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

Elbert County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 22.5 minutes
--- 22.0% lower than state average
--- #33 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 6.2%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 12.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 3.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 13.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 29.9%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Hart County, GA: 22.1 minutes
#2. Elbert County, GA: 22.5 minutes
#3. Anderson County, SC: 25.0 minutes
#4. Madison County, GA: 26.5 minutes
#5. Wilkes County, GA: 27.5 minutes
#6. Oglethorpe County, GA: 28.8 minutes
#7. Abbeville County, SC: 29.5 minutes
#8. McCormick County, SC: 31.6 minutes
#9. 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