See what the average commute is in Tattnall 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 Tattnall County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Tattnall County has a longer commute than five out of seven neighboring counties, with Candler County, GA having the shortest commute at 22.1 minutes.

Tattnall County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 27.0 minutes
--- 6.4% lower than state average
--- #74 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 10.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 84.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 6.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 22.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 47.7%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Candler County, GA: 22.1 minutes
#2. Liberty County, GA: 22.3 minutes
#3. Toombs County, GA: 23.1 minutes
#4. Evans County, GA: 25.0 minutes
#5. Wayne County, GA: 25.3 minutes
#6. Tattnall County, GA: 27.0 minutes
#7. Emanuel County, GA: 27.2 minutes
#8. Long County, GA: 29.8 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