US Census Data

Shortest 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 shortest average commute to work, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Buncombe County leads at 21.0 min.

Among cities & places, Hallsboro leads at 10.0 min.

Counties

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

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NameMean commute
1Hallsboro10.0 min
2Montreat10.0 min
3Swan Quarter10.0 min
4Banner Elk12.0 min
5Cashiers12.0 min
6Cherokee12.0 min
7Lake Junaluska12.0 min
8Murphy12.0 min
9Potters Hill12.0 min
10Ashley Heights13.0 min
11Chimney Rock Village13.0 min
12Lumber Bridge13.0 min
13Robbinsville13.0 min
14Bakersville14.0 min
15Farmington14.0 min
16Highlands14.0 min
17Oriental14.0 min
18Sparta14.0 min
19Toast14.0 min
20Vandemere14.0 min
21Aurora15.0 min
22Boone15.0 min
23Cape Colony15.0 min
24Flat Rock15.0 min
25Jacksonville15.0 min
26Jamestown15.0 min
27Manns Harbor15.0 min
28Andrews16.0 min
29Balfour16.0 min
30Bayboro16.0 min
31Buxton16.0 min
32Cliffside16.0 min
33Jefferson16.0 min
34Kelford16.0 min
35Misenheimer16.0 min
36Newland16.0 min
37River Bend16.0 min
38Altamahaw17.0 min
39Bent Creek17.0 min
40Bonnetsville17.0 min
41Deep Run17.0 min
42Delway17.0 min
43East Flat Rock17.0 min
44Goldsboro17.0 min
45Harrells17.0 min
46Havelock17.0 min
47Leggett17.0 min
48Mountain Home17.0 min
49Mountain View17.0 min
50Swannanoa17.0 min
51Trent Woods17.0 min
52Warrenton17.0 min
53Wrightsville Beach17.0 min
54Asheville18.0 min
55Barker Heights18.0 min
56Belhaven18.0 min
57Biltmore Forest18.0 min
58Brunswick18.0 min
59Calabash18.0 min
60Conover18.0 min
61Cypress Landing18.0 min
62Dillsboro18.0 min
63Dobson18.0 min
64Earl18.0 min
65Elrod18.0 min
66Gaston18.0 min
67Greenville18.0 min
68Hoopers Creek18.0 min
69Iron Station18.0 min
70Morehead City18.0 min
71New Bern18.0 min
72New Hope18.0 min
73Raynham18.0 min
74Seagrove18.0 min
75Spruce Pine18.0 min
76Sugar Mountain18.0 min
77West Jefferson18.0 min
78West Marion18.0 min
79Alliance19.0 min
80Avery Creek19.0 min
81Beaufort19.0 min
82Bladenboro19.0 min
83Bryson City19.0 min
84Cofield19.0 min
85Cricket19.0 min
86Cullowhee19.0 min
87Elizabethtown19.0 min
88Fayetteville19.0 min
89Fletcher19.0 min
90Garysburg19.0 min
91Glenwood19.0 min
92Greenevers19.0 min
93Hendersonville19.0 min
94Hildebran19.0 min
95James City19.0 min
96La Grange19.0 min
97Lumberton19.0 min
98Madison19.0 min
99Maiden19.0 min
100Maxton19.0 min

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