2026 Competitiveness Redbook | Page 56

Source: U. S. Census Bureau TABLE 47A
Metropolitan Commuting( 2024)
Average
Rank
Commute Time
1 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
36.5
2 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
34.2
3 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
33.8
4 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
32.7
5 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
32.4
6 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
31.9
7 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
31.1
8 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
30.9
9 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
30.7
10 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
30.3
11 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
30.2
12 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
30.0
13 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
29.7
14 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
29.4
15 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
29.0
16 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
28.8
17 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
28.7
18 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
28.2
19 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
27.9
20 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
27.7
20 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
27.7
22 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
27.6
22 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
27.6
24 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
27.5
24 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
27.5
26 Jacksonville, FL
27.4
26 Raleigh-Cary, NC
27.4
28 Birmingham, AL
27.3
29 Richmond, VA
26.6
30 Pittsburgh, PA
26.3
31 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
26.2
32 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
26.1
33 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
25.9
34 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
25.6
35 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
25.5
36 St. Louis, MO-IL
25.4
36 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
25.4
38 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
25.1
38 Louisville / Jefferson County, KY-IN
25.1
40 Fresno, CA
24.7
41 Memphis, TN-MS-AR
24.4
42 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
24.3
43 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
24.1
43 Columbus, OH
24.1
45 Cleveland, OH
24.0
46 Kansas City, MO-KS
23.7
47 Oklahoma City, OK
23.5
47 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
23.5
49 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
23.2
50 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
21.9
Seattle ranked 12th among the 50 largest metro areas for average commute time for workers who did not work at home.