Mean Commute Time in Sussex County, DE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
29.4 min
Rank #981/3,222 · #1 in DE
70th
Sussex 29.4 min
DE 28.5 min +3.4%
US 27.6 min +6.7%
Mean Commute Time Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Commute Change
National Distribution
How Sussex County's mean commute time of 29.4 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 Sussex County for mean commute time.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #978 | Sevier County, TN | 29.5 min |
| #979 | San Mateo County, CA | 29.5 min |
| #980 | Charlotte County, FL | 29.5 min |
| #981 | Sussex County, DE | 29.4 min |
| #982 | Lamoille County, VT | 29.4 min |
| #983 | Coamo Municipio, PR | 29.4 min |
| #984 | Letcher County, KY | 29.4 min |
About Mean Commute Time
Sussex County, Delaware has a mean commute time of 29.4 min, ranking #981 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.7% above the national value of 27.6 min. Within Delaware, it ranks #1 of 3. This places it in the 70th 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.