See what the average commute is in Glascock County, GA
See what the average commute is in Glascock 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 Glascock County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Glascock County has a longer commute than all of its four neighboring counties, with Washington County, GA having the shortest commute at 22.5 minutes.
Glascock County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 33.5 minutes
--- 16.2% higher than state average
--- #17 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 13.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 99.2%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 5.8%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 0.4%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 14.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 77.3%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Washington County, GA: 22.5 minutes
#2. Warren County, GA: 26.2 minutes
#3. Hancock County, GA: 28.5 minutes
#4. Jefferson County, GA: 29.8 minutes
#5. Glascock County, GA: 33.5 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