See what the average commute is in Burke 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 Burke County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Burke County has a shorter commute than six out of eight neighboring counties, with Screven County, GA having the longest commute at 32.7 minutes.

Burke County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 27.2 minutes
--- 5.7% lower than state average
--- #72 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 8.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 90.3%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.4%
- Workers who work from home: 7.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 27.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 43.2%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Richmond County, GA: 20.9 minutes
#2. Aiken County, SC: 24.9 minutes
#3. Burke County, GA: 27.2 minutes
#3. Emanuel County, GA: 27.2 minutes
#5. Jenkins County, GA: 29.0 minutes
#6. Jefferson County, GA: 29.8 minutes
#7. Barnwell County, SC: 30.9 minutes
#8. Allendale County, SC: 31.5 minutes
#9. Screven County, GA: 32.7 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