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New Jersey Ranks Third in the Nation in Average Travel Time to Work (In Minutes)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2003 American Community Survey

Rank State Average   Rank State Average
             
1 New York 30.4
26 Maine 22.6
2
Maryland 30.2   27 Delaware 22.5
3
NEW JERSEY 28.5   28 Kentucky 22.1
4
Illinois 27.0   28 Ohio 22.1
5 California 26.5   30 Nevada 21.8
6 Georgia 26.1   30 Rhode Island 21.8
7 Massachusetts 26.0   32 Minnesota 21.7
8 Virginia 25.8   33 Mississippi 21.6
9
Florida 24.8   34 Indiana 21.2
9 Washington 24.8   35 Oregon 21.0
11 West Virginia 24.7   36 Wisconsin 20.4
12 New Hampshire 24.6   37 Vermont 20.3
13 Hawaii 24.5   38 Arkansas 19.9
14 Pennsylvania 23.8   39 Utah 19.7
15 Texas 23.7   40 Idaho 19.5
16 Connecticut 23.6   41 New Mexico 19.4
17 Arizona 23.4   42 Oklahoma 19.1
17 Tennessee 23.4   43 Alaska 18.9
19 Louisiana 23.3   44 Iowa 18.1
19 Missouri 23.3   45 Kansas 17.5
21 North Carolina 23.2   45 Wyoming
17.5
22 South Carolina 23.0   47 Montana 16.9
23
Colorado 22.9   48 Nebraska 16.5
24
Alabama 22.7   49 North Dakota 15.4
24 Michigan 22.7   50 South Dakota 15.2
             
          50 State Average
22.3%
          N.J. % Above Average 27.7%

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