Buffalo

Shortest commutes to Downtown Buffalo

Ranked on distance to Downtown Buffalo at 50% and the mean commute time residents report to the Census at 50%. The mean commute includes people who work locally, which is why the two numbers do not always agree.

Updated Sep 2026·13 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Knox Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 2595 Elmwood Avenue at Kinsey Avenue, Kenmore, New York, May 2021. A brown brick edifice with a Late Gothic Revival design
Kenmore$209k median · 18.5 min commute
Commute A−Housing C−Cost of living C−
97
Commute score
overall 65 C+
2
Eggertsville$248k median · 18.4 min commute
Commute B+Housing C−Cost of living C−
97
Commute score
overall 71 B−
3
The skyline of downtown Buffalo, New York, pictured in 2023.
Buffalo$164k median · 19.9 min commute
Commute B+Housing FCost of living B−
96
Commute score
overall 52 D+
4
Photo of Lackawanna, NY City Hall. Located on Ridge Road at Victory Ave.
Lackawanna$141k median · 20.0 min commute
Commute B−Housing FCost of living C+
94
Commute score
overall 44 D
5
Depew$197k median · 19.0 min commute
Commute BHousing C−Cost of living C−
92
Commute score
overall 60 C
6
Buffalo Niagara Airport
Cheektowaga$186k median · 20.6 min commute
Commute BHousing D+Cost of living C
92
Commute score
overall 59 C
7
Warren Hull House, August 2010
Lancaster$202k median · 18.9 min commute
Commute B−Housing D+Cost of living C−
90
Commute score
overall 63 C+
8
Looking southward along the Tonawanda Rail Trail from the back end of Lincoln Park, Tonawanda, New York, 6th January 2020.
Tonawanda Town$215k median · 21.3 min commute
Commute B+Housing C−Cost of living C
89
Commute score
overall 64 C+
9
Gateway Harbor along the Erie Canal in North Tonawanda, NY. This photo was taken about 1500 feet from the present day western terminus of the Erie Canal where i
North Tonawanda$197k median · 20.4 min commute
Commute BHousing DCost of living C
85
Commute score
overall 56 C−
10
West Seneca Town Hall, 1250 Union Road, West Seneca, New York, July 2022. The first purpose-built government building in the town, this $500,000 structure - a r
West Seneca$233k median · 23.0 min commute
Commute C+Housing CCost of living C−
85
Commute score
overall 59 C
This list's weighting
Distance to downtown 50%Mean commute time 50%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Kenmore (Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0); Buffalo (Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0); Lackawanna (Shinerunner · CC BY-SA 3.0); Cheektowaga (DanRother (talk) · Public domain); Lancaster (Pubdog (talk) · Public domain); Tonawanda Town (Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0); North Tonawanda (Joshua Karn · CC BY-SA 3.0); West Seneca (Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0).