Shortest commutes

US cities ranked by average one-way travel time to work, from the American Community Survey 2020-2024.

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#1Wichita FallsTX, average commute 14.3 min
#2ChampaignIL, average commute 14.9 min
#3FargoND, average commute 15.5 min
Ranked546cities, every one scored the same way

By Cities Online editors · Updated Oct 18, 2026 · Our data

Workers in Wichita Falls, TX, Champaign, IL and Fargo, ND have the shortest average commutes among the cities we cover, by the Census Bureau's ACS 2020-2024 estimates. Smaller, self-contained cities with their own job base tend to rank best.

#	City	Average commute	Work from home	Population 2025
1	Wichita Falls, TX	14.3 min	7%	101,951
2	Champaign, IL	14.9 min	17%	91,195
3	Fargo, ND	15.5 min	10%	136,275
4	Bozeman, MT	15.5 min	16%	58,814
5	Bismarck, ND	15.6 min	8%	77,963
6	Abilene, TX	15.6 min	8%	131,588
7	Missoula, MT	15.8 min	15%	78,903
8	Cheyenne, WY	16.0 min	8%	66,507
9	Lawton, OK	16.2 min	12%	90,503
10	Lubbock, TX	16.3 min	7%	273,071
11	Bend, OR	16.3 min	25%	107,342
12	Columbia, MO	16.4 min	10%	130,851
13	Billings, MT	16.5 min	9%	121,239
14	Flagstaff, AZ	16.5 min	13%	77,260
15	Medford, OR	16.6 min	11%	86,494
16	Topeka, KS	16.7 min	11%	125,795
17	Redding, CA	16.7 min	9%	94,092
18	Bloomington, IL	16.8 min	21%	78,804
19	Lynchburg, VA	16.8 min	14%	81,347
20	Fort Smith, AR	16.8 min	8%	90,855
21	Charleston, WV	16.9 min	13%	46,117
22	Sioux Falls, SD	17.0 min	11%	213,748
23	Lake Charles, LA	17.0 min	5%	82,676
24	Charlottesville, VA	17.0 min	21%	44,388
25	St. George, UT	17.2 min	14%	108,713
26	Duluth, MN	17.3 min	13%	88,330
27	Santa Barbara, CA	17.3 min	19%	86,422
28	Iowa City, IA	17.3 min	12%	76,229
29	Rochester, MN	17.4 min	15%	124,292
30	Springfield, IL	17.4 min	15%	112,989
31	College Station, TX	17.4 min	12%	127,472
32	Sioux City, IA	17.5 min	5%	86,356
33	Rapid City, SD	17.5 min	10%	80,589
34	Bloomington, IN	17.5 min	18%	83,307
35	Springfield, MO	17.6 min	10%	169,847
36	Columbia, SC	17.7 min	12%	147,035
37	Yakima, WA	17.8 min	8%	97,458
38	Bowling Green, KY	17.8 min	6%	78,505
39	Chico, CA	17.8 min	14%	105,081
40	Peoria, IL	17.9 min	12%	110,920
41	Syracuse, NY	18.0 min	12%	144,896
42	Jonesboro, AR	18.0 min	8%	83,296
43	Coeur d'Alene, ID	18.1 min	13%	58,179
44	Bellingham, WA	18.1 min	15%	96,395
45	Boulder, CO	18.1 min	34%	105,689
46	Rogers, AR	18.2 min	14%	76,956
47	Asheville, NC	18.2 min	20%	93,523
48	Erie, PA	18.3 min	8%	91,838
49	Evansville, IN	18.3 min	6%	116,176
50	Yuma, AZ	18.4 min	8%	105,227
51	Lincoln, NE	18.4 min	11%	301,522
52	Wichita, KS	18.4 min	8%	400,987
53	Eugene, OR	18.4 min	17%	178,618
54	Provo, UT	18.4 min	16%	114,527
55	Bryan, TX	18.5 min	8%	91,996
56	Chattanooga, TN	18.5 min	14%	194,144
