Commute times by city
How long the trip to work takes and how people make it — car, carpool, transit, bike, walk or not at all — for every covered metro, on 2019-2023 ACS 5-year Census estimates.
Quick answer
New York City has the longest average one-way commute of the 94 metros covered at 44.3 minutes; Fargo the shortest at 17.3 minutes. The US average is 28.5 minutes, with 13.5% of workers reporting they work from home.
Every covered metro
Sorted by average one-way commute, longest first.
| City | Avg minutes | Drove alone | Transit | Work from home | 60 min+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | 44.3 | 21.9% | 45.6% | 15% | 41.9% |
| Jersey City, NJ | 40.3 | 28.1% | 37.1% | 21.6% | 36.3% |
| Chicago, IL | 36.5 | 46% | 19.3% | 18.3% | 28.6% |
| Newark, NJ | 35.9 | 50.4% | 18.6% | 6.1% | 25.1% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 34.6 | 46.7% | 17.9% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Riverside, CA | 34.2 | 74.7% | 1.5% | 9.3% | 24% |
| San Francisco, CA | 34 | 28.6% | 21.4% | 27.5% | 22.7% |
| Los Angeles, CA | 33.9 | 61.4% | 6.7% | 17.3% | 23.1% |
| Oakland, CA | 33.3 | 47.8% | 14.5% | 23.4% | 23.3% |
| Boston, MA | 33.1 | 34.1% | 24% | 18.8% | 22.2% |
| Long Beach, CA | 32.7 | 68.3% | 3.9% | 14.4% | 21.2% |
| Baltimore, MD | 31.6 | 56.8% | 11.5% | 15.9% | 19.4% |
| Bridgeport, CT | 31.6 | 63.4% | 7.1% | 6.4% | 21% |
| Aurora, CO | 30.9 | 68.3% | 3.6% | 14.8% | 16.9% |
| Anaheim, CA | 30.6 | 74.1% | 1.9% | 9.3% | 18.6% |
| San Jose, CA | 30.5 | 64.6% | 2.8% | 18.5% | 17.1% |
| Miami, FL | 29.9 | 61.7% | 6.9% | 14.2% | 16.2% |
| Houston, TX | 29.6 | 69.7% | 3.3% | 11.7% | 15.9% |
| Fort Worth, TX | 29.1 | 72.9% | 0.5% | 12.9% | 16.4% |
| Arlington, TX | 29 | 74.7% | 0.3% | 11.8% | 16.1% |
| Seattle, WA | 28.8 | 37.6% | 13.9% | 31.3% | 15.1% |
| Atlanta, GA | 28.7 | 55.2% | 6.4% | 26.6% | 14.4% |
| Orlando, FL | 28.4 | 69.5% | 1.9% | 15.1% | 12.5% |
| Dallas, TX | 28.3 | 68.5% | 2.3% | 14% | 14.5% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 27.7 | 66.1% | 2% | 16.9% | 13% |
| Las Vegas, NV | 27.7 | 72.6% | 2.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% |
| Denver, CO | 27.4 | 57.7% | 4.5% | 24.4% | 11.9% |
| Providence, RI | 27.4 | 62.6% | 4.2% | 12.7% | 15.5% |
| Detroit, MI | 27.3 | 66.3% | 6% | 10.1% | 12.4% |
| Sacramento, CA | 27.1 | 65.5% | 1.9% | 17.7% | 11.8% |
| Nashville, TN | 26.9 | 68.1% | 1.7% | 18.3% | 12% |
| Mesa, AZ | 26.8 | 67.7% | 0.9% | 16.9% | 11.9% |
| Tampa, FL | 26.8 | 66.1% | 1.3% | 19.3% | 12.6% |
| St. Petersburg, FL | 26.8 | 67.4% | 1.7% | 18.3% | 13.7% |
| Charlotte, NC | 26.7 | 61% | 2.2% | 25.5% | 11% |
| San Antonio, TX | 26.6 | 70.5% | 2.1% | 11.8% | 11.5% |
| Portland, OR | 26.5 | 50.5% | 7.3% | 25.3% | 11.2% |
| Chandler, AZ | 26.1 | 65.5% | 0.6% | 22.7% | 11.7% |
| Jacksonville, FL | 26 | 72.8% | 1.2% | 13.5% | 9.4% |
| Henderson, NV | 26 | 72.9% | 0.8% | 15.8% | 8.7% |
| San Diego, CA | 25.9 | 64.2% | 3% | 19.2% | 10.4% |
| Indianapolis, IN | 25.9 | 73.7% | 1.4% | 12.3% | 9% |
| Austin, TX | 25.8 | 58.8% | 2.1% | 27.5% | 11% |
