Cities with the Shortest Commutes in North Carolina.

Cities in North Carolina with the shortest average commute times.

96 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Avg Commute	Top Commute Type
1	Jacksonville	71,279	15 min	Drive alone 54.3%
2	Boone	20,032	15.8 min	Drive alone 63.7%
3	Morganton	17,646	17.7 min	Drive alone 75.6%
4	Mount Airy	10,633	17.8 min	Drive alone 79.8%
5	Asheville	94,535	18.2 min	Drive alone 66.1%
6	Havelock	17,691	18.2 min	Drive alone 70.4%
7	Goldsboro	34,383	18.3 min	Drive alone 80.0%
8	Wilmington	120,805	18.5 min	Drive alone 69.6%
9	Greenville	92,857	18.8 min	Drive alone 72.9%
10	New Bern	32,734	18.8 min	Drive alone 77.3%
11	Spring Lake	11,573	18.9 min	Drive alone 72.6%
12	Fayetteville	210,815	19.1 min	Drive alone 73.1%
13	Hendersonville	15,408	19.2 min	Drive alone 75.8%
14	Laurinburg	15,087	19.2 min	Drive alone 78.1%
15	Chapel Hill	61,607	19.5 min	Drive alone 47.1%
16	Lumberton	18,859	19.5 min	Drive alone 84.2%
17	Waynesville	10,502	19.7 min	Drive alone 70.0%
18	Statesville	29,894	20.1 min	Drive alone 73.5%
19	Elon	11,032	20.1 min	Drive alone 63.8%
20	Shelby	22,100	20.2 min	Drive alone 79.6%
21	Myrtle Grove	12,637	20.3 min	Drive alone 71.8%
22	Thomasville	27,321	20.4 min	Drive alone 78.6%
23	Rocky Mount	54,297	20.6 min	Drive alone 80.0%
24	Winterville	10,725	20.6 min	Drive alone 76.3%
25	High Point	116,245	20.7 min	Drive alone 77.1%
26	Kinston	19,505	20.7 min	Drive alone 80.0%
27	Henderson	14,885	20.8 min	Drive alone 75.9%
28	Tarboro	10,770	20.8 min	Drive alone 79.9%
29	Hickory	44,258	21.1 min	Drive alone 72.3%
30	Wilson	48,370	21.3 min	Drive alone 78.9%
31	Winston-Salem	252,037	21.5 min	Drive alone 71.7%
32	Greensboro	301,198	21.7 min	Drive alone 72.1%
33	Newton	13,333	21.7 min	Drive alone 78.5%
34	Salisbury	35,825	21.8 min	Drive alone 72.2%
35	Morrisville	31,422	21.8 min	Drive alone 52.0%
36	Roanoke Rapids	14,856	21.8 min	Drive alone 74.2%
37	Clemmons	21,871	22.1 min	Drive alone 71.8%
38	Durham	291,467	22.3 min	Drive alone 62.2%
39	Asheboro	27,580	22.3 min	Drive alone 82.4%
40	Cary	179,306	22.5 min	Drive alone 56.3%
41	Kernersville	27,830	22.6 min	Drive alone 79.7%
42	Archdale	12,087	22.6 min	Drive alone 80.2%
43	Southern Pines	16,420	22.8 min	Drive alone 73.4%
44	Raleigh	481,031	23 min	Drive alone 62.3%
45	Murraysville	16,339	23 min	Drive alone 80.1%
46	Carrboro	21,204	23.1 min	Drive alone 49.6%
47	Sanford	31,478	23.3 min	Drive alone 77.4%
48	Pineville	11,055	23.5 min	Drive alone 61.6%
49	Burlington	59,610	23.7 min	Drive alone 77.4%
50	Pinehurst	18,256	23.7 min	Drive alone 69.0%
51	Knightdale	20,214	24 min	Drive alone 69.6%
52	Reidsville	14,585	24 min	Drive alone 72.9%
53	Albemarle	16,762	24.1 min	Drive alone 77.7%
54	Smithfield	12,116	24.1 min	Drive alone 82.7%
55	Davidson	15,660	24.2 min	Drive alone 55.3%
56	Charlotte	903,844	24.7 min	Drive alone 57.4%
57	Mooresville	52,381	24.7 min	Drive alone 71.1%
58	Leland	29,607	24.7 min	Drive alone 74.3%
59	Lenoir	18,299	24.8 min	Drive alone 77.2%
60	Piney Green	14,078	24.8 min	Drive alone 74.4%
61	Eden	15,356	24.9 min	Drive alone 80.6%
62	Lincolnton	11,783	25 min	Drive alone 75.1%
63	Apex	70,630	25.2 min	Drive alone 55.1%
64	Matthews	30,577	25.2 min	Drive alone 69.9%
65	Kings Mountain	12,039	25.2 min	Drive alone 84.1%
66	Cornelius	32,783	25.4 min	Drive alone 63.8%
67	Lexington	19,690	25.5 min	Drive alone 70.4%
68	Graham	18,048	25.6 min	Drive alone 80.2%
69	Lewisville	13,828	25.7 min	Drive alone 76.7%
70	Kannapolis	57,890	26.2 min	Drive alone 76.3%
71	Garner	34,473	26.2 min	Drive alone 65.8%
72	Elizabeth City	18,871	26.4 min	Drive alone 72.1%
73	Belmont	15,546	26.5 min	Drive alone 66.0%
74	Gastonia	82,884	26.8 min	Drive alone 77.1%
75	Concord	108,719	26.9 min	Drive alone 71.7%
76	Huntersville	63,969	27.1 min	Drive alone 63.7%
77	Hope Mills	17,939	27.3 min	Drive alone 78.4%
78	Mount Holly	18,208	27.5 min	Drive alone 74.7%
79	Summerfield	11,116	27.8 min	Drive alone 70.5%
80	Weddington	13,805	28 min	Drive alone 63.7%
81	Indian Trail	42,036	28.2 min	Drive alone 73.6%
82	Stallings	16,886	28.4 min	Drive alone 66.6%
83	Mint Hill	27,556	28.6 min	Drive alone 69.8%
84	Holly Springs	45,248	28.8 min	Drive alone 60.2%
85	Wendell	13,064	29 min	Drive alone 65.8%
86	Harrisburg	19,633	29.6 min	Drive alone 64.1%
87	Mebane	19,538	29.9 min	Drive alone 73.9%
88	Lake Norman of Iredell	12,494	29.9 min	Drive alone 64.8%
89	Monroe	36,759	30.1 min	Drive alone 75.1%
90	Wake Forest	52,844	30.9 min	Drive alone 64.5%
91	Clayton	29,320	31.1 min	Drive alone 72.7%
92	Rolesville	10,766	31.5 min	Drive alone 65.7%
93	Spout Springs	11,242	31.9 min	Drive alone 77.4%
94	Waxhaw	22,275	32 min	Drive alone 62.5%
95	Fuquay-Varina	40,485	33.1 min	Drive alone 61.9%
96	Anderson Creek	13,927	34.5 min	Drive alone 84.7%