57	Little Rock, AR	18.5 min	12%	206,427
58	Wilmington, NC	18.5 min	19%	126,809
59	Fayetteville, AR	18.5 min	15%	106,623
60	Cedar Rapids, IA	18.6 min	13%	137,935
61	Waco, TX	18.7 min	10%	147,788
62	Burlington, VT	18.7 min	19%	44,019
63	Ithaca, NY	18.7 min	25%	33,632
64	Anchorage, AK	18.8 min	11%	287,155
65	Gainesville, FL	18.8 min	15%	148,671
66	Greenville, NC	18.8 min	13%	96,443
67	Shreveport, LA	18.8 min	7%	175,902
68	Lansing, MI	18.9 min	15%	113,884
69	Tulsa, OK	18.9 min	12%	416,209
70	Boise, ID	18.9 min	18%	238,429
71	Las Cruces, NM	18.9 min	11%	116,978
72	Bentonville, AR	19.0 min	20%	63,057
73	Grand Rapids, MI	19.0 min	14%	201,183
74	Roanoke, VA	19.0 min	12%	99,111
75	Greenville, SC	19.0 min	16%	75,310
76	Fayetteville, NC	19.1 min	8%	209,120
77	Tallahassee, FL	19.1 min	13%	204,902
78	San Angelo, TX	19.2 min	9%	100,640
79	Green Bay, WI	19.2 min	11%	106,675
80	Appleton, WI	19.3 min	13%	75,452
81	Springdale, AR	19.3 min	8%	90,685
82	Scranton, PA	19.3 min	9%	75,514
83	Rochester, NY	19.3 min	13%	206,108
84	Davenport, IA	19.4 min	10%	100,358
85	Portland, ME	19.4 min	25%	69,911
86	Madison, WI	19.4 min	21%	286,233
87	Pueblo, CO	19.4 min	8%	110,404
88	Des Moines, IA	19.5 min	13%	212,086
89	Salt Lake City, UT	19.5 min	21%	218,428
90	Fort Collins, CO	19.5 min	22%	171,500
91	Amarillo, TX	19.6 min	7%	205,130
92	Omaha, NE	19.6 min	15%	488,797
93	Tuscaloosa, AL	19.6 min	8%	114,316
94	Overland Park, KS	19.7 min	25%	203,677
95	Huntsville, AL	19.7 min	15%	233,627
96	Toledo, OH	19.8 min	7%	263,423
97	Lawrence, KS	19.8 min	16%	96,367
98	Buffalo, NY	19.9 min	11%	274,613
99	Auburn, AL	19.9 min	11%	85,113
100	Jackson, MS	19.9 min	9%	141,196
101	Tyler, TX	20.0 min	8%	113,723
102	Albany, NY	20.0 min	13%	101,698
103	Lafayette, LA	20.0 min	10%	123,311
104	Ann Arbor, MI	20.0 min	29%	122,233
105	Midland, TX	20.1 min	6%	147,615
106	Orem, UT	20.1 min	17%	95,214
107	South Bend, IN	20.2 min	11%	103,201
108	Knoxville, TN	20.2 min	13%	202,021
109	Springfield, MA	20.2 min	8%	154,702
110	Dayton, OH	20.3 min	10%	136,688
111	Beaumont, TX	20.3 min	5%	112,967
112	Reno, NV	20.3 min	12%	283,621
113	Mission, TX	20.5 min	10%	88,992
114	Olathe, KS	20.6 min	21%	150,025
115	Spokane, WA	20.6 min	15%	230,783
116	Athens, GA	20.6 min	14%	128,612
117	High Point, NC	20.7 min	10%	120,571
118	Sarasota, FL	20.7 min	13%	58,458
119	Savannah, GA	20.7 min	12%	149,440
120	Longview, TX	20.7 min	7%	83,236
121	Montgomery, AL	20.7 min	8%	195,300
122	Spokane Valley, WA	20.8 min	13%	108,405
123	Birmingham, AL	20.8 min	10%	195,893
124	Lexington, KY	20.9 min	12%	329,751
125	Columbus, GA	20.9 min	12%	202,171
126	Tempe, AZ	20.9 min	21%	190,571
127	Temple, TX	21.0 min	11%	98,412
128	Bloomington, MN	21.0 min	22%	89,034
129	Santa Fe, NM	21.0 min	17%	89,837
