See what the average commute is in Fairfield County, SC

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 Fairfield County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Fairfield County has a longer commute than four out of five neighboring counties, with Richland County, SC having the shortest commute at 22.6 minutes.

Fairfield County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 30.4 minutes
--- 20.9% higher than state average
--- #9 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 94.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 5.5%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.4%
- Workers who work from home: 2.8%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 15.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 55.9%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Richland County, SC: 22.6 minutes
#2. Newberry County, SC: 25.7 minutes
#3. Kershaw County, SC: 27.6 minutes
#4. Union County, SC: 28.0 minutes
#5. Fairfield County, SC: 30.4 minutes
#6. Lancaster County, SC: 31.0 minutes

Counties with the best commute in South Carolina
#1. Greenwood County: 20.6 minutes
#2. Dillon County: 21.8 minutes
#3. Horry County: 22.2 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in South Carolina
#1. Williamsburg County: 31.7 minutes
#2. McCormick County: 31.6 minutes
#3. Allendale County: 31.5 minutes