RANKING · 2025 CENSUS DATA

U.S. Metro Areas With the Longest Commutes (2025)

Average one-way travel time to work for workers who do not work from home. Among the 57 metro areas with at least 1 million people, New York, NY ranks first at 36.8 min. Across all 393 metros with data, the leader is Lexington Park, MD (39.4 min). The U.S. figure is 27.4 min.

LARGE METROS

Metro areas with 1 million+ residents

57 metro areas, ranked.

Rank	Metro area	Average one-way commute	Work from home
1	New York, NY	36.8 min	12.4%
2	Riverside, CA	34.6 min	10.5%
3	Washington, DC	34.3 min	17.4%
4	San Francisco, CA	32.5 min	17.9%
5	Atlanta, GA	32.4 min	17.6%
6	Boston, MA	31.9 min	15.8%
7	Baltimore, MD	31.6 min	13.3%
8	Houston, TX	31.3 min	12.2%
9	Los Angeles, CA	31.0 min	13.8%
10	Chicago, IL	30.9 min	14.3%
11	Miami, FL	30.6 min	13.5%
12	Orlando, FL	30.3 min	17.6%
13	Seattle, WA	30.0 min	18.2%
14	San Juan, PR	29.9 min	5.6%
15	Tampa, FL	29.8 min	19.3%
16	Philadelphia, PA	29.7 min	15.6%
17	Austin, TX	29.6 min	22.1%
18	Dallas, TX	29.4 min	15.3%
19	Providence, RI	28.5 min	10.6%
20	Nashville, TN	28.2 min	17.0%
21	Sacramento, CA	28.1 min	16.3%
22	Denver, CO	28.0 min	21.1%
23	Charlotte, NC	27.9 min	17.3%
24	Phoenix, AZ	27.5 min	17.4%
25	San Jose, CA	27.5 min	12.6%
26	Jacksonville, FL	27.3 min	17.1%
27	San Antonio, TX	27.1 min	12.1%
28	Detroit, MI	26.7 min	11.5%
29	Birmingham, AL	26.5 min	11.3%
30	Pittsburgh, PA	26.5 min	14.9%
31	Greenville, SC	26.3 min	12.4%
32	San Diego, CA	26.3 min	16.1%
33	Raleigh, NC	26.2 min	22.8%
34	Richmond, VA	26.0 min	14.2%
35	Indianapolis, IN	25.9 min	14.2%
36	St. Louis, MO	25.7 min	12.7%
37	Hartford, CT	25.6 min	12.7%
38	Cincinnati, OH	25.5 min	12.8%
39	Memphis, TN	25.4 min	8.6%
40	Tucson, AZ	25.3 min	13.9%
41	Portland, OR	25.3 min	17.7%
42	Las Vegas, NV	25.1 min	10.6%
43	Virginia Beach, VA	25.0 min	10.5%
44	Minneapolis, MN	25.0 min	17.0%
45	Cleveland, OH	24.5 min	13.0%
46	Salt Lake City, UT	24.5 min	15.9%
47	Columbus, OH	24.3 min	14.1%
48	Kansas City, MO	24.3 min	14.2%
49	Oklahoma City, OK	24.2 min	9.7%
50	Fresno, CA	24.0 min	8.2%
51	Louisville, KY	24.0 min	12.0%
52	Milwaukee, WI	23.8 min	12.9%
53	Tulsa, OK	22.9 min	9.7%
54	Grand Rapids, MI	22.2 min	11.5%
55	Buffalo, NY	21.5 min	9.7%
56	Rochester, NY	21.4 min	10.9%
57	Omaha, NE	21.4 min	10.4%

ALL METROS

Top 25 of all 393 metro areas

Including smaller metros, which can show more extreme values.

Rank	Metro area	Average one-way commute	Work from home
1	Lexington Park, MD	39.4 min	—
2	New York, NY	36.8 min	12.4%
3	Stockton, CA	35.6 min	9.4%
4	Riverside, CA	34.6 min	10.5%
5	Washington, DC	34.3 min	17.4%
6	Kiryas Joel, NY	33.7 min	13.0%
7	Bridgeport, CT	33.3 min	15.2%
8	Lakeland, FL	32.5 min	15.6%
9	San Francisco, CA	32.5 min	17.9%
10	Atlanta, GA	32.4 min	17.6%
11	Boston, MA	31.9 min	15.8%
12	Cape Coral, FL	31.8 min	14.7%
13	Baltimore, MD	31.6 min	13.3%
14	Houston, TX	31.3 min	12.2%
15	Modesto, CA	31.3 min	8.1%
16	Guayama, PR	31.1 min	—
17	Los Angeles, CA	31.0 min	13.8%
18	Chicago, IL	30.9 min	14.3%
19	Hammond, LA	30.7 min	—
20	Miami, FL	30.6 min	13.5%
21	Hagerstown, MD	30.6 min	10.2%
22	Slidell, LA	30.5 min	—
23	Orlando, FL	30.3 min	17.6%
24	Dover, DE	30.2 min	12.1%
25	Vallejo, CA	30.2 min	10.6%

ABOUT THIS RANKING

Notes

Which large U.S. metro ranks first?+

New York, NY (36.8 min), among metro areas with 1 million or more residents, based on 2025 Census data.

Where does this data come from?+

The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2025 1-year estimates, the most recent annual data for metro areas.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year estimates (released September 2026), with 2024 and 2021 for trends. Figures are survey estimates with margins of error; small differences between metros may not be meaningful. Metro areas use the official Metropolitan Statistical Area boundaries. Compiled and analyzed by Metro Research. Methodology.

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