Mean Commute Time in McDowell County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Mean Commute Time Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Commute Change
National Distribution
How McDowell County's mean commute time of 27.1 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 McDowell County for mean commute time.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,468 | Mitchell County, NC | 27.1 min |
| #1,469 | Grant County, WV | 27.1 min |
| #1,470 | Refugio County, TX | 27.1 min |
| #1,471 | McDowell County, NC | 27.1 min |
| #1,472 | LaPorte County, IN | 27.1 min |
| #1,473 | Johnston County, OK | 27.1 min |
| #1,474 | Franklin County, TN | 27.1 min |
About Mean Commute Time
McDowell County, North Carolina has a mean commute time of 27.1 min, ranking #1,471 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.9% below the national value of 27.6 min. Within North Carolina, it ranks #67 of 100. This places it in the 54th 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.