| Manchester, NH | 25.7 | 74.2% | 0.5% | 12.1% | 13.1% |
| Charleston, SC | 25.5 | 68.1% | 0.9% | 17.6% | 11.6% |
| Bakersfield, CA | 25.1 | 80.4% | 0.5% | 7.1% | 9.7% |
| Raleigh, NC | 25.1 | 65.1% | 1.3% | 23.4% | 9.6% |
| El Paso, TX | 25.1 | 76.5% | 1% | 7.8% | 8.6% |
| Wilmington, DE | 25.1 | 62.2% | 8.4% | 14.5% | 12.6% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 25 | 48.2% | 12.4% | 20.4% | 9.2% |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 25 | 75.3% | 0.8% | 12.7% | 8.9% |
| Cincinnati, OH | 24.8 | 66.2% | 5.7% | 13.2% | 8.9% |
| New Orleans, LA | 24.6 | 63.2% | 4.5% | 13.7% | 10.1% |
| Hartford, CT | 24.5 | 61% | 11.8% | 8.1% | 9.8% |
| Cleveland, OH | 24.4 | 65.4% | 6.9% | 10.1% | 7.8% |
| Honolulu, HI | 24.4 | 55.7% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 9% |
| Minneapolis, MN | 24.3 | 53.4% | 7.5% | 23.3% | 7.6% |
| Louisville, KY | 24.2 | 73.5% | 2.2% | 11.6% | 7% |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 24.1 | 71.1% | 0.5% | 16.1% | 8.1% |
| St. Paul, MN | 24.1 | 59.3% | 6.5% | 18.3% | 7.9% |
| Milwaukee, WI | 24.1 | 67.8% | 5.4% | 11.2% | 7.9% |
| Tucson, AZ | 23.9 | 69.5% | 2.4% | 12.4% | 8.2% |
| Fresno, CA | 23.7 | 73.7% | 1.3% | 10.2% | 7.9% |
| Albuquerque, NM | 23.7 | 73.2% | 1.3% | 12.8% | 7.4% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 23.7 | 77% | 0.4% | 9.8% | 6.7% |
| Richmond, VA | 23.6 | 64.9% | 3.6% | 16.9% | 7.4% |
| Kansas City, MO | 23.4 | 72.7% | 1.9% | 14.8% | 6.8% |
| Greensboro, NC | 23.4 | 73.7% | 2.4% | 11.8% | 8.9% |
| Columbus, OH | 23.4 | 70.1% | 2.1% | 16.1% | 6.5% |
| Birmingham, AL | 23.3 | 74.4% | 1.3% | 8.5% | 7.1% |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 23.1 | 75% | 1.5% | 7.1% | 8.6% |
| Memphis, TN | 22.9 | 77.8% | 0.8% | 8% | 5.2% |
| Spokane, WA | 22.6 | 68.3% | 2.9% | 13.8% | 6.9% |
| Reno, NV | 22.3 | 67.6% | 2.4% | 10.8% | 8.5% |
| Knoxville, TN | 22 | 74.5% | 1.2% | 11.1% | 6.1% |
| Jackson, MS | 21.9 | 75.1% | 0.6% | 8.1% | 5% |
| Portland, ME | 21.4 | 56.1% | 2.7% | 21.5% | 8.8% |
| Toledo, OH | 21.3 | 77.9% | 1.4% | 5.7% | 6.3% |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 21.3 | 60.2% | 5.2% | 18.5% | 6.8% |
| Des Moines, IA | 21.2 | 72.3% | 1.1% | 11.4% | 5.3% |
| Omaha, NE | 21.1 | 73.3% | 1.2% | 13.6% | 5.3% |
| Burlington, VT | 20.6 | 47.3% | 5.3% | 16.7% | 7% |
| Boise, ID | 20.4 | 68.6% | 0.6% | 15.8% | 4.6% |
| Anchorage, AK | 20.4 | 71% | 1.4% | 9.6% | 5.2% |
| Chattanooga, TN | 20.3 | 74.5% | 1.1% | 11.9% | 5% |
| Wichita, KS | 20.2 | 80% | 0.7% | 6.9% | 4.6% |
| Tulsa, OK | 20.2 | 75.4% | 0.5% | 10.1% | 4.5% |
| Little Rock, AR | 20 | 76.5% | 1% | 10.8% | 4.8% |
| Charleston, WV | 19.2 | 70.7% | 2.1% | 11.2% | 7.2% |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 18.4 | 79.4% | 0.7% | 9.4% | 3.7% |
| Billings, MT | 18 | 78.5% | 1% | 7.6% | 3.6% |
| Juneau, AK | 17.4 | 64.9% | 2.4% | 12.4% | 4% |
| Cheyenne, WY | 17.4 | 81.4% | 0.3% | 7.6% | 6% |
| Fargo, ND | 17.3 | 78.7% | 0.8% | 8.1% | 4.1% |
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year (B08301, B08303) · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year