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Commuting to work by state

Means of transportation to work for workers 16 and over (percent of workers), and mean travel time for workers who did not work from home.

Reference period
2025
Licence
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Commuting to work by state: Mean travel time to work (minutes)51 areas ranked by Mean travel time to work (minutes). Highest: Maryland (33.7); lowest: South Dakota (17.8); national value 27.4.MarylandMaryland: 33.733.7New YorkNew York: 33.533.5New JerseyNew Jersey: 32.232.2MassachusettsMassachusetts: 30.830.8District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 30.130.1CaliforniaCalifornia: 29.829.8GeorgiaGeorgia: 29.729.7FloridaFlorida: 29.329.3IllinoisIllinois: 28.428.4ConnecticutConnecticut: 28.228.2VirginiaVirginia: 28.228.2TexasTexas: 27.827.8West VirginiaWest Virginia: 27.427.4WashingtonWashington: 27.327.3DelawareDelaware: 27.127.1HawaiiHawaii: 27.127.1PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 27.127.1South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 27.027.0New HampshireNew Hampshire: 26.726.7MississippiMississippi: 26.626.6Rhode IslandRhode Island: 26.526.5ArizonaArizona: 26.426.4TennesseeTennessee: 26.426.4AlabamaAlabama: 26.026.0LouisianaLouisiana: 25.925.9ColoradoColorado: 25.825.8North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 25.725.7NevadaNevada: 25.225.2MichiganMichigan: 25.025.0MaineMaine: 24.924.9IndianaIndiana: 24.624.6KentuckyKentucky: 24.524.5MissouriMissouri: 24.224.2VermontVermont: 24.224.2New MexicoNew Mexico: 24.124.1OhioOhio: 24.124.1UtahUtah: 23.723.7OregonOregon: 23.623.6MinnesotaMinnesota: 23.523.5ArkansasArkansas: 23.323.3WisconsinWisconsin: 23.223.2OklahomaOklahoma: 23.123.1IdahoIdaho: 22.722.7KansasKansas: 20.520.5IowaIowa: 20.220.2AlaskaAlaska: 20.020.0MontanaMontana: 20.020.0NebraskaNebraska: 19.619.6WyomingWyoming: 19.619.6North DakotaNorth Dakota: 18.118.1South DakotaSouth Dakota: 17.817.8National 27.4
Commuting to work by state: Mean travel time to work (minutes)51 areas ranked by Mean travel time to work (minutes). Highest: Maryland (33.7); lowest: South Dakota (17.8); national value 27.4.MarylandMaryland: 33.733.7New YorkNew York: 33.533.5New JerseyNew Jersey: 32.232.2MassachusettsMassachusetts: 30.830.8District of Colum…District of Columbia: 30.130.1CaliforniaCalifornia: 29.829.8GeorgiaGeorgia: 29.729.7FloridaFlorida: 29.329.3IllinoisIllinois: 28.428.4ConnecticutConnecticut: 28.228.2VirginiaVirginia: 28.228.2TexasTexas: 27.827.8West VirginiaWest Virginia: 27.427.4WashingtonWashington: 27.327.3DelawareDelaware: 27.127.1HawaiiHawaii: 27.127.1PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 27.127.1South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 27.027.0New HampshireNew Hampshire: 26.726.7MississippiMississippi: 26.626.6Rhode IslandRhode Island: 26.526.5ArizonaArizona: 26.426.4TennesseeTennessee: 26.426.4AlabamaAlabama: 26.026.0LouisianaLouisiana: 25.925.9ColoradoColorado: 25.825.8North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 25.725.7NevadaNevada: 25.225.2MichiganMichigan: 25.025.0MaineMaine: 24.924.9IndianaIndiana: 24.624.6KentuckyKentucky: 24.524.5MissouriMissouri: 24.224.2VermontVermont: 24.224.2New MexicoNew Mexico: 24.124.1OhioOhio: 24.124.1UtahUtah: 23.723.7OregonOregon: 23.623.6MinnesotaMinnesota: 23.523.5ArkansasArkansas: 23.323.3WisconsinWisconsin: 23.223.2OklahomaOklahoma: 23.123.1IdahoIdaho: 22.722.7KansasKansas: 20.520.5IowaIowa: 20.220.2AlaskaAlaska: 20.020.0MontanaMontana: 20.020.0NebraskaNebraska: 19.619.6WyomingWyoming: 19.619.6North DakotaNorth Dakota: 18.118.1South DakotaSouth Dakota: 17.817.8National 27.4
Mean travel time to work (minutes), 2025, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Mean travel time to work (minutes). Highest: Maryland (33.7); lowest: South Dakota (17.8); national value 27.4. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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United States27.478.73.812.9165,214,453
Alabama2688.60.38.62,344,600
Alaska2080.20.77.1359,647
Arizona26.478.8116.23,516,108
Arkansas23.387.50.28.81,413,291
California29.878.43.413.418,635,762
Colorado25.875.21.518.83,166,027
Connecticut28.278.94.212.41,857,031
Delaware27.180.51.714502,259
District of Columbia30.132.926.922.7373,088
Florida29.379.11.215.511,128,119
Georgia29.780.91.114.55,429,690
Hawaii27.180.448.6710,626
Idaho22.782.30.512.8959,066
Illinois28.474.77.412.96,269,691
Indiana24.685.80.69.83,352,659
Iowa20.285.10.99.61,625,721
Kansas20.585.70.510.21,490,389
Kentucky24.586.30.69.72,071,816
Louisiana25.9880.97.42,064,063
Maine24.980.40.813.7700,372
Maryland33.776.45.513.73,179,937
Massachusetts30.870.28.414.23,687,781
Michigan2584.30.911.14,755,644
Minnesota23.578.71.914.82,999,334
Mississippi26.689.40.36.51,293,969
Missouri24.284.10.811.53,037,995
Montana2080.70.812.1561,953
Nebraska19.686.40.68.91,044,976
Nevada25.282.62.410.11,605,977
New Hampshire26.781.30.514.4757,025
New Jersey32.271.99.9134,828,177
New Mexico24.185.10.710.1955,432
New York33.554.425.311.59,654,086
North Carolina25.780.90.715.15,419,398
North Dakota18.188.20.36.3426,586
Ohio24.183.9111.35,753,655
Oklahoma23.188.10.28.71,892,255
Oregon23.675.82.815.12,037,946
Pennsylvania27.176.24.313.66,342,083
Rhode Island26.579.42.711.5568,214
South Carolina2784.70.511.62,599,763
South Dakota17.885.30.29.8475,348
Tennessee26.484.20.512.53,513,161
Texas27.882.70.912.915,278,739
Utah23.778.91.914.91,794,708
Vermont24.277.70.815.9336,494
Virginia28.278.73.213.94,485,851
Washington27.374.4515.73,912,058
West Virginia27.487.40.88.2737,038
Wisconsin23.282.61.211.63,025,750
Wyoming19.683.10.611.6283,095

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S0801: Commuting Characteristics by Sex. Reference period: 2025.

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Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Dataset
ACS 1-year estimates, Table S0801
Table
Commuting to work by state
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2026-10-29
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Commuting to work by state (United States, 2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S0801. Retrieved 2026-10-29 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-commuting/