Commute Times by Metro Area
Among the nation’s 50 most populous metros, Houston ranks 12th in travel time to work.
Published on 1/15/21
Download PDF
| Commute Times | ||
| by Metro Area | ||
| Rank | Area | Commute Time in Minutes |
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area | 37.7 |
| 2 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area | 35.6 |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA Metro Area | 35.2 |
| 4 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area | 33.9 |
| 5 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area | 32.6 |
| 6 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metro Area | 32.5 |
| 7 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area | 32.4 |
| 8 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area | 31.7 |
| 9 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area | 31.7 |
| 10 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area | 31.6 |
| 11 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area | 30.8 |
| 12 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area | 30.7 |
| 13 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area | 30.3 |
| 14 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area | 30.3 |
| 15 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area | 30.2 |
| 16 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area | 28.8 |
| 17 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area | 28.6 |
| 18 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area | 28.5 |
| 19 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area | 28.3 |
| 20 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area | 28.2 |
| 21 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area | 28.1 |
| 22 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area | 27.9 |
| 23 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX Metro Area | 27.7 |
| 24 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area | 27.7 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area | 27.7 |
| 26 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area | 27.5 |
| 27 | Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area | 27.4 |
| 28 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area | 27.4 |
| 29 | Jacksonville, FL Metro Area | 27.3 |
| 30 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area | 27.2 |
| 31 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area | 27.2 |
| 32 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area | 26.8 |
| 33 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area | 26.5 |
| 34 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area | 26.1 |
| 35 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | 26.0 |
| 36 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area | 25.9 |
| 37 | Richmond, VA Metro Area | 25.9 |
| 38 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area | 25.8 |
| 39 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area | 25.6 |
| 40 | Columbus, OH Metro Area | 25.0 |
| 41 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area | 24.9 |
| 42 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area | 24.8 |
| 43 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area | 24.6 |
| 44 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT Metro Area | 24.2 |
| 45 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area | 24.2 |
| 46 | Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area | 23.9 |
| 47 | Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area | 23.7 |
| 48 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area | 23.5 |
| 49 | Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area | 23.3 |
| 50 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area | 21.7 |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey | ||
