Mean Commute Time in McDowell County, WV

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

39.5 min Rank #76/3,222 · #7 in WV
98th
McDowell 39.5 min
WV 29.0 min +36.1%
US 27.6 min +42.9%

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National Distribution

How McDowell County's mean commute time of 39.5 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

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#73 Van Zandt County, TX 39.5 min
#74 Hudson County, NJ 39.5 min
#75 Blount County, AL 39.5 min
#76 McDowell County, WV 39.5 min
#77 Brown County, IN 39.4 min
#78 Bracken County, KY 39.4 min
#79 Canóvanas Municipio, PR 39.4 min

About Mean Commute Time

McDowell County, West Virginia has a mean commute time of 39.5 min, ranking #76 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 42.9% above the national value of 27.6 min. Within West Virginia, it ranks #7 of 55. This places it in the 98th 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.