Mean Commute Time in New Castle County, DE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Mean Commute Time Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Commute Change
National Distribution
How New Castle County's mean commute time of 27.8 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 New Castle County for mean commute time.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,304 | Union County, OH | 27.8 min |
| #1,305 | Hendricks County, IN | 27.8 min |
| #1,306 | Cleveland County, NC | 27.8 min |
| #1,307 | New Castle County, DE | 27.8 min |
| #1,308 | Lamar County, AL | 27.8 min |
| #1,309 | Texas County, MO | 27.8 min |
| #1,310 | Sagadahoc County, ME | 27.8 min |
About Mean Commute Time
New Castle County, Delaware has a mean commute time of 27.8 min, ranking #1,307 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.6% above the national value of 27.6 min. Within Delaware, it ranks #3 of 3. This places it in the 59th 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.