130	Baton Rouge, LA	21.0 min	8%	222,795
131	Ankeny, IA	21.1 min	20%	77,833
132	Pharr, TX	21.1 min	7%	80,830
133	Augusta, GA	21.1 min	9%	201,999
134	St. Paul, MN	21.1 min	20%	306,684
135	Memphis, TN	21.1 min	9%	609,647
136	Boca Raton, FL	21.2 min	24%	101,582
137	Corpus Christi, TX	21.3 min	5%	317,247
138	Brooklyn Park, MN	21.3 min	15%	83,543
139	Kennewick, WA	21.3 min	10%	88,366
140	Brownsville, TX	21.4 min	8%	192,957
141	Daytona Beach, FL	21.4 min	11%	88,471
142	Fort Wayne, IN	21.5 min	9%	275,203
143	Columbus, OH	21.5 min	18%	938,396
144	New Britain, CT	21.5 min	8%	76,286
145	Winston-Salem, NC	21.5 min	14%	257,271
146	New Haven, CT	21.5 min	14%	138,774
147	Laredo, TX	21.6 min	6%	269,515
148	Scottsdale, AZ	21.6 min	31%	243,006
149	Plymouth, MN	21.7 min	29%	78,942
150	Kansas City, MO	21.7 min	17%	521,220
151	Metairie, LA	21.7 min	11%	139,729
152	Greensboro, NC	21.7 min	14%	308,667
153	Dearborn, MI	21.7 min	13%	105,611
154	Richmond, VA	21.7 min	20%	237,257
155	Edinburg, TX	21.8 min	11%	110,700
156	Broken Arrow, OK	21.9 min	11%	124,991
157	Wyoming, MI	21.9 min	10%	78,588
158	McAllen, TX	21.9 min	12%	150,640
159	Gulfport, MS	21.9 min	7%	76,506
160	Rockford, IL	21.9 min	10%	147,384
161	Honolulu, HI	21.9 min	10%	341,868
162	Tucson, AZ	21.9 min	14%	548,371
163	Salem, OR	22.0 min	16%	181,779
164	Minneapolis, MN	22.0 min	26%	430,324
165	Redmond, WA	22.1 min	38%	82,506
166	Bethlehem, PA	22.1 min	17%	79,644
167	St. Louis, MO	22.1 min	17%	278,144
168	Warner Robins, GA	22.2 min	10%	87,761
169	Oklahoma City, OK	22.2 min	11%	719,849
170	Akron, OH	22.2 min	11%	189,691
171	Macon, GA	22.2 min	10%	157,556
172	Durham, NC	22.3 min	23%	305,561
173	Meridian, ID	22.4 min	19%	142,988
174	Odessa, TX	22.4 min	3%	122,707
175	Kansas City, KS	22.4 min	9%	157,805
176	Costa Mesa, CA	22.4 min	22%	108,881
177	Santa Maria, CA	22.4 min	5%	111,390
178	Fresno, CA	22.4 min	11%	555,549
179	Milwaukee, WI	22.4 min	13%	562,407
180	Albuquerque, NM	22.4 min	15%	556,588
181	Cincinnati, OH	22.4 min	15%	314,367
182	Cary, NC	22.5 min	37%	183,582
183	Pasco, WA	22.5 min	8%	82,848
184	Hampton, VA	22.5 min	10%	137,315
185	Racine, WI	22.5 min	7%	77,908
186	Louisville, KY	22.5 min	13%	641,962
187	Cleveland, OH	22.5 min	12%	363,608
188	Spring Valley, NV	22.5 min	14%	219,187
189	Ogden, UT	22.5 min	12%	89,510
190	Santa Clara, CA	22.6 min	26%	133,446
191	West Valley City, UT	22.6 min	12%	137,491
192	Norman, OK	22.6 min	12%	130,943
193	Paterson, NJ	22.6 min	5%	161,793
194	New Orleans, LA	22.6 min	15%	362,154
195	Pittsburgh, PA	22.7 min	22%	307,632
196	Colorado Springs, CO	22.7 min	18%	494,743
197	Sandy, UT	22.7 min	23%	92,386
198	Flint, MI	22.7 min	9%	79,306
199	Clearwater, FL	22.7 min	21%	114,364
200	Melbourne, FL	22.8 min	14%	87,097
