See what the average commute is in Clay County, NC

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 Clay County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Clay County has a longer commute than two out of four neighboring counties, with Towns County, GA having the shortest commute at 21.5 minutes.

Clay County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 22.8 minutes
--- 8.6% lower than state average
--- #23 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.9%
- Workers who drive to work: 88.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 13.2%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 4.3%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 9.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 20.7%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Towns County, GA: 21.5 minutes
#2. Macon County, NC: 21.6 minutes
#3. Clay County, NC: 22.8 minutes
#4. Union County, GA: 23.0 minutes
#5. Cherokee County, NC: 26.7 minutes

Counties with the best commute in North Carolina
#1. Swain County: 19.0 minutes
#2. Hyde County: 19.6 minutes
#2. Jackson County: 19.6 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in North Carolina
#1. Gates County: 36.9 minutes
#2. Currituck County: 35.1 minutes
#3. Perquimans County: 34.4 minutes