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Education & commute Statistics · Country estimate

Average commute in United States

2021 – 2024 · 4 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026
Education & commute · United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 26.4min −0.1 since 2023
First value · 2021 26.8
Average commute, 2021 – 2024 minutes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

The series at a glance United States · 2021 – 2024
Latest value 26.4 · 2024
First value 26.8 · 2021
Highest 26.8 · 2021
Lowest 26.4 · 2024
Data points 4

By year

All years · 2021 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange
2024estimate 26.4 −0.1
2023estimate 26.6 −0.1
2022estimate 26.7 −0.1
2021estimate 26.8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

What it means

How long the trip to work takes, one way.

How it is calculated

Total travel time of workers who do not work from home divided by their number, from the survey.