EVERYDAY GEOGRAPHY / U.S. COUNTIES
The long way
home.
Where does the journey to work stretch the farthest? Explore 3,144 counties and the workers behind each color.
DATA EDITION2020—2024American Community Survey · 5-year estimates
Plotting the commute map…
01 / THE MAP
Every county, one commute story.
Hover to preview. Select a county to look closer.
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One-way travel time · Workers who do not work from home
THE DATA IN CONTEXT
A trip measured in minutes.
A pattern drawn by place.
The map shows the share of workers with a long or short one-way commute. It includes people who traveled to work and excludes people who worked from home.
These are survey estimates for 2020–2024, not live traffic readings. A county’s percentage describes its commuting residents, not the time required for every trip through that county. Small counties can have larger sampling uncertainty.