See what the average commute is in Queen Anne's County, MD

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 Queen Anne's County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Queen Anne's County has a longer commute than all of its four neighboring counties, with Talbot County, MD having the shortest commute at 27.4 minutes.

Queen Anne's County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 36.0 minutes
--- 8.9% higher than state average
--- #5 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 21.3%
- Workers who drive to work: 86.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.4%
- Workers who work from home: 9.8%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 18.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 47.8%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Talbot County, MD: 27.4 minutes
#2. Kent County, MD: 28.2 minutes
#3. Anne Arundel County, MD: 31.2 minutes
#4. Caroline County, MD: 32.7 minutes
#5. Queen Anne's County, MD: 36.0 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Maryland
#1. Wicomico County: 22.0 minutes
#2. Allegany County: 22.4 minutes
#3. Garrett County: 23.7 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Maryland
#1. Charles County: 45.4 minutes
#2. Calvert County: 42.2 minutes
#3. Prince George's County: 37.0 minutes