See what the average commute is in Russell 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 Russell County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Russell County has a longer commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with Chattahoochee County, GA having the shortest commute at 11.1 minutes.

Russell County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 26.0 minutes
--- 3.4% higher than state average
--- #34 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.7%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.5%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 4.4%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 13.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 9.2%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Chattahoochee County, GA: 11.1 minutes
#2. Muscogee County, GA: 20.3 minutes
#3. Lee County, AL: 23.1 minutes
#4. Macon County, AL: 24.3 minutes
#5. Russell County, AL: 26.0 minutes
#6. Bullock County, AL: 30.7 minutes
#7. 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