Average 2003 Commutes by State | ||
| STATE | AVERAGE COMMUTE (One-Way) | RANK |
| New York | 30.4 | 1 |
| Maryland | 30.2 | 2 |
| New Jersey | 28.5 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | 28.4 | 4 |
| Illinois | 27.0 | 5 |
| California | 26.5 | 6 |
| Georgia | 26.1 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | 20.6 | 8 |
| Virginia | 25.8 | 9 |
| Florida | 24.8 | 10 (tie) |
| Washington | 24.8 | 10 (tie) |
| West VIrginia | 24.7 | 12 |
| New Hampshire | 24.6 | 13 |
| Hawaii | 24.5 | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | 23.8 | 15 |
| Texas | 23.7 | 16 |
| Connecticut | 23.6 | 17 |
| Arizona | 23.4 | 18 (tie) |
| Tennessee | 23.4 | 18 (tie) |
| Louisiana | 23.3 | 20 (tie) |
| Missouri | 23.3 | 20 (tie) |
| North Carolina | 23.2 | 22 |
| South Carolina | 23.0 | 23 |
| Colorado | 22.9 | 24 |
| Alabama | 22.7 | 25 (tie) |
| Michigan | 22.7 | 25 (tie) |
| Maine | 22.6 | 27 |
| Delaware | 22.5 | 28 |
| Kentucky | 22.1 | 29 (tie) |
| Ohio | 22.1 | 29 (tie) |
| Nevada | 21.8 | 31 (tie) |
| Rhode Island | 21.8 | 31 (tie) |
| Minnesota | 21.7 | 33 |
| Mississippi | 21.6 | 34 |
| Indiana | 21.2 | 35 |
| Oregon | 21.0 | 36 |
| Wisconsin | 20.4 | 37 |
| Vermont | 20.3 | 38 |
| Arkansas | 19.9 | 39 |
| Utah | 19.7 | 40 |
| Idaho | 19.5 | 41 |
| New Mexico | 19.4 | 42 |
| Oklahoma | 19.1 | 43 |
| Alaska | 18.9 | 44 |
| Iowa | 18.1 | 45 |
| Kansas | 17.5 | 46 (tie) |
| Wyoming | 17.5 | 46 (tie) |
| Montana | 16.9 | 48 |
| Nebraska | 16.5 | 49 |
| North Dakota | 15.4 | 50 |
| South Dakota | 15.2 | 51 |
Data taken from the U.S. Census Department survey: "The American Community Survey."