Mean Commute Time in Durham County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

24.9 min Rank #1,963/3,222 · #84 in NC
39th
Durham 24.9 min
NC 27.5 min -9.4%
US 27.6 min -9.8%

Mean Commute Time Trend

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National Distribution

How Durham County's mean commute time of 24.9 min compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 3.7 min to 49.1 min.

Distribution of Mean Commute Time Across All Counties

Ranking Context

Counties ranked closest to Durham County for mean commute time.

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#1,960 Snyder County, PA 24.9 min
#1,961 Allegany County, NY 24.9 min
#1,962 Hockley County, TX 24.9 min
#1,963 Durham County, NC 24.9 min
#1,964 Lafayette Parish, LA 24.9 min
#1,965 Marshall County, IN 24.9 min
#1,966 Kootenai County, ID 24.9 min

About Mean Commute Time

Durham County, North Carolina has a mean commute time of 24.9 min, ranking #1,963 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.8% below the national value of 27.6 min. Within North Carolina, it ranks #84 of 100. This places it in the 39th percentile nationally.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.