201	Tustin, CA	22.8 min	19%	77,843
202	Mobile, AL	22.8 min	9%	200,824
203	Hillsboro, OR	22.9 min	22%	111,126
204	Layton, UT	22.9 min	16%	85,308
205	Visalia, CA	22.9 min	8%	146,541
206	Santa Rosa, CA	22.9 min	12%	179,437
207	Newport Beach, CA	22.9 min	29%	81,977
208	Sunnyvale, CA	23.0 min	29%	156,577
209	Raleigh, NC	23.0 min	26%	506,306
210	Indio, CA	23.0 min	5%	94,269
211	Norfolk, VA	23.0 min	10%	231,013
212	Lawrence, MA	23.0 min	7%	89,320
213	Lakeland, FL	23.1 min	14%	125,520
214	Newport News, VA	23.1 min	10%	183,230
215	Hartford, CT	23.1 min	9%	121,981
216	Vancouver, WA	23.2 min	18%	199,698
217	Paradise, NV	23.2 min	12%	185,913
218	Edmond, OK	23.3 min	14%	100,479
219	Mountain View, CA	23.3 min	31%	85,438
220	Virginia Beach, VA	23.4 min	14%	453,737
221	West Palm Beach, FL	23.4 min	13%	127,189
222	El Paso, TX	23.4 min	9%	683,012
223	San Diego, CA	23.5 min	21%	1,406,106
224	Wilmington, DE	23.5 min	16%	73,512
225	Lakeville, MN	23.6 min	23%	79,270
226	Clovis, CA	23.6 min	12%	129,347
227	Bakersfield, CA	23.6 min	8%	422,165
228	Kenosha, WI	23.6 min	10%	99,239
229	Bellevue, WA	23.6 min	36%	154,193
230	Richardson, TX	23.6 min	25%	118,542
231	Troy, MI	23.7 min	23%	88,733
232	Lehi, UT	23.7 min	24%	95,313
233	Southfield, MI	23.7 min	17%	76,111
234	Austin, TX	23.7 min	31%	1,002,632
235	Denton, TX	23.7 min	14%	169,431
236	Portsmouth, VA	23.7 min	9%	96,777
237	Enterprise, NV	23.8 min	14%	240,464
238	Woodbury, MN	23.9 min	27%	81,558
239	Kirkland, WA	23.9 min	34%	97,410
240	Franklin, TN	23.9 min	30%	90,226
241	Chandler, AZ	23.9 min	25%	278,748
242	Manchester, NH	23.9 min	14%	116,818
243	Napa, CA	23.9 min	14%	76,562
244	Independence, MO	23.9 min	12%	121,675
245	Sparks, NV	24.0 min	11%	111,902
246	San Marcos, TX	24.0 min	11%	77,830
247	South Jordan, UT	24.1 min	23%	87,614
248	Jacksonville, FL	24.1 min	16%	1,017,689
249	Carrollton, TX	24.1 min	22%	134,562
250	West Jordan, UT	24.1 min	19%	116,812
251	Beaverton, OR	24.1 min	25%	97,842
252	Irving, TX	24.1 min	20%	257,076
253	Ventura, CA	24.1 min	15%	109,914
254	Portland, OR	24.1 min	29%	635,109
255	Worcester, MA	24.1 min	12%	213,862
256	Reading, PA	24.1 min	6%	95,832
257	Highlands Ranch, CO	24.2 min	33%	102,257
258	Parma, OH	24.2 min	12%	78,581
259	Charleston, SC	24.2 min	19%	159,423
260	Rochester Hills, MI	24.3 min	24%	77,539
261	Livonia, MI	24.3 min	18%	92,603
262	Cranston, RI	24.3 min	13%	84,647
263	Henderson, NV	24.3 min	18%	353,289
264	Redwood City, CA	24.3 min	27%	82,178
265	Greeley, CO	24.3 min	9%	115,073
266	Nampa, ID	24.4 min	13%	120,384
267	Blaine, MN	24.5 min	21%	76,603
268	San Antonio, TX	24.5 min	14%	1,548,422
269	Santa Ana, CA	24.5 min	9%	315,586
270	North Charleston, SC	24.5 min	10%	129,245
271	Longmont, CO	24.5 min	22%	100,109
