Time spent to commute to work in U.S.| Statista

This statistic illustrates the time spent by U.S. workers to commute to work in 2019, by region. In that year, 13.5 percent of U.S. workers from the Northeast region spent between 30 to 34 minutes to commute to work.

Share of U.S. workers commuting to work in 2019, by region and travel time*

Characteristic	Less than ten minutes	10 to 14 minutes	15 to 19 minutes	20 to 24 minutes	25 to 29 minutes	30 to 34 minutes	35 to 44 minutes	45 to 59 minutes	60 or more minutes
Northeast region	10.6%	11.6%	12.9%	12.5%	6.3%	13.5%	8.1%	10.1%	14.3%
Midwest region	15.3%	14.4%	15.7%	14.3%	7.1%	12.4%	7%	7.1%	6.7%
South region	11%	12.7%	15.5%	14.6%	6.6%	14.6%	7.3%	8.7%	9%
West region	11.2%	12.8%	14.9%	14.2%	6.4%	14.3%	7.1%	8.4%	10.6%

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2019

Number of respondents

156.9 million

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

workers.

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

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