Mean Commute Time in Watauga County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Mean Commute Time Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Commute Change
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.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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.