Mean Commute Time in Essex County, NY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

24.8 min Rank #1,975/3,222 · #40 in NY
39th
Essex 24.8 min
NY 36.0 min -31.0%
US 27.6 min -10.0%

Mean Commute Time Trend

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Year-over-Year Commute Change

National Distribution

How Essex County's mean commute time of 24.8 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 Essex County for mean commute time.

Nearby Rankings

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#1,972 Oregon County, MO 24.9 min
#1,973 Boulder County, CO 24.8 min
#1,974 Waukesha County, WI 24.8 min
#1,975 Essex County, NY 24.8 min
#1,976 Jackson County, MI 24.8 min
#1,977 Cattaraugus County, NY 24.8 min
#1,978 Ottawa County, KS 24.8 min

About Mean Commute Time

Essex County, New York has a mean commute time of 24.8 min, ranking #1,975 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 10.0% below the national value of 27.6 min. Within New York, it ranks #40 of 62. 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.