Counties in Pennsylvania by mean travel time to work

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

Pike County had the highest mean travel time to work of 67 counties in 2021, at 44.9 minutes. Elk County had the lowest, at 17.4 minutes. The median was 25 minutes and the figure for Pennsylvania was 26.9 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest44.9Pike County

Lowest17.4Elk County

Median2567 counties

Pennsylvania26.9History

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	Pike County Estimated	44.9
2	Monroe County Estimated	40.1
3	Juniata County Estimated	33.4
4	Philadelphia County Estimated	33
5	Fulton County Estimated	32.4
5	Perry County Estimated	32.4
7	Carbon County Estimated	31.1
8	Huntingdon County Estimated	30.3
9	Armstrong County Estimated	30
9	Bucks County Estimated	30
11	Sullivan County Estimated	29.5
12	Wayne County Estimated	29.1
13	Delaware County Estimated	29
14	Montgomery County Estimated	28.8
15	Adams County Estimated	28.5
16	Greene County Estimated	28.2
17	Forest County Estimated	28.1
18	Chester County Estimated	27.9
19	Northampton County Estimated	27.6
20	Butler County Estimated	27.4
21	Susquehanna County Estimated	27.1
22	Fayette County Estimated	27
22	Westmoreland County Estimated	27
22	York County Estimated	27
25	Schuylkill County Estimated	26.7
26	Allegheny County Estimated	26.6
26	Washington County Estimated	26.6
28	Bedford County Estimated	26.5
29	Wyoming County Estimated	26.2
30	Beaver County Estimated	26.1
30	Clearfield County Estimated	26.1
32	Tioga County Estimated	25.4
33	Berks County Estimated	25.1
34	Potter County Estimated	25
35	Northumberland County Estimated	24.8
35	Somerset County Estimated	24.8
37	Lehigh County Estimated	24.7
38	Clarion County Estimated	24.6
38	Franklin County Estimated	24.6
40	Indiana County Estimated	24.3
41	Clinton County Estimated	24.1
41	Snyder County Estimated	24.1
43	Jefferson County Estimated	23.9
44	Cambria County Estimated	23.7
44	Lawrence County Estimated	23.7
46	Mifflin County Estimated	23.6
47	Luzerne County Estimated	23.5
47	Venango County Estimated	23.5
49	Lancaster County Estimated	23.3
50	Bradford County Estimated	23.1
51	Crawford County Estimated	22.8
52	Cumberland County Estimated	22.6
53	Lebanon County Estimated	22.5
54	Mercer County Estimated	21.8
55	Dauphin County Estimated	21.7
55	Lackawanna County Estimated	21.7
57	Blair County Estimated	21.2
58	Columbia County Estimated	21.1
58	McKean County Estimated	21.1
60	Lycoming County Estimated	20.8
61	Centre County Estimated	20.7
62	Union County Estimated	20
63	Erie County Estimated	19.9
63	Warren County Estimated	19.9
65	Montour County Estimated	18.8
66	Cameron County Estimated	17.7
67	Elk County Estimated	17.4

Other periods

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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/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?

Pike County, with 44.9 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Elk County, with 17.4 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.