Cities with the Longest and Shortest Commute Times

Top 25 U.S. cities with the longest and shortest average commute times in minutes. Pop > 20,000.

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Top 25 — Longest Commute

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS
#CityPopulationAvg Commute
1Elmont, NY36,43639.5 min
2Antioch, CA115,75938.5 min
3Palmdale, CA165,48738.1 min
4Hesperia, CA100,14138.0 min
5Tracy, CA95,35837.3 min
6Lake Elsinore, CA71,51637.3 min
7Valley Stream, NY40,27836.9 min
8Cherry Hill, VA23,44336.3 min
9Menifee, CA107,02036.2 min
10Oakley, CA44,31135.8 min
11Long Beach, NY34,74135.5 min
12Pittsburg, CA75,86835.1 min
13French Valley, CA42,55035.0 min
14Perris, CA79,34934.9 min
15New York, NY8,516,20234.5 min
16Ewa Gentry, HI26,73834.4 min
17Immokalee, FL25,62434.4 min
18Cutler Bay, FL44,48334.4 min
19Baldwin, NY33,59534.3 min
20Spanaway, WA34,32234.1 min
21Brentwood, CA64,60933.9 min
22Kendall West, FL35,49233.5 min
23Lehigh Acres, FL127,39133.4 min
24Mount Vernon, NY72,52833.4 min
25East Massapequa, NY20,14233.0 min

Bottom 25 — Shortest Commute

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS
#CityPopulationAvg Commute
1Fort Hood, TX25,78610.1 min
2Aberdeen, SD28,29710.4 min
3Brookings, SD23,71010.6 min
4Helena, MT33,12611.6 min
5Dodge City, KS27,65211.8 min
6Willmar, MN21,13612.0 min
7Urbana, IL38,44712.2 min
8Norfolk, NE25,96212.2 min
9Marquette, MI20,69112.2 min
10Ruston, LA22,22412.3 min
11Eastern Goleta Valley, CA29,41112.3 min
12North Platte, NE23,03012.3 min
13Laramie, WY31,84812.3 min
14Cedar Falls, IA40,66212.4 min
15Roseburg, OR23,77312.6 min
16Moscow, ID25,86812.6 min
17Blacksburg, VA45,28812.7 min
18Pullman, WA31,93912.9 min
19Danville, IL28,66313.0 min
20Watertown, SD22,85913.0 min
21Champaign, IL88,82213.0 min
22Mason City, IA27,13513.0 min
23Jacksonville, NC73,50713.1 min
24Winona, MN25,99813.1 min
25Fairbanks, AK32,24213.3 min

Elmont, NY ranks #1 for longest commute among U.S. cities with populations over 20,000, with a value of 39.5 min. Rounding out the top cities are Antioch, CA, Palmdale, CA, Hesperia, CA. On the other end, Fort Hood, TX has the shortest commute value at 10.1 min. This ranking includes only cities with populations above 20,000. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS.

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