Shorter commutes
in North Carolina.

How this list works

One metric,
one state.

Mean commute time: Ranked by mean travel time to work for workers 16 and over. The list runs from lower to higher values and shows the first 25 of 93 qualifying covered places.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020-2024 ACS 5-year Data Profiles. Geography: Census place. State-topic pages require at least 40 qualifying places and 12 distinct values.

This limited editorial pilot covers states with established relocation-search interest. Results describe covered Census places, not statewide estimates or recommendations. See the full data notes.