272	Carmel, IN	24.6 min	27%	105,634
273	Warwick, RI	24.6 min	12%	84,187
274	Lewisville, TX	24.6 min	19%	139,006
275	Indianapolis, IN	24.6 min	14%	901,116
276	Thousand Oaks, CA	24.6 min	24%	122,230
277	Caldwell, ID	24.6 min	12%	76,629
278	Allentown, PA	24.6 min	9%	126,044
279	Farmington Hills, MI	24.7 min	23%	83,291
280	Sterling Heights, MI	24.7 min	16%	133,931
281	Irvine, CA	24.7 min	28%	318,764
282	Charlotte, NC	24.7 min	29%	964,784
283	Mesa, AZ	24.7 min	19%	513,656
284	Nashville, TN	24.7 min	20%	721,074
285	New Bedford, MA	24.7 min	5%	101,834
286	Tampa, FL	24.8 min	22%	413,554
287	Detroit, MI	24.8 min	12%	649,095
288	Santa Monica, CA	24.8 min	38%	90,082
289	El Cajon, CA	24.8 min	11%	101,755
290	Round Rock, TX	24.9 min	25%	141,282
291	Mount Pleasant, SC	24.9 min	27%	95,469
292	Warren, MI	24.9 min	13%	137,138
293	Largo, FL	24.9 min	13%	80,690
294	Denver, CO	24.9 min	27%	740,613
295	Rock Hill, SC	25.0 min	12%	75,911
296	Providence, RI	25.0 min	14%	195,310
297	Apex, NC	25.2 min	36%	80,419
298	Lee's Summit, MO	25.2 min	21%	107,514
299	Hoover, AL	25.2 min	16%	93,550
300	Fort Myers, FL	25.2 min	14%	101,581
301	Oxnard, CA	25.3 min	7%	199,651
302	Sacramento, CA	25.3 min	20%	536,449
303	Plano, TX	25.4 min	28%	293,028
304	Westland, MI	25.4 min	11%	82,333
305	Baytown, TX	25.4 min	6%	86,561
306	O'Fallon, MO	25.5 min	18%	96,101
307	Cedar Park, TX	25.5 min	30%	79,032
308	Broomfield, CO	25.5 min	30%	79,174
309	Lake Forest, CA	25.5 min	24%	86,333
310	Killeen, TX	25.5 min	8%	161,883
311	Lakewood, CO	25.5 min	23%	156,927
312	St. Petersburg, FL	25.6 min	21%	264,033
313	Phoenix, AZ	25.6 min	19%	1,665,481
314	Pawtucket, RI	25.6 min	9%	77,065
315	Las Vegas, NV	25.7 min	12%	679,817
316	Dallas, TX	25.7 min	16%	1,329,491
317	Hammond, IN	25.7 min	7%	75,712
318	Chesapeake, VA	25.8 min	13%	255,332
319	Milpitas, CA	25.8 min	25%	78,596
320	Orange, CA	25.8 min	18%	138,365
321	Cambridge, MA	25.8 min	31%	122,588
322	Sandy Springs, GA	25.8 min	32%	105,013
323	Fall River, MA	25.8 min	7%	95,298
324	Gilbert, AZ	25.9 min	26%	287,285
325	Centennial, CO	25.9 min	27%	108,658
326	Flower Mound, TX	26.0 min	29%	79,540
327	Reston, VA	26.0 min	34%	64,414
328	Nashua, NH	26.0 min	17%	92,435
329	Seattle, WA	26.0 min	35%	784,777
330	Gresham, OR	26.0 min	13%	111,513
331	Burbank, CA	26.0 min	30%	102,988
332	Rocklin, CA	26.1 min	24%	76,821
333	Waukegan, IL	26.1 min	8%	87,940
334	San Mateo, CA	26.1 min	25%	103,337
335	Arvada, CO	26.1 min	25%	122,901
336	Fort Lauderdale, FL	26.1 min	19%	188,677
337	Arlington, VA	26.2 min	35%	236,254
338	Orlando, FL	26.2 min	16%	333,888
339	Boynton Beach, FL	26.2 min	11%	82,396
340	Loveland, CO	26.2 min	20%	81,387
341	Doral, FL	26.5 min	18%	81,634
342	San Marcos, CA	26.5 min	21%	94,908
343	Atlanta, GA	26.5 min	30%	529,110
