Counties with the most super commuters in Pennsylvania
There are more than 283 million vehicles on the road in the United States, and many of those cars, trucks, vans, and motorcycles are used to ferry people to and from their homes and jobs during their daily commutes. A small but growing number of people are walking and biking to work, particularly in compact college towns. Many more take public transportation, especially in major cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Boston, and Seattle—but nationwide, public transit accounts for only about 5% of daily commutes.
The overwhelming majority of people still drive to and from work every day, and the vast majority of those car commuters drive alone—fewer than 10% of Americans carpool. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average one-way commute in the United States has grown to a record 26.9 minutes. That's just shy of an hour a day that average Americans squander behind the wheel, not at home with their families, and instead, burning gas and putting miles on their cars.
For some Americans, however, the commute to work is far from average. A phenomenon known as super commuting has emerged and grown in recent years. Super commuters spend 90 minutes or more—each way—chasing their paychecks every day. The biggest percentage of super commuters work in the extraction industry, with workers pursuing lucrative jobs in remote mines, oil fields, and other energy operations. Many more, however, have been priced out of expensive housing in urban metro areas where high-paying jobs are located, far away from their less-expensive county of residence.
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most super commuters in Pennsylvania using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest percent of workers with a commute over 90 minutes, based on 2020 5-year estimates. Keep reading to see where in your state people are spending the most time going to and from work every day.
#50. Delaware County
--- 60+ minute commute: 9.3%
- Average commute time: 29.4 minutes
--- 2.3 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 9.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 40.9%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (71.4%), carpooled (7.7%), walked to work (3.2%), public transportation (9.0%), worked from home (7.7%)
#49. Crawford County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.0%
- Average commute time: 22.1 minutes
--- 5.0 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 16.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 20.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.0%), carpooled (9.4%), walked to work (6.0%), public transportation (0.4%), worked from home (5.0%)
#48. Butler County
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.7%
- Average commute time: 27.4 minutes
--- 0.3 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 15.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 35.6%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (82.0%), carpooled (7.0%), walked to work (2.5%), public transportation (0.5%), worked from home (7.5%)
#47. Cumberland County
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.6%
- Average commute time: 22.7 minutes
--- 4.4 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 11.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 32.0%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.9%), carpooled (6.9%), walked to work (3.3%), public transportation (0.6%), worked from home (7.9%)
#46. Mercer County
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.8%
- Average commute time: 21.6 minutes
--- 5.5 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 14.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 16.0%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (82.1%), carpooled (8.3%), walked to work (3.2%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (4.9%)
#45. Chester County
--- 60+ minute commute: 10.3%
- Average commute time: 28.5 minutes
--- 1.4 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 10.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 27.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (75.5%), carpooled (6.5%), walked to work (2.3%), public transportation (2.4%), worked from home (12.1%)
#44. Montgomery County
--- 60+ minute commute: 10.2%
- Average commute time: 29 minutes
--- 1.9 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 10.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 31.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (75.7%), carpooled (6.4%), walked to work (2.1%), public transportation (4.7%), worked from home (10.3%)
#43. McKean County
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.9%
- Average commute time: 22.2 minutes
--- 4.9 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 17.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 15.2%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.7%), carpooled (11.6%), walked to work (3.8%), public transportation (0.5%), worked from home (4.2%)
#42. Perry County
--- 60+ minute commute: 9.7%
- Average commute time: 32.2 minutes
--- 5.1 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 24.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 63.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.5%), carpooled (12.2%), walked to work (1.7%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (7.8%)
#41. Venango County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.3%
- Average commute time: 23.1 minutes
--- 4.0 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 18.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 25.9%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.6%), carpooled (9.9%), walked to work (3.8%), public transportation (0.3%), worked from home (5.8%)
#40. Lackawanna County
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.1%
- Average commute time: 21.8 minutes
--- 5.3 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 13.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 20.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.6%), carpooled (10.6%), walked to work (3.3%), public transportation (1.0%), worked from home (5.6%)
#39. Berks County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.9%
- Average commute time: 25.3 minutes
--- 1.8 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 18.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 25.6%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.0%), carpooled (8.3%), walked to work (3.1%), public transportation (1.4%), worked from home (6.1%)
#38. Luzerne County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.0%
- Average commute time: 23.1 minutes
--- 4.0 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 13.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 15.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.8%), carpooled (10.2%), walked to work (2.8%), public transportation (0.9%), worked from home (5.3%)
