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

All 99 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 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-10
- 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/north-carolina-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/north-carolina-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | minutes |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Gates County | 41.7 |
| 2 | Currituck County | 35.5 |
| 3 | Franklin County | 33.3 |
| 4 | Harnett County | 32.8 |
| 5 | Madison County | 32.7 |
| 6 | Washington County | 32.4 |
| 7 | Johnston County | 32.2 |
| 8 | Perquimans County | 32 |
| 9 | Stokes County | 31.6 |
| 10 | Person County | 30.9 |
| 11 | Granville County | 30.8 |
| 12 | Caswell County | 30.6 |
| 13 | Hyde County | 30.5 |
| 14 | Pender County | 30.1 |
| 15 | Northampton County | 29.9 |
| 16 | Union County | 29.8 |
| 17 | Yadkin County | 29.6 |
| 18 | Warren County | 29.5 |
| 19 | Anson County | 29.4 |
| 20 | Columbus County | 29.3 |
| 20 | Duplin County | 29.3 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | 29.3 |
| 23 | Hoke County | 28.8 |
| 24 | Chatham County | 28.4 |
| 24 | Polk County | 28.4 |
| 26 | Bladen County | 28.3 |
| 27 | Camden County | 28.2 |
| 28 | Jones County | 28.1 |
| 28 | Stanly County | 28.1 |
| 30 | Pasquotank County | 28 |
| 31 | Chowan County | 27.8 |
| 32 | Cabarrus County | 27.3 |
| 32 | Davie County | 27.3 |
| 34 | Montgomery County | 27.1 |
| 34 | Yancey County | 27.1 |
| 36 | Gaston County | 27 |
| 36 | Rockingham County | 27 |
| 38 | Moore County | 26.6 |
| 39 | Alleghany County | 26.5 |
| 39 | Hertford County | 26.5 |
| 39 | Pamlico County | 26.5 |
| 39 | Sampson County | 26.5 |
| 43 | Martin County | 26.2 |
| 43 | Rowan County | 26.2 |
| 45 | Rutherford County | 26.1 |
| 46 | Alamance County | 25.9 |
| 46 | Caldwell County | 25.9 |
| 46 | Greene County | 25.9 |
| 46 | Vance County | 25.9 |
| 46 | Wilkes County | 25.9 |
| 51 | Lee County | 25.8 |
| 52 | Brunswick County | 25.7 |
| 53 | Alexander County | 25.6 |
| 53 | Halifax County | 25.6 |
| 55 | Ashe County | 25.3 |
| 55 | Cleveland County | 25.3 |
| 55 | Randolph County | 25.3 |
| 55 | Robeson County | 25.3 |
| 59 | Cherokee County | 25.2 |
| 60 | Iredell County | 25.1 |
| 60 | Mecklenburg County | 25.1 |
| 60 | Scotland County | 25.1 |
| 60 | Wake County | 25.1 |
| 64 | Beaufort County | 24.8 |
| 64 | Graham County | 24.8 |
| 66 | Bertie County | 24.7 |
| 66 | McDowell County | 24.7 |
| 68 | Mitchell County | 24.4 |
| 69 | Davidson County | 24.3 |
| 69 | Lenoir County | 24.3 |
| 69 | Surry County | 24.3 |
| 72 | Richmond County | 24.1 |
| 73 | Haywood County | 23.8 |
| 74 | Avery County | 23.7 |
| 74 | Nash County | 23.7 |
| 76 | Orange County | 23.6 |
| 77 | Burke County | 23.4 |
| 77 | Catawba County | 23.4 |
| 79 | Carteret County | 23.2 |
| 79 | Clay County | 23.2 |
| 81 | Wayne County | 22.9 |
| 82 | Forsyth County | 22.7 |
| 83 | Durham County | 22.6 |
| 83 | Macon County | 22.6 |
| 85 | Edgecombe County | 22.5 |
| 85 | Henderson County | 22.5 |
| 85 | Wilson County | 22.5 |
| 88 | Dare County | 22.4 |
| 88 | Onslow County | 22.4 |
| 90 | Pitt County | 22.1 |
| 91 | Guilford County | 22 |
| 92 | Transylvania County | 21.9 |
| 93 | Craven County | 21.7 |
| 94 | Cumberland County | 21.6 |
| 95 | Watauga County | 21.2 |
| 96 | Buncombe County | 21.1 |
| 97 | New Hanover County | 20.6 |
| 98 | Swain County | 20.5 |
| 99 | Jackson County | 20.2 |