344	Folsom, CA	26.6 min	31%	91,983
345	Noblesville, IN	26.6 min	19%	76,111
346	Newton, MA	26.6 min	32%	90,741
347	Mission Viejo, CA	26.6 min	23%	90,484
348	Arlington, TX	26.6 min	13%	402,134
349	Pasadena, TX	26.6 min	8%	148,539
350	Salinas, CA	26.6 min	4%	159,134
351	Fishers, IN	26.7 min	26%	104,812
352	Rancho Cordova, CA	26.7 min	20%	87,554
353	North Las Vegas, NV	26.7 min	8%	296,653
354	Murfreesboro, TN	26.7 min	16%	171,178
355	Vista, CA	26.7 min	16%	98,274
356	Elizabeth, NJ	26.7 min	6%	141,675
357	Miami Beach, FL	26.7 min	24%	81,594
358	Gastonia, NC	26.8 min	12%	87,067
359	Concord, NC	26.9 min	17%	114,598
360	Roswell, GA	26.9 min	32%	91,505
361	Trenton, NJ	26.9 min	7%	91,506
362	Torrance, CA	26.9 min	21%	138,391
363	Everett, WA	26.9 min	13%	113,567
364	Pasadena, CA	26.9 min	28%	135,804
365	The Woodlands, TX	27.0 min	22%	121,002
366	Palm Coast, FL	27.0 min	17%	109,886
367	Clarksville, TN	27.0 min	9%	188,829
368	Westminster, CO	27.0 min	22%	116,182
369	Westminster, CA	27.0 min	12%	88,966
370	New Braunfels, TX	27.1 min	16%	122,492
371	Norwalk, CT	27.1 min	15%	94,508
372	Fort Worth, TX	27.1 min	14%	1,028,117
373	Simi Valley, CA	27.1 min	19%	124,861
374	Carlsbad, CA	27.1 min	32%	112,260
375	Pompano Beach, FL	27.1 min	12%	117,211
376	Glendale, CA	27.1 min	21%	187,160
377	Aurora, IL	27.2 min	16%	181,505
378	Houston, TX	27.2 min	13%	2,397,315
379	Roseville, CA	27.3 min	24%	167,302
380	San Jose, CA	27.3 min	20%	989,814
381	Miami, FL	27.3 min	16%	489,812
382	Anaheim, CA	27.4 min	11%	341,008
383	Carson, CA	27.5 min	9%	90,808
384	Evanston, IL	27.5 min	29%	76,380
385	Escondido, CA	27.5 min	14%	146,030
386	Plantation, FL	27.6 min	18%	99,183
387	Arlington Heights, IL	27.7 min	25%	76,216
388	Bethesda, MD	27.7 min	38%	69,397
389	Glendale, AZ	27.7 min	14%	260,572
390	McKinney, TX	27.8 min	25%	236,001
391	Palm Bay, FL	27.8 min	11%	148,092
392	Schaumburg, IL	27.8 min	20%	77,249
393	Berkeley, CA	27.8 min	37%	121,911
394	El Monte, CA	27.8 min	7%	105,075
395	Columbia, MD	27.9 min	25%	104,338
396	Lowell, MA	27.9 min	11%	119,971
397	Allen, TX	28.0 min	27%	113,447
398	Grand Prairie, TX	28.0 min	13%	209,434
399	Citrus Heights, CA	28.0 min	17%	86,348
400	Waterbury, CT	28.0 min	8%	115,771
401	Avondale, AZ	28.1 min	15%	100,983
402	Georgetown, TX	28.2 min	24%	106,907
403	Elgin, IL	28.2 min	13%	115,476
404	Peoria, AZ	28.2 min	23%	200,881
405	Vacaville, CA	28.2 min	12%	103,850
406	Deerfield Beach, FL	28.2 min	13%	89,339
407	Clifton, NJ	28.3 min	13%	91,127
408	Sunrise Manor, NV	28.3 min	6%	200,218
409	Hawthorne, CA	28.3 min	11%	82,741
410	Brandon, FL	28.4 min	18%	119,767
411	Alexandria, VA	28.4 min	29%	160,662
412	Lakewood, CA	28.4 min	13%	78,010
413	Huntington Beach, CA	28.4 min	22%	191,451
414	Stamford, CT	28.5 min	19%	139,535
