See what the average commute is in Barbour County, AL

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Barbour County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Barbour County has a shorter commute than five out of eight neighboring counties, with Stewart County, GA having the longest commute at 32.5 minutes.

Barbour County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 25.5 minutes
--- 1.4% higher than state average
--- #27 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 11.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 94.7%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.7%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 1.8%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 21.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 21.0%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Pike County, AL: 22.0 minutes
#2. Dale County, AL: 22.2 minutes
#3. Clay County, GA: 22.5 minutes
#4. Barbour County, AL: 25.5 minutes
#5. Henry County, AL: 25.8 minutes
#6. Russell County, AL: 26.0 minutes
#7. Quitman County, GA: 29.3 minutes
#8. Bullock County, AL: 30.7 minutes
#9. Stewart County, GA: 32.5 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Alabama
#1. Escambia County: 20.9 minutes
#1. Montgomery County: 20.9 minutes
#3. Houston County: 21.4 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Alabama
#1. Pickens County: 35.9 minutes
#2. Choctaw County: 35.4 minutes
#3. Blount County: 34.5 minutes