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The Zip Code With the Shortest Commute in Every State
May 27, 2022 4:00 pm
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Massachusetts: 02557
> Location: Oak Bluffs
> Avg. commute time (minutes): 10.0 (Massachusetts: 30.0)
> Share of commuters driving alone: 69.5% (Massachusetts: 68.0%)
> Share of commuters carpooling: 11.2% (Massachusetts: 7.3%)
> Share of commuters using public transit: 0.0% reported (Massachusetts: 9.5%)
> No. of zip codes considered in ranking: 412
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Michigan: 49802
> Location: Kingsford
> Avg. commute time (minutes): 11.5 (Michigan: 24.6)
> Share of commuters driving alone: 85.2% (Michigan: 80.7%)
> Share of commuters carpooling: 9.6% (Michigan: 8.6%)
> Share of commuters using public transit: 0.4% (Michigan: 1.3%)
> No. of zip codes considered in ranking: 625
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Minnesota: 56267
> Location: Morris
> Avg. commute time (minutes): 10.3 (Minnesota: 23.8)
> Share of commuters driving alone: 73.1% (Minnesota: 76.0%)
> Share of commuters carpooling: 7.9% (Minnesota: 8.1%)
> Share of commuters using public transit: 2.1% (Minnesota: 3.2%)
> No. of zip codes considered in ranking: 392
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Mississippi: 39534
> Location: Biloxi
> Avg. commute time (minutes): 12.7 (Mississippi: 25.2)
> Share of commuters driving alone: 7.5% (Mississippi: 84.6%)
> Share of commuters carpooling: 2.6% (Mississippi: 9.2%)
> Share of commuters using public transit: 0.7% (Mississippi: 0.3%)
> No. of zip codes considered in ranking: 209
Missouri: 65305
> Location: Whiteman
> Avg. commute time (minutes): 9.9 (Missouri: 23.9)
> Share of commuters driving alone: 75.1% (Missouri: 80.8%)
> Share of commuters carpooling: 7.9% (Missouri: 8.4%)
> Share of commuters using public transit: 0.0% reported (Missouri: 1.2%)
> No. of zip codes considered in ranking: 397
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