Mean Commute Time in Watauga County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

22.7 min Rank #2,396/3,222 · #99 in NC
26th
Watauga 22.7 min
NC 27.5 min -17.3%
US 27.6 min -17.7%

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National Distribution

How Watauga County's mean commute time of 22.7 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 Watauga County for mean commute time.

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#2,393 Jackson County, NC 22.7 min
#2,394 Grant County, ND 22.7 min
#2,395 Pemiscot County, MO 22.7 min
#2,396 Watauga County, NC 22.7 min
#2,397 Wyandot County, OH 22.7 min
#2,398 Dougherty County, GA 22.7 min
#2,399 Boone County, AR 22.7 min

About Mean Commute Time

Watauga County, North Carolina has a mean commute time of 22.7 min, ranking #2,396 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 17.7% below the national value of 27.6 min. Within North Carolina, it ranks #99 of 100. This places it in the 26th 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.