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Counties in North Carolina by mean travel time to work

Gates County had the highest mean travel time to work of 97 counties in 2022, at 38.6 minutes. Jackson County had the lowest, at 19.8 minutes. The median was 25.7 minutes and the figure for North Carolina was 25 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest38.6Gates County
Lowest19.8Jackson County
Median25.797 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2022

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Gates CountyGates County: 38.6 minutes38.6Perquimans CountyPerquimans County: 36.2 minutes36.2Currituck CountyCurrituck County: 35.8 minutes35.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 33.9 minutes33.9Johnston CountyJohnston County: 32.7 minutes32.7Harnett CountyHarnett County: 32.1 minutes32.1Madison CountyMadison County: 32.1 minutes32.1Camden CountyCamden County: 31.7 minutes31.7Caswell CountyCaswell County: 31.5 minutes31.5Pender CountyPender County: 31.2 minutes31.2Chowan CountyChowan County: 30.9 minutes30.9Stokes CountyStokes County: 30.9 minutes30.9Person CountyPerson County: 30.6 minutes30.6Jones CountyJones County: 30.5 minutes30.5Granville CountyGranville County: 30.1 minutes30.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 29.6 minutes29.6Union CountyUnion County: 29.6 minutes29.6Hoke CountyHoke County: 29.4 minutes29.4Sampson CountySampson County: 29.4 minutes29.4Yadkin CountyYadkin County: 28.8 minutes28.8Duplin CountyDuplin County: 28.6 minutes28.6Columbus CountyColumbus County: 28.3 minutes28.3Hertford CountyHertford County: 28.3 minutes28.3Pasquotank CountyPasquotank County: 28.3 minutes28.3Stanly CountyStanly County: 28.2 minutes28.2Chatham CountyChatham County: 28 minutes28Warren CountyWarren County: 27.7 minutes27.7Bertie CountyBertie County: 27.6 minutes27.6Cabarrus CountyCabarrus County: 27.6 minutes27.6Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 27.6 minutes27.6Washington CountyWashington County: 27.5 minutes27.5Polk CountyPolk County: 27.2 minutes27.2Yancey CountyYancey County: 27.1 minutes27.1Davie CountyDavie County: 27 minutes27Anson CountyAnson County: 26.8 minutes26.8Bladen CountyBladen County: 26.8 minutes26.8Greene CountyGreene County: 26.7 minutes26.7Gaston CountyGaston County: 26.5 minutes26.5Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 26.4 minutes26.4Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 26.4 minutes26.4
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
minutes		Change on 2021
1Gates County Estimated38.6-0.7
2Perquimans County Estimated36.2+1.8
3Currituck County Estimated35.8+0.1
4Franklin County Estimated33.9+0.6
5Johnston County Estimated32.7+0.7
6Harnett County Estimated32.1+0.2
6Madison County Estimated32.1-1
8Camden County Estimated31.7+1.1
9Caswell County Estimated31.5+0.7
10Pender County Estimated31.2-1.2
11Chowan County Estimated30.9-0.2
11Stokes County Estimated30.9+1
13Person County Estimated30.6-0.3
14Jones County Estimated30.5+0.4
15Granville County Estimated30.1+0.8
16Lincoln County Estimated29.6-0.5
16Union County Estimated29.6+0.1
18Hoke County Estimated29.4-0.4
18Sampson County Estimated29.4+0.5
20Yadkin County Estimated28.8+1.1
21Duplin County Estimated28.6+0.9
22Columbus County Estimated28.3+0.3
22Hertford County Estimated28.3-0.2
22Pasquotank County Estimated28.3-0.7
25Stanly County Estimated28.2+0.5
26Chatham County Estimated28-1
27Warren County Estimated27.7-1
28Bertie County Estimated27.6+0.7
28Cabarrus County Estimated27.6-0.7
28Wilkes County Estimated27.6+0.7
31Washington County Estimated27.5+0.3
32Polk County Estimated27.2+1.2
33Yancey County Estimated27.1+0.8
34Davie County Estimated270
35Anson County Estimated26.8+1.4
35Bladen County Estimated26.8+1
37Greene County Estimated26.7-1.6
38Gaston County Estimated26.50
39Northampton County Estimated26.4-1.7
39Rockingham County Estimated26.4+0.5
41Cherokee County Estimated26.2-0.4
41Moore County Estimated26.2-0.2
43Alleghany County Estimated26.1+1.2
43Caldwell County Estimated26.1+0.2
43Rowan County Estimated26.10
46Alamance County Estimated25.9+0.7
46Surry County Estimated25.9-0.1
48Lee County Estimated25.8-0.5
49Alexander County Estimated25.7+1.3
50Mecklenburg County Estimated25.6-0.3
51Martin County Estimated25.4+0.8
51Rutherford County Estimated25.4+0.2
51Wake County Estimated25.4-0.2
54Vance County Estimated25.3+0.4
55Brunswick County Estimated25.2+0.5
56Iredell County Estimated25.1-0.3
57Ashe County Estimated25-0.1
58Cleveland County Estimated24.8+0.3
58Richmond County Estimated24.8+0.3
58Robeson County Estimated24.8+0.4
61McDowell County Estimated24.6+0.6
62Clay County Estimated24.5+0.8
63Scotland County Estimated24.4+1.1
64Davidson County Estimated24.3-0.2
64Montgomery County Estimated24.30
64Randolph County Estimated24.3+0.3
67Nash County Estimated24.2+0.8
68Beaufort County Estimated24.1+0.6
69Carteret County Estimated240
70Burke County Estimated23.8+0.8
70Orange County Estimated23.8-0.2
72Halifax County Estimated23.7+0.1
72Mitchell County Estimated23.7+0.5
74Lenoir County Estimated23.6+0.2
74Pamlico County Estimated23.6-0.2
76Haywood County Estimated23.1+0.5
77Dare County Estimated230
78Forsyth County Estimated22.7+0.2
79Wilson County Estimated22.6+0.4
80Durham County Estimated22.5-0.2
80Edgecombe County Estimated22.5-0.3
82Catawba County Estimated22.4+0.2
83Henderson County Estimated22.3+0.4
83Macon County Estimated22.3+0.6
85Transylvania County Estimated22.1-0.4
86Guilford County Estimated22-0.4
86Onslow County Estimated22+0.4
88Wayne County Estimated21.8+0.1
89Cumberland County Estimated21.4-0.1
90Pitt County Estimated21.3+0.2
91Avery County Estimated20.7+0.3
92Buncombe County Estimated20.6+0.2
93New Hanover County Estimated20.5+0.2
93Swain County Estimated20.5+0.8
95Craven County Estimated20.3-0.4
96Watauga County Estimated20-0.7
97Jackson County Estimated19.8+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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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?

Gates County, with 38.6 minutes in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Jackson County, with 19.8 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. 2 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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