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Time to Commute

Every working day, U.S. cities draw in millions of people from surrounding areas. But how long does it actually take people to get to work, and which areas are really within range by car or public transit?

Geotab has analyzed millions of real commute times from the American Community Survey to find out.

  • Atlanta  |  GA
    AverageAvg. Commute: 35 minutes
    Commuters: 306,956
    Within 30 mins: 43%
    Within 1 hour: 94%
    Over 1 hour: 6%
    Marietta
    Bremen
    Covington
    McDonough
  • Boston  |  MA
    AverageAvg. Commute: 40 minutes
    Commuters: 244,326
    Within 30 mins: 36%
    Within 1 hour: 87%
    Over 1 hour: 13%
    Framingham
    Taunton
    Salem
    Lynn
  • Chicago  |  IL
    AverageAvg. Commute: 35 minutes
    Commuters: 619,921
    Within 30 mins: 43%
    Within 1 hour: 96%
    Over 1 hour: 4%
    Gary
    Aurora
    Elgin
    Joliet
  • Cleveland  |  OH
    AverageAvg. Commute: 29 minutes
    Commuters: 197,615
    Within 30 mins: 65%
    Within 1 hour: 98%
    Over 1 hour: 2%
    Lorain
    Parma
    Akron
    Mentor
  • Dallas  |  TX
    AverageAvg. Commute: 30 minutes
    Commuters: 558,846
    Within 30 mins: 57%
    Within 1 hour: 98%
    Over 1 hour: 2%
    Thackerville
    Denton
    Fort Worth
    Plano
  • Denver  |  CO
    AverageAvg. Commute: 28 minutes
    Commuters: 375,921
    Within 30 mins: 62%
    Within 1 hour: 98%
    Over 1 hour: 2%
    Limon
    Colorado Springs
    Boulder
    Centennial
  • Detroit  |  MI
    AverageAvg. Commute: 30 minutes
    Commuters: 205,425
    Within 30 mins: 59%
    Within 1 hour: 97%
    Over 1 hour: 3%
    Ann Arbor
    Pontiac
    Flint
    Toledo
  • Houston  |  TX
    AverageAvg. Commute: 31 minutes
    Commuters: 1,183,867
    Within 30 mins: 51%
    Within 1 hour: 99%
    Over 1 hour: 1%
    Galveston
    Baytown
    The Woodlands
    Sugar Land
  • Los Angeles  |  CA
    AverageAvg. Commute: 33 minutes
    Commuters: 1,236,316
    Within 30 mins: 54%
    Within 1 hour: 96%
    Over 1 hour: 4%
    Anaheim
    Santa Clarita
    Lancaster
    Huntington Beach
  • Miami  |  FL
    AverageAvg. Commute: 33 minutes
    Commuters: 177,603
    Within 30 mins: 46%
    Within 1 hour: 97%
    Over 1 hour: 3%
    Fort Lauderdale
    Hileah
    Key Largo
    Homestead
  • Minneapolis  |  MN
    AverageAvg. Commute: 27 minutes
    Commuters: 199,543
    Within 30 mins: 66%
    Within 1 hour: 99%
    Over 1 hour: 1%
    Saint Paul
    Minnetonka
    Bloomington
    Saint Cloud
  • New York  |  NY
    AverageAvg. Commute: 40 minutes
    Commuters: 867,268
    Within 30 mins: 28%
    Within 1 hour: 90%
    Over 1 hour: 10%
    Newark
    Hempstead
    White Plains
    Highlands
  • Orlando  |  FL
    AverageAvg. Commute: 29 minutes
    Commuters: 178,237
    Within 30 mins: 67%
    Within 1 hour: 98%
    Over 1 hour: 2%
    Titusville
    Kissimmee
    Tampa
    Sanford
  • Philadelphia  |  PA
    AverageAvg. Commute: 32 minutes
    Commuters: 348,976
    Within 30 mins: 55%
    Within 1 hour: 97%
    Over 1 hour: 3%
    Trenton
    Wilmington
    Vineland
    Princeton
  • Phoenix  |  AZ
    AverageAvg. Commute: 27 minutes
    Commuters: 601,590
    Within 30 mins: 71%
    Within 1 hour: 100%
    Over 1 hour: 0%
    Tucson
    Flagstaff
    Mesa
    Lake Havasu City
  • Portland  |  OR
    AverageAvg. Commute: 28 minutes
    Commuters: 266,482
    Within 30 mins: 67%
    Within 1 hour: 99%
    Over 1 hour: 1%
    Hillsboro
    Beaverton
    Tigard
    Sandy
  • San Diego  |  CA
    AverageAvg. Commute: 26 minutes
    Commuters: 552,715
    Within 30 mins: 77%
    Within 1 hour: 98%
    Over 1 hour: 2%
    Carlsbad
    Temecula
    Vista
    El Cajon
  • San Francisco  |  CA
    AverageAvg. Commute: 36 minutes
    Commuters: 226,552
    Within 30 mins: 55%
    Within 1 hour: 91%
    Over 1 hour: 9%
    Palo Alto
    Oakland
    Fremont
    San Rafael
  • Seattle  |  WA
    AverageAvg. Commute: 32 minutes
    Commuters: 287,095
    Within 30 mins: 57%
    Within 1 hour: 95%
    Over 1 hour: 5%
    Bellevue
    Tacoma
    Everett
    Renton
  • Washington, D.C.
    AverageAvg. Commute: 41 minutes
    Commuters: 316,655
    Within 30 mins: 29%
    Within 1 hour: 88%
    Over 1 hour: 12%
    Alexandria
    Baltimore
    Gaithersburg
    Bethesda