See what the average commute is in Spalding 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 Spalding County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Spalding County has a shorter commute than all of its seven neighboring counties, with Meriwether County, GA having the longest commute at 35.5 minutes.

Spalding County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 28.8 minutes
--- 0.1% lower than state average
--- #54 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 12.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 94.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.1%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 4.4%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 15.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 50.6%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Spalding County, GA: 28.8 minutes
#2. Lamar County, GA: 31.2 minutes
#3. Coweta County, GA: 31.6 minutes
#4. Clayton County, GA: 32.1 minutes
#5. Fayette County, GA: 32.2 minutes
#6. Henry County, GA: 33.7 minutes
#7. Pike County, GA: 35.4 minutes
#8. Meriwether County, GA: 35.5 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