#37. Tioga County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.8%
- Average commute time: 25 minutes
--- 2.1 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 19.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 11.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.8%), carpooled (6.2%), walked to work (4.6%), public transportation (0.5%), worked from home (6.0%)
#36. Cambria County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.1%
- Average commute time: 23.7 minutes
--- 3.4 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 16.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 24.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (80.9%), carpooled (9.0%), walked to work (3.0%), public transportation (1.0%), worked from home (4.6%)
#35. Westmoreland County
--- 60+ minute commute: 10.2%
- Average commute time: 27 minutes
--- 0.1 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 15.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 34.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (82.5%), carpooled (7.2%), walked to work (2.0%), public transportation (1.2%), worked from home (6.3%)
#34. Susquehanna County
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.5%
- Average commute time: 27.7 minutes
--- 0.6 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 18.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 27.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.5%), carpooled (8.2%), walked to work (2.2%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (7.5%)
#33. Lycoming County
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.7%
- Average commute time: 21 minutes
--- 6.1 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 14.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 14.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.4%), carpooled (8.8%), walked to work (3.2%), public transportation (1.1%), worked from home (4.4%)
#32. Cameron County
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.6%
- Average commute time: 19.3 minutes
--- 7.8 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 14.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 23.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.4%), carpooled (12.2%), walked to work (7.2%), public transportation (0.4%), worked from home (1.4%)
#31. Sullivan County
--- 60+ minute commute: 11.9%
- Average commute time: 29.8 minutes
--- 2.7 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 24.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 42.2%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (80.4%), carpooled (7.6%), walked to work (3.6%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (6.2%)
#30. York County
--- 60+ minute commute: 9.8%
- Average commute time: 27.2 minutes
--- 0.1 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 18.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 18.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (83.0%), carpooled (8.1%), walked to work (1.4%), public transportation (0.8%), worked from home (5.8%)
#29. Franklin County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.9%
- Average commute time: 24.7 minutes
--- 2.4 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 22.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 12.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (80.6%), carpooled (9.5%), walked to work (2.7%), public transportation (0.3%), worked from home (5.7%)
#28. Northumberland County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.8%
- Average commute time: 24.9 minutes
--- 2.2 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 17.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 47.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.2%), carpooled (10.0%), walked to work (2.8%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (4.8%)
#27. Clinton County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.2%
- Average commute time: 24.2 minutes
--- 2.9 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 14.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 32.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.3%), carpooled (11.5%), walked to work (4.6%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (4.3%)
#26. Snyder County
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.0%
- Average commute time: 24.4 minutes
--- 2.7 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 24.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 37.3%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.7%), carpooled (8.9%), walked to work (4.3%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (6.7%)
#25. Schuylkill County
--- 60+ minute commute: 9.9%
- Average commute time: 26.6 minutes
--- 0.5 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 22.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 31.3%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.8%), carpooled (10.0%), walked to work (3.2%), public transportation (0.5%), worked from home (3.4%)
#24. Lehigh County
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.1%
- Average commute time: 25 minutes
--- 2.1 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 13.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 26.3%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.3%), carpooled (9.0%), walked to work (2.5%), public transportation (1.8%), worked from home (6.5%)
#23. Indiana County
--- 60+ minute commute: 9.0%
- Average commute time: 24.1 minutes
--- 3.0 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 16.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 25.0%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.7%), carpooled (8.9%), walked to work (6.2%), public transportation (0.5%), worked from home (4.5%)
#22. Greene County
--- 60+ minute commute: 11.0%
- Average commute time: 29 minutes
--- 1.9 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 19.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 24.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.9%), carpooled (9.3%), walked to work (2.8%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (4.2%)
#21. Mifflin County
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.5%
- Average commute time: 24.1 minutes
--- 3.0 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 23.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 28.0%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.0%), carpooled (11.1%), walked to work (2.1%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (4.8%)
#20. Clarion County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.6%
- Average commute time: 23.9 minutes
--- 3.2 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 17.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 28.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.6%), carpooled (9.0%), walked to work (3.9%), public transportation (0.5%), worked from home (6.5%)
#19. Fayette County
--- 60+ minute commute: 10.0%
- Average commute time: 26.7 minutes
