Mean Commute Time in New Castle County, DE

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

27.8 min Rank #1,307/3,222 · #3 in DE
59th
New Castle 27.8 min
DE 28.5 min -2.4%
US 27.6 min +0.6%

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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.

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#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.