See what the average commute is in Brantley County, GA
See what the average commute is in Brantley County, GA
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 Brantley County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Brantley County has a longer commute than all of its six neighboring counties, with Glynn County, GA having the shortest commute at 21.0 minutes.
Brantley County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 31.9 minutes
--- 10.6% higher than state average
--- #27 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 7.3%
- Workers who drive to work: 96.1%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.7%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.9%
- Workers who work from home: 1.5%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 21.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 73.3%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Glynn County, GA: 21.0 minutes
#1. Ware County, GA: 21.0 minutes
#3. Camden County, GA: 23.1 minutes
#4. Pierce County, GA: 24.9 minutes
#5. Wayne County, GA: 25.3 minutes
#6. Charlton County, GA: 30.2 minutes
#7. Brantley County, GA: 31.9 minutes
Counties with the best commute in Georgia
#1. Chattahoochee County: 11.1 minutes
#2. Ben Hill County: 15.0 minutes
#3. Tift County: 18.5 minutes
Counties with the worst commute in Georgia
#1. Paulding County: 39.2 minutes
#2. Jasper County: 35.7 minutes
#3. Meriwether County: 35.5 minutes