US counties by mean travel time to work

Name: US counties by mean travel time to work, 2021
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Calhoun County had the highest mean travel time to work of 2969 counties in 2021, at 45.9 minutes. Aleutians East Borough had the lowest, at 5.7 minutes. The median was 24 minutes and the figure for the United States was 26.8 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest45.9Calhoun County

Lowest5.7Aleutians East Borough

Median242969 counties

United States26.8History

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	Calhoun County Estimated	45.9
1	Lewis County Estimated	45.9
3	Bronx County Estimated	45.3
4	Pike County Estimated	44.9
5	Charles County Estimated	44.6
6	Richmond County Estimated	44.5
7	Amite County Estimated	44.2
8	Queens County Estimated	43.8
9	Trousdale County Estimated	43
10	Kings County Estimated	42.9
11	Newton County Estimated	42.4
12	Manassas Park city Estimated	41.5
13	Morgan County Estimated	40.9
14	Elbert County Estimated	40.8
14	Rappahannock County Estimated	40.8
16	Calvert County Estimated	40.7
17	Jackson County Estimated	40.5
18	Westmoreland County Estimated	40.4
19	San Jacinto County Estimated	40.2
20	Monroe County Estimated	40.1
21	Warren County Estimated	40
22	Elliott County Estimated	39.9
23	Owen County Estimated	39.8
23	Surry County Estimated	39.8
25	Menifee County Estimated	39.7
26	Bandera County Estimated	39.6
27	Buckingham County Estimated	39.3
27	Gates County Estimated	39.3
29	Houston County Estimated	39.2
29	Prince William County Estimated	39.2
29	Putnam County Estimated	39.2
29	Stafford County Estimated	39.2
33	Hampshire County Estimated	39.1
34	Cumberland County Estimated	38.8
34	Lee County Estimated	38.8
34	Nicholas County Estimated	38.8
37	Fauquier County Estimated	38.7
37	Mathews County Estimated	38.7
39	Orange County Estimated	38.6
40	Greene County Estimated	38.4
40	Park County Estimated	38.4
42	King William County Estimated	38.2
42	Paulding County Estimated	38.2
44	Amelia County Estimated	38.1
45	Calaveras County Estimated	38
45	Clay County Estimated	38
47	Leslie County Estimated	37.9
47	Liberty County Estimated	37.9
47	Renville County Estimated	37.9
47	Spotsylvania County Estimated	37.9
51	Contra Costa County Estimated	37.8
51	Greene County Estimated	37.8
53	Robertson County Estimated	37.6
54	Stewart County Estimated	37.5
54	Talbot County Estimated	37.5
56	Torrance County Estimated	37.4
57	Stone County Estimated	37.3
58	Culpeper County Estimated	37.1
59	Hickman County Estimated	37
59	Marion County Estimated	37
61	Jefferson County Estimated	36.9
61	LaSalle Parish Estimated	36.9
61	St. Helena Parish Estimated	36.9
61	Sussex County Estimated	36.9
65	Calhoun County Estimated	36.8
65	Rains County Estimated	36.8
65	San Benito County Estimated	36.8
68	Gilpin County Estimated	36.6
68	Van Zandt County Estimated	36.6
68	Wilson County Estimated	36.6
71	Prince George's County Estimated	36.5
71	Switzerland County Estimated	36.5
73	Essex County Estimated	36.4
73	Pickens County Estimated	36.4
75	Pendleton County Estimated	36.3
76	Nassau County Estimated	36.2
77	Adams County Estimated	36.1
77	Jasper County Estimated	36.1
77	Lawrence County Estimated	36.1
77	Matanuska-Susitna Borough Estimated	36.1
81	Choctaw County Estimated	36
81	Hudson County Estimated	36
83	Clarke County Estimated	35.9
83	Crawford County Estimated	35.9
83	Glades County Estimated	35.9
83	Heard County Estimated	35.9
87	Golden Valley County Estimated	35.8
87	Holmes County Estimated	35.8
89	Carroll County Estimated	35.7
89	Currituck County Estimated	35.7
89	Kaufman County Estimated	35.7
89	Livingston Parish Estimated	35.7
89	Macon County Estimated	35.7
89	Trinity County Estimated	35.7
95	Franklin County Estimated	35.6
95	Glascock County Estimated	35.6
95	Wirt County Estimated	35.6
98	Bastrop County Estimated	35.5
98	Lapeer County Estimated	35.5
98	Morgan County Estimated	35.5
101	Benton County Estimated	35.4
102	Boise County Estimated	35.3
102	Columbia County Estimated	35.3
102	Jefferson Davis County Estimated	35.3
102	King and Queen County Estimated	35.3
102	Louisa County Estimated	35.3
102	Newton County Estimated	35.3
102	Vinton County Estimated	35.3
102	Wilkinson County Estimated	35.3
102	Winn Parish Estimated	35.3
111	Camas County Estimated	35.2
111	Mason County Estimated	35.2
111	Pearl River County Estimated	35.2
111	San Joaquin County Estimated	35.2
115	Charles City County Estimated	35.1
115	King George County Estimated	35.1
115	Northumberland County Estimated	35.1
118	Gloucester County Estimated	35
118	Hale County Estimated	35
118	Lincoln County Estimated	35
118	Meriwether County Estimated	35
122	Bracken County Estimated	34.9
122	Monroe County Estimated	34.9
122	Perry County Estimated	34.9
122	Sabine Parish Estimated	34.9
