See what the average commute is in Columbia 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 Columbia County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Columbia County has a shorter commute than three out of five neighboring counties, with Lincoln County, GA having the longest commute at 34.2 minutes.

Columbia County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 25.9 minutes
--- 10.2% lower than state average
--- #73 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 6.2%
- Workers who drive to work: 94.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 4.3%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 15.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 55.4%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Richmond County, GA: 20.9 minutes
#2. McDuffie County, GA: 25.3 minutes
#3. Columbia County, GA: 25.9 minutes
#4. Edgefield County, SC: 26.3 minutes
#5. McCormick County, SC: 31.6 minutes
#6. Lincoln County, GA: 34.2 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