See what the average commute is in Kent County, DE

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Kent County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Kent County has a shorter commute than five out of eight neighboring counties, with Queen Anne's County, MD having the longest commute at 36.0 minutes.

Kent County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 26.3 minutes
--- 0.3% higher than state average
--- #2 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 10.7%
- Workers who drive to work: 90.7%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.5%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.8%
- Workers who work from home: 5.0%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 13.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 21.1%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Cape May County, NJ: 22.3 minutes
#2. Cumberland County, NJ: 24.3 minutes
#3. New Castle County, DE: 26.0 minutes
#4. Kent County, DE: 26.3 minutes
#5. Salem County, NJ: 26.7 minutes
#6. Sussex County, DE: 26.8 minutes
#7. Kent County, MD: 28.2 minutes
#8. Caroline County, MD: 32.7 minutes
#9. Queen Anne's County, MD: 36.0 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Delaware
#1. New Castle County: 26.0 minutes
#2. Kent County: 26.3 minutes
#3. Sussex County: 26.8 minutes