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See what the average commute is in Cayuga County, NY
See what the average commute is in Cayuga County, NY
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 Cayuga County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Cayuga County has a longer commute than five out of seven neighboring counties, with Jefferson County, NY having the shortest commute at 18.8 minutes.
Cayuga County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 23.3 minutes
--- 30.4% lower than state average
--- #24 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.5%
- Workers who drive to work: 89.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.1%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.7%
- Workers who work from home: 4.3%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 15.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 38.0%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Jefferson County, NY: 18.8 minutes
#2. Tompkins County, NY: 19.8 minutes
#3. Onondaga County, NY: 20.0 minutes
#4. Cortland County, NY: 21.3 minutes
#5. Seneca County, NY: 21.7 minutes
#6. Cayuga County, NY: 23.3 minutes
#7. Wayne County, NY: 24.5 minutes
#8. Oswego County, NY: 24.8 minutes
Counties with the best commute in New York
#1. Chautauqua County: 18.5 minutes
#2. Jefferson County: 18.8 minutes
#3. Broome County: 19.2 minutes
Counties with the worst commute in New York
#1. Bronx County: 45.3 minutes
#2. Richmond County: 44.6 minutes
#3. Queens County: 44.2 minutes