415	Garden Grove, CA	28.5 min	11%	170,455
416	Mansfield, TX	28.6 min	15%	84,444
417	Castle Rock, CO	28.6 min	29%	83,815
418	Frisco, TX	28.6 min	38%	236,955
419	Conroe, TX	28.6 min	12%	119,564
420	Chula Vista, CA	28.6 min	13%	275,533
421	Aurora, CO	28.6 min	17%	410,053
422	Merced, CA	28.6 min	8%	99,724
423	Oceanside, CA	28.7 min	16%	170,483
424	Joliet, IL	28.8 min	9%	152,241
425	Davie, FL	28.8 min	16%	110,851
426	Tacoma, WA	28.8 min	16%	229,816
427	Buena Park, CA	28.8 min	11%	81,741
428	Daly City, CA	28.8 min	15%	101,261
429	Sugar Land, TX	28.9 min	24%	107,726
430	Hialeah, FL	29.0 min	13%	230,968
431	Baltimore, MD	29.1 min	18%	569,997
432	Leander, TX	29.2 min	31%	91,132
433	Cicero, IL	29.3 min	6%	81,858
434	North Port, FL	29.4 min	12%	96,551
435	Hollywood, FL	29.4 min	13%	157,019
436	Annapolis, MD	29.5 min	21%	40,634
437	Norwalk, CA	29.5 min	8%	97,104
438	Goodyear, AZ	29.6 min	22%	125,359
439	Sunrise, FL	29.6 min	13%	98,846
440	Rio Rancho, NM	29.7 min	16%	114,419
441	Garland, TX	29.7 min	12%	249,625
442	Renton, WA	29.7 min	22%	104,975
443	San Bernardino, CA	29.7 min	6%	222,044
444	Spring Hill, FL	29.8 min	14%	119,983
445	Oakland, CA	29.8 min	27%	440,838
446	League City, TX	29.9 min	15%	119,905
447	Cape Coral, FL	29.9 min	15%	236,264
448	Coral Springs, FL	29.9 min	15%	138,783
449	Danbury, CT	29.9 min	13%	89,033
450	Long Beach, CA	29.9 min	16%	450,469
451	Frederick, MD	30.0 min	18%	92,059
452	Washington, DC	30.0 min	33%	693,645
453	Lauderhill, FL	30.0 min	10%	75,668
454	Johns Creek, GA	30.1 min	38%	80,401
455	Livermore, CA	30.1 min	22%	83,457
456	Surprise, AZ	30.2 min	20%	175,304
457	Suffolk, VA	30.2 min	11%	104,699
458	Modesto, CA	30.2 min	8%	219,652
459	East Los Angeles, CA	30.2 min	9%	111,647
460	Fremont, CA	30.3 min	32%	226,442
461	Boston, MA	30.3 min	21%	672,973
462	Alhambra, CA	30.3 min	14%	79,820
463	Missouri City, TX	30.4 min	14%	77,327
464	Pembroke Pines, FL	30.4 min	16%	176,714
465	Thornton, CO	30.4 min	15%	147,766
466	San Francisco, CA	30.4 min	31%	826,079
467	Kent, WA	30.4 min	14%	134,871
468	Naperville, IL	30.5 min	31%	153,114
469	Port St. Lucie, FL	30.5 min	13%	268,062
470	Auburn, WA	30.5 min	14%	86,301
471	Bridgeport, CT	30.5 min	8%	152,273
472	Fullerton, CA	30.5 min	15%	138,675
473	Compton, CA	30.5 min	5%	90,500
474	Inglewood, CA	30.5 min	13%	101,662
475	Fairfield, CA	30.7 min	12%	122,489
476	Mableton, GA	30.7 min	20%	78,820
477	Los Angeles, CA	30.7 min	20%	3,869,089
478	Elk Grove, CA	30.8 min	21%	185,007
479	Lancaster, CA	30.8 min	10%	170,084
480	Somerville, MA	31.0 min	31%	84,211
481	Downey, CA	31.0 min	9%	108,468
482	Queen Creek, AZ	31.1 min	26%	89,770
483	Miramar, FL	31.1 min	13%	142,570
484	Upland, CA	31.1 min	14%	79,446
485	San Leandro, CA	31.2 min	16%	85,353
