See what the average commute is in Greene County, GA
See what the average commute is in Greene 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 Greene County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Greene County has a shorter commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with Taliaferro County, GA having the longest commute at 31.1 minutes.
Greene County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 26.8 minutes
--- 7.1% lower than state average
--- #78 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 7.5%
- Workers who drive to work: 89.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.2%
- Workers who work from home: 8.6%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 13.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 32.6%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Morgan County, GA: 22.5 minutes
#2. Oconee County, GA: 25.2 minutes
#3. Greene County, GA: 26.8 minutes
#4. Putnam County, GA: 27.2 minutes
#5. Hancock County, GA: 28.5 minutes
#6. Oglethorpe County, GA: 28.8 minutes
#7. Taliaferro County, GA: 31.1 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