Commuting in Coosa County, Alabama: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Coosa County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Coosa County spend about 47 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 196 hours, about 8.2 full days, spent commuting. That is 6% more time on the road than the Alabama average of 22.1 minutes each way, a difference of 1.4 minutes.
Coosa County holds about 0.2% of Alabama's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Coosa County would save about 78 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,432 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)
Coosa County
23.5 min
47.1 min
196 hrs/yr
$6,081
696
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
23.5
minutes to get to work in
Coosa County.
That's 5% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 7.5% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Coosa County
Car:
89.3%
Worked at Home:
7.5%
Walked:
2.0%
Other:
1.1%
Public Transportation:
0.2%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Coosa County, versus 0.1% in Alabama.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Coosa County, versus 0.1% in Alabama.
Biking is essentially absent in Coosa County, versus 0.1% in Alabama.
Commute Mode Trends in Coosa County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Coosa 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
Walked
Other
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
92.0%
4.5%
1.2%
1.5%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
92.2%
5.1%
0.6%
1.4%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
95.2%
2.6%
0.3%
1.4%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
95.7%
2.2%
0.4%
1.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
95.6%
2.9%
0.2%
1.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
96.4%
1.6%
0.2%
1.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
95.5%
2.1%
0.9%
1.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
93.7%
3.2%
2.1%
0.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
92.9%
4.2%
1.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
93.0%
4.4%
1.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
93.0%
4.8%
2.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
91.7%
6.6%
1.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
89.2%
8.3%
1.5%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
90.7%
6.1%
1.7%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
87.6%
9.3%
1.8%
1.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
89.3%
7.5%
2.0%
1.1%
0.2%
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 was highest in 2014 at 96.4% and lowest in 2023 at 87.6%. Overall it fell from 92.0% in 2009 to 89.3% in 2024, down 2.7 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Coosa County: its share of workers rose from 4.5% in 2009 to 7.5% in 2024, up 3.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 0.8% to 0.2% of workers (down 0.6 percentage points).
Working from home peaked at 9.3% in 2023 and has since fallen back to 7.5%.
Commute Start Times in Coosa County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Coosa County?
The bars show when commuters in Coosa 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 AMCoosa County13.9%Alabama6.8%
13.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMCoosa County8.8%Alabama5.1%
8.8%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMCoosa County9.1%Alabama5.9%
9.1%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMCoosa County9.1%Alabama9.9%
9.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMCoosa County11.4%Alabama11.3%
11.4%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMCoosa County15.0%Alabama16.8%
15.0%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMCoosa County6.0%Alabama11.8%
6.0%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMCoosa County6.5%Alabama8.6%
6.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMCoosa County1.9%Alabama3.5%
1.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMCoosa County2.7%Alabama4.6%
2.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMCoosa County1.1%Alabama2.2%
1.1%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMCoosa County3.5%Alabama1.0%
3.5%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMCoosa County5.5%Alabama6.3%
5.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMCoosa County5.4%Alabama6.2%
5.4%
Coosa CountyAlabamaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Coosa County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.0% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.8% across Alabama. Early starts are more common than in Alabama: 31.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 17.9% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Alabama: 39.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 48.6% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (18.2%) 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 Coosa 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 Coosa 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 Coosa 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
Coosa County
Alabama
United States
2009
6:51 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2010
6:48 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:03 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2012
6:58 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2013
6:58 AM
7:21 AM
7:39 AM
2014
6:59 AM
7:21 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:10 AM
7:21 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:03 AM
7:21 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:04 AM
7:21 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:02 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:03 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2020
6:57 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2021
6:47 AM
7:21 AM
7:37 AM
2022
6:59 AM
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
2023
6:49 AM
7:20 AM
7:38 AM
2024
6:54 AM
7:19 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Coosa County were on the road by 6:54 AM, 3 minutes later than in 2009 (6:51 AM). Across Alabama, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Coosa County now leave 44 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 Coosa County has moved 9 minutes earlier.
How does Coosa County's commute time compare?
Metric
Coosa County
Alabama
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
23.5 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
12:00 AM – 04:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
7.5%
8.8%
15.0%
Walked
2.0%
1.1%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.2%
0.3%
3.2%
The average commute time in Coosa County is 23.5 minutes, longer than the 22.1 minutes in Alabama.
0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.3% in Alabama. 2.0% commute by walking, higher than the 1.1% in Alabama.
Coosa County, AL Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Coosa County, AL is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 10,300 residents against a local median of 45,992. The measure that sets Coosa County, AL apart most is work from home: 7.5%, 35% above the local median of 5.6%.
The counties themselves spread 3.3% on work from home, so Coosa County, AL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Coosa County, AL has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Coosa County, Alabama.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Coosa County, Alabama?
Commuters here spend an estimated 196 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,081 at a typical national wage. That's 6% more than the typical Alabama commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Coosa County, Alabama?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Coosa County, Alabama. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Which counties in Alabama have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).