486	Riverside, CA	31.3 min	11%	323,057
487	Marysville, WA	31.5 min	14%	77,686
488	Ontario, CA	31.5 min	9%	187,013
489	Lynn, MA	31.5 min	8%	104,236
490	Brockton, MA	31.5 min	7%	106,134
491	Alameda, CA	31.6 min	33%	76,876
492	Jurupa Valley, CA	31.7 min	7%	107,311
493	Stockton, CA	31.7 min	8%	324,597
494	Philadelphia, PA	31.7 min	18%	1,574,281
495	Pomona, CA	31.8 min	9%	147,807
496	Rialto, CA	31.9 min	8%	106,554
497	Mesquite, TX	32.1 min	10%	150,693
498	Miami Gardens, FL	32.1 min	9%	113,579
499	Federal Way, WA	32.1 min	14%	99,729
500	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	32.3 min	14%	177,856
501	Hayward, CA	32.3 min	14%	157,113
502	South Fulton, GA	32.5 min	18%	112,820
503	New Rochelle, NY	32.5 min	18%	85,864
504	South Gate, CA	32.5 min	7%	90,071
505	Concord, CA	32.6 min	18%	123,261
506	Newark, NJ	32.6 min	7%	323,808
507	Pearland, TX	32.7 min	14%	129,930
508	West Covina, CA	32.9 min	13%	105,301
509	Chino, CA	33.1 min	15%	96,957
510	Chicago, IL	33.1 min	21%	2,731,585
511	Whittier, CA	33.2 min	12%	85,815
512	Buckeye, AZ	33.3 min	20%	125,445
513	Fontana, CA	33.4 min	13%	221,223
514	Kissimmee, FL	33.7 min	10%	85,591
515	Deltona, FL	34.0 min	14%	100,267
516	Silver Spring, MD	34.0 min	27%	81,462
517	Santa Clarita, CA	34.1 min	19%	228,430
518	Richmond, CA	34.2 min	14%	114,861
519	Vallejo, CA	34.2 min	12%	123,287
520	Corona, CA	34.3 min	14%	161,734
521	Quincy, MA	34.7 min	21%	103,173
522	San Ramon, CA	34.7 min	34%	86,209
523	Riverview, FL	34.8 min	23%	113,697
524	Moreno Valley, CA	35.5 min	8%	214,263
525	Yonkers, NY	35.6 min	12%	212,603
526	Homestead, FL	35.8 min	7%	86,242
527	Chino Hills, CA	36.1 min	18%	77,519
528	Temecula, CA	36.3 min	19%	114,865
529	San Tan Valley, AZ	36.4 min	19%	109,189
530	Hemet, CA	36.4 min	12%	93,649
531	Maricopa, AZ	36.6 min	22%	78,362
532	Jersey City, NJ	36.8 min	25%	302,013
533	Perris, CA	37.1 min	6%	83,237
534	Murrieta, CA	37.4 min	17%	114,124
535	Manteca, CA	37.6 min	11%	96,693
536	Pittsburg, CA	38.0 min	9%	77,542
537	Lehigh Acres, FL	38.2 min	11%	132,353
538	Palmdale, CA	39.9 min	9%	161,845
539	New York, NY	40.3 min	17%	8,584,629
540	Victorville, CA	40.4 min	9%	141,395
541	Apple Valley, CA	41.1 min	10%	75,247
542	Menifee, CA	41.5 min	14%	118,592
543	Antioch, CA	42.0 min	13%	118,958
544	Tracy, CA	42.5 min	15%	101,901
545	Lake Elsinore, CA	42.9 min	14%	75,067
546	Hesperia, CA	42.9 min	9%	102,605

How this ranking works

Data checked October 18, 2026. The table includes all 546 places we cover: every US city of 75,000+ people, plus popular smaller cities and large suburbs. Click any city for its full profile, or compare two cities side by side. Sources and methods are on how we get our numbers.

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