See what the average commute is in Liberty County, FL
See what the average commute is in Liberty County, FL
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 Liberty County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Liberty County has a longer commute than all of its six neighboring counties, with Franklin County, FL having the shortest commute at 19.4 minutes.
Liberty County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 32.2 minutes
--- 15.3% higher than state average
--- #5 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 16.7%
- Workers who drive to work: 93.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 13.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 2.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 27.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 44.7%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Franklin County, FL: 19.4 minutes
#2. Leon County, FL: 20.7 minutes
#3. Gulf County, FL: 24.3 minutes
#4. Jackson County, FL: 26.1 minutes
#5. Wakulla County, FL: 31.2 minutes
#6. Gadsden County, FL: 31.3 minutes
#7. Liberty County, FL: 32.2 minutes
Counties with the best commute in Florida
#1. Monroe County: 18.4 minutes
#2. Franklin County: 19.4 minutes
#3. Highlands County: 20.6 minutes
Counties with the worst commute in Florida
#1. Osceola County: 34.3 minutes
#2. Clay County: 33.4 minutes
#3. Miami-Dade County: 32.5 minutes