Counties in Alabama by mean travel time to work

Pickens County had the highest mean travel time to work of 66 counties in 2022, at 36.5 minutes. Pike County had the lowest, at 20.3 minutes. The median was 26.6 minutes and the figure for Alabama was 25.3 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest36.5Pickens County
Lowest20.3Pike County
Median26.666 counties
Alabama25.3History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Pickens CountyPickens County: 36.5 minutes36.5Blount CountyBlount County: 34.9 minutes34.9Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 34.9 minutes34.9Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 34.7 minutes34.7Washington CountyWashington County: 34.6 minutes34.6Hale CountyHale County: 33.6 minutes33.6Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 33.1 minutes33.1Randolph CountyRandolph County: 31.7 minutes31.7Bullock CountyBullock County: 31.3 minutes31.3Chilton CountyChilton County: 31 minutes31St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 31 minutes31Greene CountyGreene County: 30.7 minutes30.7Bibb CountyBibb County: 30.6 minutes30.6Coosa CountyCoosa County: 30.1 minutes30.1Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 30 minutes30Walker CountyWalker County: 30 minutes30Shelby CountyShelby County: 29.7 minutes29.7Fayette CountyFayette County: 29.6 minutes29.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 29.5 minutes29.5Winston CountyWinston County: 29.5 minutes29.5Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 29.4 minutes29.4Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 28.1 minutes28.1Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 27.9 minutes27.9Marengo CountyMarengo County: 27.6 minutes27.6Elmore CountyElmore County: 27.3 minutes27.3Jackson CountyJackson County: 27.3 minutes27.3Marion CountyMarion County: 27.2 minutes27.2Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 27.2 minutes27.2Autauga CountyAutauga County: 27.1 minutes27.1Henry CountyHenry County: 27.1 minutes27.1Clay CountyClay County: 26.8 minutes26.8Talladega CountyTalladega County: 26.8 minutes26.8Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 26.6 minutes26.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 26.6 minutes26.6Geneva CountyGeneva County: 26.5 minutes26.5Limestone CountyLimestone County: 26.5 minutes26.5Cullman CountyCullman County: 26.2 minutes26.2Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 26.2 minutes26.2Dallas CountyDallas County: 26 minutes26Mobile CountyMobile County: 26 minutes26
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
minutes
Change on 2021
1Pickens County Estimated36.5+0.1
2Blount County Estimated34.9+1
2Choctaw County Estimated34.9-1.1
4Cleburne County Estimated34.7+1.7
5Washington County Estimated34.6+0.6
6Hale County Estimated33.6-1.4
7Lowndes County Estimated33.1+2.9
8Randolph County Estimated31.7+1.2
9Bullock County Estimated31.3n/a
10Chilton County Estimated31-0.2
10St. Clair County Estimated31+0.4
12Greene County Estimated30.7-7.1
13Bibb County Estimated30.6+0.1
14Coosa County Estimated30.1+0.7
15Cherokee County Estimated30-0.2
15Walker County Estimated30+1.1
17Shelby County Estimated29.7+0.4
18Fayette County Estimated29.6-0.6
19Lawrence County Estimated29.5+0.8
19Winston County Estimated29.5-0.9
21Crenshaw County Estimated29.4+0.3
22Tallapoosa County Estimated28.1-0.5
23Conecuh County Estimated27.9-0.4
24Marengo County Estimated27.6+1.1
25Elmore County Estimated27.3+0.2
25Jackson County Estimated27.3+0.2
27Marion County Estimated27.2-0.1
27Wilcox County Estimated27.2-1
29Autauga County Estimated27.1+0.7
29Henry County Estimated27.1+0.8
31Clay County Estimated26.8-1.9
31Talladega County Estimated26.8-0.2
33Baldwin County Estimated26.6+0.3
33Franklin County Estimated26.6-0.7
35Geneva County Estimated26.5-1.8
35Limestone County Estimated26.5-0.5
37Cullman County Estimated26.2+0.4
37Lauderdale County Estimated26.2+0.5
39Dallas County Estimated26+0.7
39Mobile County Estimated26+0.3
39Russell County Estimated26+0.3
42Lamar County Estimated25.6+1.1
43Barbour County Estimated25.5-0.5
43Clarke County Estimated25.50
45Marshall County Estimated25.3+0.2
46Butler County Estimated25.2+0.4
46DeKalb County Estimated25.2-0.4
48Calhoun County Estimated24.8+0.6
49Sumter County Estimated24.7-0.1
50Etowah County Estimated24.6+0.2
51Jefferson County Estimated24.4-0.1
52Covington County Estimated24+0.3
52Monroe County Estimated24+2
54Morgan County Estimated23.7+0.7
55Macon County Estimated23.5-1.8
56Coffee County Estimated23.1-0.3
57Chambers County Estimated22.9+0.5
57Dale County Estimated22.9+0.8
57Tuscaloosa County Estimated22.9-0.2
60Houston County Estimated22.6+0.7
61Colbert County Estimated22-0.3
61Lee County Estimated22-0.3
63Madison County Estimated21.90
64Escambia County Estimated21.60
65Montgomery County Estimated20.80
66Pike County Estimated20.3-0.5

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About this ranking

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Pickens County, with 36.5 minutes in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Pike County, with 20.3 minutes in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home. Retrieved 2026-10-10. 1 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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