126	Frederick County Estimated	34.8
126	Montgomery County Estimated	34.8
126	Owen County Estimated	34.8
126	Ripley County Estimated	34.8
126	Westchester County Estimated	34.8
131	Manassas city Estimated	34.7
131	Stewart County Estimated	34.7
133	Humphreys County Estimated	34.6
133	Sussex County Estimated	34.6
135	Estill County Estimated	34.5
135	Hunterdon County Estimated	34.5
135	Osceola County Estimated	34.5
135	Pend Oreille County Estimated	34.5
135	Queen Anne's County Estimated	34.5
140	Perquimans County Estimated	34.4
140	Warren County Estimated	34.4
142	Attala County Estimated	34.3
142	Caroline County Estimated	34.3
142	Hancock County Estimated	34.3
142	McCormick County Estimated	34.3
142	Walthall County Estimated	34.3
142	Walton County Estimated	34.3
148	Essex County Estimated	34.2
148	Hancock County Estimated	34.2
148	Tipton County Estimated	34.2
151	Garrard County Estimated	34.1
151	Grant Parish Estimated	34.1
151	Mingo County Estimated	34.1
151	Orange County Estimated	34.1
151	Wise County Estimated	34.1
156	Bates County Estimated	34
156	Cannon County Estimated	34
156	Catahoula Parish Estimated	34
156	Edmonson County Estimated	34
156	Elk County Estimated	34
156	Monmouth County Estimated	34
156	Riverside County Estimated	34
156	Summers County Estimated	34
156	Washington County Estimated	34
165	Blount County Estimated	33.9
165	Brantley County Estimated	33.9
165	Isanti County Estimated	33.9
165	Kendall County Estimated	33.9
165	Marion County Estimated	33.9
170	Barrow County Estimated	33.8
170	Breckinridge County Estimated	33.8
170	Brown County Estimated	33.8
170	Cheatham County Estimated	33.8
170	Douglas County Estimated	33.8
170	Gwinnett County Estimated	33.8
170	Montgomery County Estimated	33.8
170	Pike County Estimated	33.8
170	Rockdale County Estimated	33.8
170	Washington County Estimated	33.8
180	Cherokee County Estimated	33.7
180	Franklin County Estimated	33.7
180	Hood County Estimated	33.7
180	Kemper County Estimated	33.7
180	Monroe County Estimated	33.7
180	Screven County Estimated	33.7
186	Brown County Estimated	33.6
186	Hickory County Estimated	33.6
186	Middlesex County Estimated	33.6
186	Norfolk County Estimated	33.6
186	Page County Estimated	33.6
186	Tate County Estimated	33.6
192	Floyd County Estimated	33.5
192	Henry County Estimated	33.5
194	Alameda County Estimated	33.4
194	Fayette County Estimated	33.4
194	Juniata County Estimated	33.4
194	Morgan County Estimated	33.4
194	Roane County Estimated	33.4
194	Washington Parish Estimated	33.4
200	Caldwell County Estimated	33.3
200	Franklin County Estimated	33.3
200	Saluda County Estimated	33.3
200	Somervell County Estimated	33.3
200	Teller County Estimated	33.3
205	Frederick County Estimated	33.2
205	Grand Isle County Estimated	33.2
205	Solano County Estimated	33.2
208	Dickson County Estimated	33.1
208	Lincoln County Estimated	33.1
208	Loudoun County Estimated	33.1
208	Madison County Estimated	33.1
212	Avoyelles Parish Estimated	33
212	Cleburne County Estimated	33
212	George County Estimated	33
212	Philadelphia County Estimated	33
212	Plymouth County Estimated	33
212	Smith County Estimated	33
218	Allendale County Estimated	32.9
218	Butts County Estimated	32.9
218	Parker County Estimated	32.9
221	Bollinger County Estimated	32.8
221	Caroline County Estimated	32.8
221	Clay County Estimated	32.8
221	Newton County Estimated	32.8
221	Pierce County Estimated	32.8
221	Powhatan County Estimated	32.8
221	San Francisco County Estimated	32.8
228	Banks County Estimated	32.7
228	Caldwell County Estimated	32.7
228	Cook County Estimated	32.7
228	Fluvanna County Estimated	32.7
228	Fort Bend County Estimated	32.7
228	Jasper County Estimated	32.7
228	Marion County Estimated	32.7
228	Nicholas County Estimated	32.7
236	Chisago County Estimated	32.6
236	Grainger County Estimated	32.6
236	Lincoln County Estimated	32.6
236	Lunenburg County Estimated	32.6
236	Meade County Estimated	32.6
236	Spencer County Estimated	32.6
242	Madison County Estimated	32.5
242	Will County Estimated	32.5
244	Bergen County Estimated	32.4
244	Fulton County Estimated	32.4
244	Greene County Estimated	32.4
244	Harford County Estimated	32.4
244	Leake County Estimated	32.4
244	Magoffin County Estimated	32.4
244	Nottoway County Estimated	32.4

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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. 69 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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/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?

Calhoun County, with 45.9 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Aleutians East Borough, with 5.7 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. 69 counties have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.