US Census Data

Longest commutes in North Carolina

North Carolina counties and cities ranked by mean commute time.

This page ranks the counties and cities of North Carolina by mean commute time — which have the longest average commute to work, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Gates County leads at 41.0 min.

Among cities & places, Como leads at 84.0 min.

Counties

Top 100.
#NameMean commute
1Gates County41.0 min
2Currituck County36.0 min
3Perquimans County35.0 min
4Franklin County34.0 min
5Caswell County32.0 min
6Harnett County32.0 min
7Johnston County32.0 min
8Madison County32.0 min
9Camden County31.0 min
10Granville County31.0 min
11Pender County31.0 min
12Tyrrell County31.0 min
13Duplin County30.0 min
14Hoke County30.0 min
15Jones County30.0 min
16Lincoln County30.0 min
17Person County30.0 min
18Sampson County30.0 min
19Stokes County30.0 min
20Union County30.0 min
21Bladen County29.0 min
22Chowan County29.0 min
23Hyde County29.0 min
24Stanly County29.0 min
25Alexander County28.0 min
26Cabarrus County28.0 min
27Columbus County28.0 min
28Hertford County28.0 min
29Northampton County28.0 min
30Polk County28.0 min
31Warren County28.0 min
32Washington County28.0 min
33Yadkin County28.0 min
34Yancey County28.0 min
35Anson County27.0 min
36Caldwell County27.0 min
37Chatham County27.0 min
38Cherokee County27.0 min
39Davie County27.0 min
40Montgomery County27.0 min
41Moore County27.0 min
42Pasquotank County27.0 min
43Wilkes County27.0 min
44Alamance County26.0 min
45Alleghany County26.0 min
46Bertie County26.0 min
47Brunswick County26.0 min
48Gaston County26.0 min
49Greene County26.0 min
50Lee County26.0 min
51Rockingham County26.0 min
52Rowan County26.0 min
53Rutherford County26.0 min
54Vance County26.0 min
55Ashe County25.0 min
56Cleveland County25.0 min
57Iredell County25.0 min
58Martin County25.0 min
59McDowell County25.0 min
60Mecklenburg County25.0 min
61Randolph County25.0 min
62Richmond County25.0 min
63Robeson County25.0 min
64Surry County25.0 min
65Wake County25.0 min
66Beaufort County24.0 min
67Burke County24.0 min
68Clay County24.0 min
69Davidson County24.0 min
70Halifax County24.0 min
71Lenoir County24.0 min
72Mitchell County24.0 min
73Nash County24.0 min
74Orange County24.0 min
75Pamlico County24.0 min
76Scotland County24.0 min
77Carteret County23.0 min
78Catawba County23.0 min
79Durham County23.0 min
80Edgecombe County23.0 min
81Forsyth County23.0 min
82Guilford County23.0 min
83Haywood County23.0 min
84Macon County23.0 min
85Transylvania County23.0 min
86Wayne County23.0 min
87Avery County22.0 min
88Dare County22.0 min
89Graham County22.0 min
90Henderson County22.0 min
91Onslow County22.0 min
92Pitt County22.0 min
93Wilson County22.0 min
94Buncombe County21.0 min
95Craven County21.0 min
96Cumberland County21.0 min
97Jackson County21.0 min
98New Hanover County21.0 min
99Swain County21.0 min
100Watauga County21.0 min

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NameMean commute
1Como84.0 min
2Marble79.0 min
3Cherry Branch56.0 min
4St. James53.0 min
5Lowgap51.0 min
6Crouse48.0 min
7Falcon48.0 min
8Brandywine Bay44.0 min
9Gatesville44.0 min
10North Topsail Beach44.0 min
11Cerro Gordo43.0 min
12Creswell43.0 min
13Gamewell43.0 min
14Walstonburg41.0 min
15Dobbins Heights40.0 min
16Four Oaks40.0 min
17Belwood39.0 min
18JAARS39.0 min
19Westport39.0 min
20White Plains39.0 min
21Ellerbe38.0 min
22Lake Lure38.0 min
23Louisburg38.0 min
24Moncure38.0 min
25Scotland Neck38.0 min
26Topsail Beach38.0 min
27Black Creek37.0 min
28Hertford37.0 min
29Middleburg37.0 min
30Mineral Springs37.0 min
31Oak City37.0 min
32Rocky Point37.0 min
33Severn37.0 min
34Smithtown37.0 min
35Southmont37.0 min
36Woodlawn37.0 min
37Angier36.0 min
38Arrowhead Beach36.0 min
39Barbecue36.0 min
40Boardman36.0 min
41Engelhard36.0 min
42Gloucester36.0 min
43Ingold36.0 min
44Plain View36.0 min
45Richlands36.0 min
46Stovall36.0 min
47Yadkin College36.0 min
48Columbia35.0 min
49East Rockingham35.0 min
50Enfield35.0 min
51Lake Norman of Catawba35.0 min
52Lake Royale35.0 min
53Linden35.0 min
54McDonald35.0 min
55Millingport35.0 min
56Milton35.0 min
57Sandyfield35.0 min
58Sunbury35.0 min
59Advance34.0 min
60Hobgood34.0 min
61Moyock34.0 min
62Oakboro34.0 min
63Rockfish34.0 min
64Spring Hope34.0 min
65Stanfield34.0 min
66Wakulla34.0 min
67Wesley Chapel34.0 min
68Anderson Creek33.0 min
69Atkinson33.0 min
70Bethlehem33.0 min
71Bunnlevel33.0 min
72Camden33.0 min
73Creedmoor33.0 min
74Danbury33.0 min
75Denver33.0 min
76Fairfield Harbour33.0 min
77Green Level33.0 min
78Grover33.0 min
79Hamilton33.0 min
80Lansing33.0 min
81Lewiston Woodville33.0 min
82Locust33.0 min
83Midland33.0 min
84Parkton33.0 min
85Rolesville33.0 min
86Roxobel33.0 min
87Seven Lakes33.0 min
88Turkey33.0 min
89Archer Lodge32.0 min
90Bath32.0 min
91Blowing Rock32.0 min
92Clayton32.0 min
93Cleveland32.0 min
94Cooleemee32.0 min
95Duck32.0 min
96East Bend32.0 min
97Eureka32.0 min
98Fearrington Village32.0 min
99Franklinton32.0 min
100Fuquay-Varina32.0 min

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