Commuting in Chambers County, Alabama: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
You9/24/26, 4:22 PM
Is the commute in Chambers County longer than the national average?
Map AI9/24/26, 4:22 PM
Commute Time Burden in Chambers County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Chambers County spend about 41 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 171 hours, about 7.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 7% less time on the road than the Alabama average of 22.1 minutes each way, a difference of 1.6 minutes.
Chambers County holds about 0.7% of Alabama's population but accounts for roughly 0.6% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Chambers County would save about 68 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,119 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Chambers County
20.5 min
41.0 min
171 hrs/yr
$5,298
1,331
Alabama
22.1 min
44.3 min
184 hrs/yr
$5,717
1,193
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
20.5
minutes to get to work in
Chambers County.
That's 8% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 73% of counties in Alabama
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 4.4% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Chambers County
Car:
92.6%
Worked at Home:
4.4%
Other:
1.4%
Walked:
1.2%
Public Transportation:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Chambers County, versus 0.1% in Alabama.
Biking is essentially absent in Chambers County, versus 0.1% in Alabama.
Commute Mode Trends in Chambers County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Chambers County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Other
Walked
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
96.1%
2.3%
0.4%
0.7%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2010
94.9%
3.2%
0.9%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
2011
95.8%
2.9%
0.6%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
96.9%
2.1%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
97.1%
2.1%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
97.1%
2.1%
0.3%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
97.0%
2.1%
0.4%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
96.6%
2.2%
0.3%
0.7%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
96.8%
2.0%
0.5%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
96.7%
1.8%
0.7%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
96.4%
2.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
96.5%
1.8%
0.6%
0.8%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
96.2%
1.9%
1.2%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
94.4%
2.8%
1.1%
1.3%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
93.7%
3.5%
1.0%
1.3%
0.5%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2024
92.6%
4.4%
1.4%
1.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2013 at 97.1%. Overall it fell from 96.1% in 2009 to 92.6% in 2024, down 3.5 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 4 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Chambers County: its share of workers rose from 2.3% in 2009 to 4.4% in 2024, up 2.1 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.4 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Commute Start Times in Chambers County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Chambers County?
The bars show when commuters in Chambers County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Alabama for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMChambers County7.4%Alabama6.8%
7.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMChambers County4.5%Alabama5.1%
4.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMChambers County5.3%Alabama5.9%
5.3%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMChambers County9.4%Alabama9.9%
9.4%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMChambers County9.9%Alabama11.3%
9.9%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMChambers County18.4%Alabama16.8%
18.4%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMChambers County10.7%Alabama11.8%
10.7%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMChambers County8.9%Alabama8.6%
8.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMChambers County2.7%Alabama3.5%
2.7%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMChambers County4.2%Alabama4.6%
4.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMChambers County1.5%Alabama2.2%
1.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMChambers County1.3%Alabama1.0%
1.3%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMChambers County7.1%Alabama6.3%
7.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMChambers County8.8%Alabama6.2%
8.8%
Chambers CountyAlabamaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Chambers County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 18.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.8% across Alabama. Early starts are about as common as in Alabama: 17.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 17.9% there. The morning rush looks much like Alabama's: 47.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 48.6% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (22.9%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Chambers County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Chambers County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Chambers County next to Alabama and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Chambers County
Alabama
United States
2009
7:36 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:33 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:33 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:35 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:31 AM
7:21 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:31 AM
7:21 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:29 AM
7:21 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:28 AM
7:21 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:27 AM
7:21 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:27 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:30 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:24 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:25 AM
7:21 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:27 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:26 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:22 AM
7:19 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Chambers County were on the road by 7:22 AM, 14 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:36 AM). Across Alabama, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Chambers County now leave 16 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Chambers County has moved 8 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Chambers County in the whole series.
How does Chambers County's commute time compare?
Metric
Chambers County
Alabama
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
20.5 min
22.1 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
4.4%
8.8%
15.0%
Walked
1.2%
1.1%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.3%
0.3%
3.2%
The average commute time in Chambers County is 20.5 minutes, shorter than the 22.1 minutes in Alabama.
The share of commuters using public transit is about the same as Alabama. 1.2% commute by walking, higher than the 1.1% in Alabama.
Chambers County, AL Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Chambers County, AL is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 34,192 residents against a local median of 40,938. Chambers County, AL's work from home, at 4.4%, runs 35% below the 6.8% typical of the counties around it.
The counties themselves spread 4.2% on work from home, so Chambers County, AL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Chambers County, AL has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Chambers County, Alabama.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Chambers County, Alabama?
Commuters here spend an estimated 171 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,298 at a typical national wage. That's 7% less than the typical Alabama commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Chambers County, Alabama?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Chambers County, Alabama. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Alabama?
Among counties in Alabama, the shortest average commutes are in Pike County (16.4 min), Houston County (18.3 min), Escambia County (18.5 min). The longest are in Blount County (33.2 min), Pickens County (32.5 min), Lowndes County (31.9 min).