Shortest commutes in Delaware
Delaware counties and cities ranked by mean commute time.
This page ranks the counties and cities of Delaware by mean commute time — which have the shortest average commute to work, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among cities & places, Dover Base Housing leads at 12.0 min.
Cities & places
| # | Name | Mean commute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dover Base Housing | 12.0 min | |
| 2 | Ardencroft | 16.0 min | |
| 3 | Hartly | 19.0 min | |
| 4 | Woodside | 19.0 min | |
| 5 | Wyoming | 19.0 min | |
| 6 | Frederica | 20.0 min | |
| 7 | Newark | 20.0 min | |
| 8 | Rehoboth Beach | 20.0 min | |
| 9 | Rodney Village | 20.0 min | |
| 10 | Camden | 21.0 min | |
| 11 | Newport | 21.0 min | |
| 12 | Frankford | 22.0 min | |
| 13 | Kent Acres | 22.0 min | |
| 14 | New Castle | 22.0 min | |
| 15 | Pike Creek Valley | 22.0 min | |
| 16 | Selbyville | 22.0 min | |
| 17 | Bellefonte | 23.0 min | |
| 18 | Highland Acres | 23.0 min | |
| 19 | Hockessin | 23.0 min | |
| 20 | Magnolia | 23.0 min | |
| 21 | Viola | 23.0 min | |
| 22 | Wilmington | 23.0 min | |
| 23 | Arden | 24.0 min | |
| 24 | Bear | 24.0 min | |
| 25 | Dover | 24.0 min | |
| 26 | Fenwick Island | 24.0 min | |
| 27 | Milford | 24.0 min | |
| 28 | Milton | 24.0 min | |
| 29 | North Star | 24.0 min | |
| 30 | Wilmington Manor | 24.0 min | |
| 31 | Ardentown | 25.0 min | |
| 32 | Bethany Beach | 25.0 min | |
| 33 | Dagsboro | 25.0 min | |
| 34 | Farmington | 25.0 min | |
| 35 | Felton | 25.0 min | |
| 36 | Houston | 25.0 min | |
| 37 | Leipsic | 25.0 min | |
| 38 | Bethel | 26.0 min | |
| 39 | Bridgeville | 26.0 min | |
| 40 | Brookside | 26.0 min | |
| 41 | Ellendale | 26.0 min | |
| 42 | Elsmere | 26.0 min | |
| 43 | Harrington | 26.0 min | |
| 44 | Blades | 27.0 min | |
| 45 | Dewey Beach | 27.0 min | |
| 46 | Glasgow | 27.0 min | |
| 47 | Greenville | 27.0 min | |
| 48 | Kenton | 27.0 min | |
| 49 | Lewes | 27.0 min | |
| 50 | Woodside East | 27.0 min | |
| 51 | Delaware City | 28.0 min | |
| 52 | Delmar | 28.0 min | |
| 53 | Georgetown | 28.0 min | |
| 54 | Little Creek | 28.0 min | |
| 55 | Ocean View | 28.0 min | |
| 56 | Pike Creek | 28.0 min | |
| 57 | Seaford | 28.0 min | |
| 58 | Claymont | 29.0 min | |
| 59 | Henlopen Acres | 29.0 min | |
| 60 | Long Neck | 29.0 min | |
| 61 | Middletown | 29.0 min | |
| 62 | Odessa | 29.0 min | |
| 63 | Rising Sun-Lebanon | 29.0 min | |
| 64 | Cheswold | 30.0 min | |
| 65 | Laurel | 30.0 min | |
| 66 | Lincoln | 30.0 min | |
| 67 | Millville | 30.0 min | |
| 68 | Bowers | 31.0 min | |
| 69 | Edgemoor | 31.0 min | |
| 70 | Smyrna | 33.0 min | |
| 71 | Townsend | 33.0 min | |
| 72 | Clayton | 35.0 min | |
| 73 | Greenwood | 35.0 min | |
| 74 | South Bethany | 35.0 min | |
| 75 | Riverview | 36.0 min | |
| 76 | Millsboro | 37.0 min | |
| 77 | Slaughter Beach | 40.0 min | |
| 78 | St. Georges | 41.0 min |
Nationwide
1Other rankings in Delaware
20- Largest by population in Delaware
- Most densely populated in Delaware
- Highest median household income in Delaware
- Highest median home value in Delaware
- Most affordable home values in Delaware
- Highest median gross rent in Delaware
- Cheapest median gross rent in Delaware
- Oldest by median age in Delaware
- Youngest by median age in Delaware
- Most college-educated in Delaware
- Highest poverty rate in Delaware
- Lowest poverty rate in Delaware
- Highest homeownership rate in Delaware
- Lowest homeownership rate in Delaware
- Longest commutes in Delaware
- Largest households in Delaware
- Newest housing in Delaware
- Oldest housing in Delaware
- Fastest-growing (2019–2023) in Delaware
- Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in Delaware