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Towns with the shortest commutes in the U.S.

Ranked by the average one-way travel time to work for residents who commute. Top 100 towns and cities with 10,000+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Fort Leonard Wood MO 9 min Median income $67,772 Map of Cody 2 Cody WY 9.5 min Median income $72,570 3 Storm Lake IA 10.1 min Median income $62,765
#TownAverage commuteMedian incomePopulation
1 Fort Leonard WoodMO · 15,432 people 9 min $67,772 15,432
2 Map of Cody CodyWY · 10,276 people 9.5 min $72,570 10,276
3 Storm LakeIA · 11,428 people 10.1 min $62,765 11,428
4 Fort Campbell NorthKY · 11,356 people 10.3 min $58,933 11,356
5 Schofield BarracksHI · 16,270 people 10.6 min $80,388 16,270
6 MarshallMN · 13,896 people 10.7 min $68,566 13,896
7 JamestownND · 15,787 people 10.9 min $56,554 15,787
8 Fort CarsonCO · 18,019 people 11 min $66,237 18,019
9 Escanaba EscanabaMI · 12,354 people 11 min $45,369 12,354
10 Map of Hays HaysKS · 21,143 people 11.1 min $58,459 21,143
11 AltusOK · 18,646 people 11.1 min $55,295 18,646
12 Map of Maryville MaryvilleMO · 10,428 people 11.1 min $53,352 10,428
13 AlpenaMI · 10,154 people 11.1 min $47,545 10,154
14 Kaneohe BaseHI · 10,919 people 11.3 min $69,418 10,919
15 Fort LewisWA · 15,167 people 11.4 min $58,796 15,167
16 McPhersonKS · 13,995 people 11.4 min $77,529 13,995
17 Map of Dodge City Dodge CityKS · 27,613 people 11.6 min $68,721 27,613
18 Map of Carroll CarrollIA · 10,208 people 11.8 min $69,706 10,208
19 AberdeenSD · 28,189 people 11.9 min $64,405 28,189
20 Map of Huron HuronSD · 14,385 people 11.9 min $61,452 14,385
21 Map of Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. MarieMI · 13,335 people 12 min $55,328 13,335
22 New UlmMN · 14,056 people 12.1 min $64,449 14,056
23 South Sioux CityNE · 13,907 people 12.2 min $68,223 13,907
24 Emporia EmporiaKS · 24,131 people 12.3 min $52,704 24,131
25 Map of Murray MurrayKY · 18,080 people 12.3 min $44,091 18,080
26 Map of Portales PortalesNM · 11,968 people 12.3 min $50,555 11,968
27 PolkNodaway County, MO · 13,968 people 12.4 min $57,294 13,968
28 Map of Los Alamos Los AlamosNM · 13,317 people 12.4 min $141,018 13,317
29 JacksonWY · 10,756 people 12.4 min $118,991 10,756
30 BrookingsSD · 23,948 people 12.5 min $63,493 23,948
31 Map of Scottsbluff ScottsbluffNE · 14,376 people 12.5 min $56,359 14,376
32 Watertown WatertownSD · 23,044 people 12.6 min $69,600 23,044
33 WillmarMN · 21,378 people 12.6 min $62,280 21,378
34 KirksvilleMO · 17,563 people 12.7 min $50,071 17,563
35 Walla WallaWA · 33,925 people 12.8 min $66,748 33,925
36 Sheridan SheridanWY · 19,285 people 12.8 min $62,867 19,285
37 Map of Mitchell MitchellSD · 15,649 people 12.8 min $58,620 15,649
38 MarinetteWI · 11,115 people 12.8 min $58,638 11,115
39 Map of Fergus Falls Fergus FallsMN · 14,181 people 12.9 min $56,162 14,181
40 Map of Batesville BatesvilleAR · 11,445 people 12.9 min $51,856 11,445
41 Norfolk NorfolkNE · 26,054 people 13 min $58,884 26,054
42 Map of La Grande La GrandeOR · 13,058 people 13.1 min $58,427 13,058
43 Fairmont FairmontMN · 10,296 people 13.1 min $53,084 10,296
44 Marquette MarquetteMI · 21,325 people 13.2 min $55,613 21,325
45 Map of Mountain Home Mountain HomeAR · 13,108 people 13.2 min $41,274 13,108
46 North PlatteNE · 22,831 people 13.3 min $58,097 22,831
47 YanktonSD · 15,540 people 13.3 min $67,804 15,540
48 PierreSD · 13,948 people 13.3 min $77,672 13,948
