Which HDB town is best for a Jurong East commute?

In the current snapshot, Jurong East leads for a Jurong East commute (17 min), measured by the median door-to-door public-transport time from each block to Jurong East across its 229 HDB blocks.

How is this ranking of a Jurong East commute calculated?

Towns are ranked by the median door-to-door public-transport time from each block to Jurong East (lower is better). Minutes are the town median of door-to-door public-transport journeys computed with OneMap routing over every block.

Town ranking · by commute

Best HDB Towns for Commuting to Jurong East

HDB towns ranked by the median public-transport journey to Jurong East and the Jurong Lake District.

Fastest to the CBD →Fastest to one-north →Fastest to Changi Airport →Most new MRT nearby →

#	Town	To Jurong	Liveability
1	Jurong East	17 min	70
2	Clementi	18 min	76
3	Bukit Batok	19 min	71
4	Jurong West	21 min	71
5	Tanglin	22 min	69
6	Queenstown	24 min	78
7	Choa Chu Kang	24 min	69
8	Tengah	24 min	39
9	Sungei Kadut	28 min	29
10	Bukit Panjang	29 min	70
11	Bukit Timah	30 min	73
12	Bukit Merah	32 min	78

Ranked by the median door-to-door public-transport time from each block to Jurong East. Minutes are the town median of door-to-door public-transport journeys computed with OneMap routing over every block. Snapshot 2026-11.

How to use this

A town’s figure summarises the typical block, but individual blocks vary — check the specific block before you commit. Open a town’s Living in… guide for its full picture, weigh a Jurong East commute against everything else on the overall town ranking, and pressure-test a shortlist with the screening framework.