Shortest counties for commute time in the United States
Top 25 of 3144 counties with data.
Ranked by avg commute time (Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024), lowest first.
Shortest counties for commute time in the United States
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Skagway, AK4.9 min County page | |
| 02 | Yakutat, AK5.5 min County page | |
| 03 | Aleutians East, AK5.6 min County page | |
| 04 | Northwest Arctic, AK5.9 min County page | |
| 05 | Kusilvak, AK6.3 min County page | |
| 06 | Nome, AK6.3 min County page | |
| 07 | Aleutians West, AK6.4 min County page | |
| 08 | Petersburg, AK6.8 min County page | |
| 09 | Bethel, AK7.4 min County page | |
| 10 | Hinsdale, CO7.6 min County page | |
| 11 | Cimarron, OK8.0 min County page | |
| 12 | Wrangell, AK8.5 min County page | |
| 13 | Dillingham, AK8.7 min County page | |
| 14 | Presidio, TX9.1 min County page | |
| 15 | Bristol Bay, AK9.2 min County page | |
| 16 | Chugach, AK9.2 min County page | |
| 17 | Kodiak Island, AK10.1 min County page | |
| 18 | Scott, KS10.4 min County page | |
| 19 | Chattahoochee, GA10.5 min County page | |
| 20 | Yukon-Koyukuk, AK11.0 min County page | |
| 21 | Wichita, KS11.0 min County page | |
| 22 | Norton, KS11.0 min County page | |
| 23 | McIntosh, ND11.3 min County page | |
| 24 | Red Willow, NE11.3 min County page | |
| 25 | Box Butte, NE11.3 min County page | |
How this ranking works
This page ranks every US county by avg commute time, sorted so the shortest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.
For commute time, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh commute time against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.
Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of avg commute time.
Frequently asked questions
- Which US county has the lowest commute time?
- Skagway, AK has the lowest commute time in the United States, at 4.9 min.
- What is the commute time in Skagway, AK?
- Skagway, AK is ranked #1 in the United States for commute time, at 4.9 min.
- How is this commute time ranking calculated?
- Counties in the United States are ranked by avg commute time (Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.
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Counties With the Shortest Commute, state by state
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- Alaska
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- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
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- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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