49 Map of Effingham EffinghamIL · 12,342 people 13.3 min $72,377 12,342
50 Map of Cedar City Cedar CityUT · 38,524 people 13.4 min $63,589 38,524
51 Le RayJefferson County, NY · 25,266 people 13.4 min $63,073 25,266
52 Mason City Mason CityIA · 27,050 people 13.5 min $64,804 27,050
53 QuincyAdams County, IL · 39,109 people 13.6 min $56,480 39,109
54 HelenaMT · 33,639 people 13.7 min $71,036 33,639
55 Map of Ada AdaOK · 16,575 people 13.7 min $53,507 16,575
56 MartinTN · 10,915 people 13.7 min $43,381 10,915
57 PellaIA · 10,720 people 13.7 min $84,111 10,720
58 Map of Cadillac CadillacMI · 10,445 people 13.7 min $51,773 10,445
59 Winona WinonaMN · 26,009 people 13.8 min $56,337 26,009
60 Map of Hastings HastingsNE · 25,008 people 13.8 min $64,048 25,008
61 MankatoMN · 45,473 people 13.9 min $66,873 45,473
62 KearneyNE · 34,246 people 13.9 min $69,724 34,246
63 Rolla RollaMO · 20,287 people 13.9 min $46,204 20,287
64 Cedar FallsIA · 40,888 people 14 min $76,987 40,888
65 Map of Laramie LaramieWY · 32,234 people 14 min $55,613 32,234
66 Garden City Garden CityKS · 27,819 people 14 min $72,865 27,819
67 LebanonNH · 14,999 people 14 min $98,147 14,999
68 Great BendKS · 14,479 people 14 min $54,139 14,479
69 Mount VernonIL · 14,090 people 14 min $55,357 14,090
70 Elk CityOK · 11,361 people 14 min $51,272 11,361
71 Map of Brownwood BrownwoodTX · 18,777 people 14.1 min $48,981 18,777
72 Map of Coos Bay Coos BayOR · 15,925 people 14.1 min $56,524 15,925
73 FredericksburgTX · 11,419 people 14.1 min $64,534 11,419
74 Baker City Baker CityOR · 10,210 people 14.1 min $61,580 10,210
75 Map of Cunningham CunninghamChampaign County, IL · 39,341 people 14.2 min $45,346 39,341
76 Map of Urbana UrbanaIL · 39,341 people 14.2 min $45,346 39,341
77 Pendleton PendletonOR · 16,950 people 14.2 min $66,563 16,950
78 St. MarysPA · 12,529 people 14.2 min $67,167 12,529
79 Ontario OntarioOR · 11,842 people 14.2 min $46,308 11,842
80 Fort BlissTX · 11,460 people 14.2 min $57,111 11,460
81 Detroit LakesMN · 10,025 people 14.2 min $62,958 10,025
82 Wichita FallsTX · 102,581 people 14.3 min $60,177 102,581
83 Map of Moscow MoscowID · 26,286 people 14.3 min $57,022 26,286
84 Klamath Falls Klamath FallsOR · 22,115 people 14.3 min $46,693 22,115
85 DurangoCO · 19,411 people 14.3 min $78,602 19,411
86 LiberalKS · 19,316 people 14.3 min $63,706 19,316
87 Steamboat Springs Steamboat SpringsCO · 13,433 people 14.3 min $104,964 13,433
88 University of California-Santa BarbaraCA · 12,121 people 14.3 min $69,327 12,121
89 Douglas DouglasGA · 11,749 people 14.3 min $34,408 11,749
90 DanvilleVermilion County, IL · 28,595 people 14.4 min $45,957 28,595
91 Map of Port Royal Port RoyalSC · 15,579 people 14.4 min $74,870 15,579
92 OleanNY · 13,738 people 14.4 min $51,261 13,738
93 DouglasEffingham County, IL · 12,629 people 14.4 min $74,666 12,629
94 GuymonOK · 12,539 people 14.4 min $60,075 12,539
95 FairbanksAK · 32,083 people 14.5 min $73,534 32,083
96 MarshallMO · 13,739 people 14.5 min $54,437 13,739
97 MeadvillePA · 12,577 people 14.5 min $43,308 12,577
98 RivertonWY · 10,856 people 14.5 min $55,208 10,856
99 DubuqueIA · 59,174 people 14.6 min $65,845 59,174
100 PullmanWA · 32,229 people 14.6 min $46,812 32,229

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 the U.S. as a whole is 26.4 min.

Only towns with at least 10,000 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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