--- 0.4 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 18.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 31.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (83.5%), carpooled (8.3%), walked to work (1.8%), public transportation (1.1%), worked from home (4.4%)
#18. Forest County
--- 60+ minute commute: 9.0%
- Average commute time: 26.3 minutes
--- 0.8 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 16.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 39.2%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.2%), carpooled (5.9%), walked to work (6.9%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (7.3%)
#17. Bucks County
--- 60+ minute commute: 13.4%
- Average commute time: 30.4 minutes
--- 3.3 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 11.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 29.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.9%), carpooled (6.0%), walked to work (1.5%), public transportation (3.0%), worked from home (8.9%)
#16. Clearfield County
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.6%
- Average commute time: 25.8 minutes
--- 1.3 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 20.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 28.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.9%), carpooled (9.8%), walked to work (2.6%), public transportation (0.3%), worked from home (4.2%)
#15. Bedford County
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.8%
- Average commute time: 26 minutes
--- 1.1 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 22.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 25.6%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.1%), carpooled (9.4%), walked to work (2.5%), public transportation (0.5%), worked from home (5.5%)
#14. Carbon County
--- 60+ minute commute: 12.6%
- Average commute time: 32.3 minutes
--- 5.2 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 18.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 56.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (82.1%), carpooled (10.1%), walked to work (1.6%), public transportation (0.3%), worked from home (5.2%)
#13. Somerset County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.8%
- Average commute time: 25.3 minutes
--- 1.8 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 19.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 25.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (82.5%), carpooled (7.7%), walked to work (2.3%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (6.0%)
#12. Armstrong County
--- 60+ minute commute: 13.3%
- Average commute time: 30 minutes
--- 2.9 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 22.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 52.6%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (82.0%), carpooled (9.3%), walked to work (2.3%), public transportation (0.3%), worked from home (4.9%)
#11. Philadelphia County
--- 60+ minute commute: 14.4%
- Average commute time: 33.4 minutes
--- 6.3 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 10.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 18.6%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (49.5%), carpooled (8.2%), walked to work (7.9%), public transportation (23.2%), worked from home (7.0%)
#10. Northampton County
--- 60+ minute commute: 11.3%
- Average commute time: 28 minutes
--- 0.9 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 14.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 29.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.0%), carpooled (6.6%), walked to work (2.5%), public transportation (1.6%), worked from home (6.5%)
#9. Jefferson County
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.0%
- Average commute time: 23.9 minutes
--- 3.2 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 22.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 33.0%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (83.0%), carpooled (7.9%), walked to work (3.6%), public transportation (0.7%), worked from home (3.2%)
#8. Adams County
--- 60+ minute commute: 11.6%
- Average commute time: 28.9 minutes
--- 1.8 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 21.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 33.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.0%), carpooled (8.5%), walked to work (3.2%), public transportation (0.4%), worked from home (6.1%)
#7. Potter County
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.4%
- Average commute time: 25.4 minutes
--- 1.7 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 14.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 17.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.2%), carpooled (7.6%), walked to work (6.0%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (7.4%)
#6. Wayne County
--- 60+ minute commute: 10.0%
- Average commute time: 28.6 minutes
--- 1.5 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 14.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 31.6%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.8%), carpooled (6.9%), walked to work (2.7%), public transportation (0.7%), worked from home (6.3%)
#5. Fulton County
--- 60+ minute commute: 14.7%
- Average commute time: 33 minutes
--- 5.9 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 29.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 25.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (80.1%), carpooled (12.5%), walked to work (2.1%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (4.6%)
#4. Juniata County
--- 60+ minute commute: 21.1%
- Average commute time: 33.4 minutes
--- 6.3 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 27.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 48.2%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.0%), carpooled (11.4%), walked to work (2.4%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (6.7%)
#3. Huntingdon County
--- 60+ minute commute: 13.2%
- Average commute time: 31.9 minutes
--- 4.8 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 22.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 38.0%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.9%), carpooled (10.2%), walked to work (4.6%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (5.3%)
#2. Monroe County
--- 60+ minute commute: 24.2%
- Average commute time: 40 minutes
--- 12.9 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 20.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 17.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.4%), carpooled (10.6%), walked to work (1.5%), public transportation (3.5%), worked from home (5.5%)
#1. Pike County
--- 60+ minute commute: 28.6%
- Average commute time: 45.6 minutes
--- 18.5 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 22.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 20.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (80.7%), carpooled (8.1%), walked to work (1.0%), public transportation (1.9%), worked from home (7.0%)