How Alabama Compares

Alabama

28.0 min

National

27.6 min

1.4% above

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#20	Tennessee	28.3 min
#21	Rhode Island	28.2 min
#22	South Carolina	28.1 min
#23	Alabama	28.0 min
#24	Arizona	27.9 min
#25	Louisiana	27.8 min
#26	Mississippi	27.7 min

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Highest Commute Counties in Alabama

#	County	Commute
1	Blount County	39.5 min
2	Cleburne County	38.4 min
3	Washington County	37.3 min
4	Choctaw County	36.6 min
5	Pickens County	36.4 min
6	Bibb County	35.2 min
7	Coosa County	35.1 min
8	Chilton County	34.5 min
9	Walker County	34.4 min
10	Crenshaw County	34.3 min

Lowest Commute Counties in Alabama

#	County	Commute
67	Pike County	23.0 min
66	Montgomery County	23.7 min
65	Houston County	24.2 min
64	Madison County	24.3 min
63	Lee County	24.6 min
62	Colbert County	24.7 min
61	Dale County	24.9 min
60	Coffee County	25.3 min
59	Chambers County	25.6 min
58	Tuscaloosa County	25.6 min

Mean Commute Time in Alabama

Alabama has a mean commute time of 28.0 min, ranking #23 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 1.4% above the national value of 27.6 min.

Across Alabama's 67 counties, mean commute time ranges from 23.0 min to 39.5 min. The county with the highest value is Blount County at 39.5 min.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.