Mean Commute Time in Rowan County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

28.4 min Rank #1,177/3,222 · #46 in NC
63th
Rowan 28.4 min
NC 27.5 min +3.4%
US 27.6 min +3.0%

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National Distribution

How Rowan County's mean commute time of 28.4 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 Rowan County for mean commute time.

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#1,174 Thurston County, WA 28.4 min
#1,175 Rankin County, MS 28.4 min
#1,176 Jefferson County, OK 28.4 min
#1,177 Rowan County, NC 28.4 min
#1,178 Washington County, IL 28.4 min
#1,179 Randolph County, GA 28.4 min
#1,180 Union County, IN 28.4 min

About Mean Commute Time

Rowan County, North Carolina has a mean commute time of 28.4 min, ranking #1,177 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.0% above the national value of 27.6 min. Within North Carolina, it ranks #46 of 100. This places it in the 63th 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.