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DEDelaware rankings

Towns with the shortest commutes in Delaware

Ranked by the average one-way travel time to work for residents who commute. 36 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Dover Base Housing 11.7 min Median income $82,161 2 Newark 19 min Median income $76,912 Map of Camden 3 Camden 20.1 min Median income $63,267
#TownAverage commuteMedian incomePopulation
1 Dover Base Housing2,962 people 11.7 min $82,161 2,962
2 Newark30,330 people 19 min $76,912 30,330
3 Map of Camden Camden4,106 people 20.1 min $63,267 4,106
4 Map of Pike Creek Valley Pike Creek Valley12,431 people 20.7 min $102,434 12,431
5 Highland Acres3,752 people 21.7 min $102,356 3,752
6 Selbyville3,097 people 21.8 min $75,592 3,097
7 Map of Wilmington Manor Wilmington Manor8,214 people 21.9 min $78,078 8,214
8 Dover Dover39,837 people 22.9 min $60,199 39,837
9 Map of Hockessin Hockessin13,439 people 23.2 min $171,204 13,439
10 Map of New Castle New Castle5,579 people 23.2 min $89,205 5,579
11 Milford12,803 people 23.3 min $59,464 12,803
12 Map of Wilmington Wilmington71,727 people 23.5 min $58,671 71,727
13 Map of Lewes Lewes3,505 people 23.7 min $96,393 3,505
14 Bear22,370 people 24.1 min $91,687 22,370
15 North Star7,834 people 24.1 min $150,733 7,834
16 Elsmere Elsmere6,203 people 24.4 min $67,944 6,203
17 Map of Milton Milton3,567 people 24.5 min $80,875 3,567
18 Map of Ocean View Ocean View2,851 people 25.2 min $91,500 2,851
19 Map of Brookside Brookside15,115 people 25.3 min $78,328 15,115
20 Harrington3,838 people 25.3 min $72,679 3,838
21 Map of Greenville Greenville3,713 people 25.5 min $142,844 3,713
22 Claymont8,786 people 26.2 min $74,712 8,786
23 Edgemoor6,349 people 26.3 min $59,424 6,349
24 Seaford8,485 people 28.1 min $54,016 8,485
25 Georgetown7,660 people 28.7 min $49,719 7,660
26 Rising Sun-Lebanon4,163 people 28.8 min $113,529 4,163
27 Map of Pike Creek Pike Creek7,129 people 29 min $139,635 7,129
28 Glasgow Glasgow15,546 people 29.1 min $113,982 15,546
29 Bridgeville2,745 people 29.8 min $64,879 2,745
30 Middletown Middletown24,661 people 30 min $112,831 24,661
31 Map of Riverview Riverview2,596 people 31.8 min $93,162 2,596
32 Clayton4,222 people 32.9 min $107,307 4,222
33 Map of Millsboro Millsboro7,424 people 33 min $78,707 7,424
34 Smyrna Smyrna13,165 people 33.4 min $67,048 13,165
35 Map of Laurel Laurel4,152 people 33.8 min $48,644 4,152
36 Townsend2,832 people 34.6 min $153,000 2,832

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the average one-way travel time to work for residents who commute. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Delaware as a whole is 26 min.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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