springs, NC | 28.8 |
| 12 | Mint Hill, NC | 28.6 |
| 13 | Stallings, NC | 28.4 |
| 14 | Indian Trail, NC | 28.2 |
| 15 | Weddington, NC | 28 |
| 16 | Summerfield, NC | 27.8 |
| 17 | Mount Holly, NC | 27.5 |
| 18 | Hope Mills, NC | 27.3 |
| 19 | Aberdeen, NC | 27.2 |
| 20 | Huntersville, NC | 27.1 |
| 21 | Concord, NC | 26.9 |
| 22 | Gastonia, NC | 26.8 |
| 23 | Belmont, NC | 26.5 |
| 24 | Elizabeth City, NC | 26.4 |
| 25 | Garner, NC | 26.2 |
| 25 | Kannapolis, NC | 26.2 |
| 27 | Lewisville, NC | 25.7 |
| 28 | Graham, NC | 25.6 |
| 29 | Lexington, NC | 25.5 |
| 30 | Cornelius, NC | 25.4 |
| 31 | Apex, NC | 25.2 |
| 31 | Kings Mountain, NC | 25.2 |
| 31 | Matthews, NC | 25.2 |
| 34 | Lincolnton, NC | 25 |
| 35 | Eden, NC | 24.9 |
| 36 | Lenoir, NC | 24.8 |
| 37 | Charlotte, NC | 24.7 |
| 37 | Leland, NC | 24.7 |
| 37 | Mooresville, NC | 24.7 |
| 40 | Davidson, NC | 24.2 |
| 41 | Albemarle, NC | 24.1 |
| 41 | Smithfield, NC | 24.1 |
| 43 | Knightdale, NC | 24 |
| 43 | Reidsville, NC | 24 |
| 45 | Burlington, NC | 23.7 |
| 45 | Pinehurst, NC | 23.7 |
| 47 | Pineville, NC | 23.5 |
| 48 | Sanford, NC | 23.3 |
| 49 | Carrboro, NC | 23.1 |
| 50 | Raleigh, NC | 23 |
| 51 | Southern Pines, NC | 22.8 |
| 52 | Archdale, NC | 22.6 |
| 52 | Kernersville, NC | 22.6 |
| 54 | Cary, NC | 22.5 |
| 55 | Asheboro, NC | 22.3 |
| 55 | Durham, NC | 22.3 |
| 57 | Clemmons, NC | 22.1 |
| 58 | Morrisville, NC | 21.8 |
| 58 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 21.8 |
| 58 | Salisbury, NC | 21.8 |
| 61 | Greensboro, NC | 21.7 |
| 61 | Newton, NC | 21.7 |
| 63 | Winston-Salem, NC | 21.5 |
| 64 | Wilson, NC | 21.3 |
| 65 | Hickory, NC | 21.1 |
| 66 | Henderson, NC | 20.8 |
| 66 | Tarboro, NC | 20.8 |
| 68 | High Point, NC | 20.7 |
| 68 | Kinston, NC | 20.7 |
| 70 | Rocky Mount, NC | 20.6 |
| 70 | Winterville, NC | 20.6 |
| 72 | Thomasville, NC | 20.4 |
| 73 | Shelby, NC | 20.2 |
| 74 | Elon, NC | 20.1 |
| 74 | Statesville, NC | 20.1 |
| 76 | Waynesville, NC | 19.7 |
| 77 | Chapel Hill, NC | 19.5 |
| 77 | Lumberton, NC | 19.5 |
| 79 | Hendersonville, NC | 19.2 |
| 79 | Laurinburg, NC | 19.2 |
| 81 | Fayetteville, NC | 19.1 |
| 82 | Spring Lake, NC | 18.9 |
| 83 | Greenville, NC | 18.8 |
| 83 | New Bern, NC | 18.8 |
| 85 | Wilmington, NC | 18.5 |
| 86 | Goldsboro, NC | 18.3 |
| 87 | Asheville, NC | 18.2 |
| 87 | Havelock, NC | 18.2 |
| 89 | Morehead City, NC | 18.1 |
| 90 | Mount Airy, NC | 17.8 |
| 91 | Morganton, NC | 17.7 |
| 92 | Boone, NC | 15.8 |
| 93 | Jacksonville, NC | 15 |