Commuting in Bacon County, Georgia: 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 Bacon County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Bacon County spend about 36 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 149 hours, about 6.2 full days, spent commuting. That is 24% less time on the road than the Georgia average of 23.6 minutes each way, a difference of 5.7 minutes.
Bacon County holds about 0.1% of Georgia's population and accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Bacon County would save about 60 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,851 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)
Bacon County
17.9 min
35.8 min
149 hrs/yr
$4,626
381
Georgia
23.6 min
47.3 min
197 hrs/yr
$6,109
1,447
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
17.9
minutes to get to work in
Bacon County.
That's 20% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 87% of counties in Georgia
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 6.8% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Bacon County
Car:
90.0%
Worked at Home:
6.8%
Other:
2.0%
Walked:
1.2%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Bacon County, versus 0.1% in Georgia.
Public transit is essentially absent in Bacon County, versus 1.1% in Georgia.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Bacon County, versus 0.4% in Georgia.
Biking is essentially absent in Bacon County, versus 0.2% in Georgia.
Commute Mode Trends in Bacon County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Bacon 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
89.0%
0.5%
7.9%
1.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.7%
2010
91.5%
0.4%
6.4%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
2011
92.8%
0.0%
4.4%
1.4%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
2012
95.3%
0.8%
1.7%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
2013
96.3%
0.5%
0.4%
2.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
96.3%
1.0%
0.0%
2.0%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
96.7%
0.5%
0.0%
2.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
97.4%
0.7%
0.0%
0.7%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
94.2%
2.1%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
95.0%
2.1%
0.7%
1.8%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
93.6%
1.8%
1.8%
2.3%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
93.4%
2.8%
1.9%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
92.4%
3.3%
2.4%
1.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
94.8%
2.6%
1.2%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
91.9%
4.9%
1.4%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
90.0%
6.8%
2.0%
1.2%
0.0%
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 2016 at 97.4%. Overall it rose from 89.0% in 2009 to 90.0% in 2024, up 1.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Bacon County: its share of workers rose from 0.5% in 2009 to 6.8% in 2024, up 6.3 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Biking lost the most ground, falling from 0.7% to 0.0% of workers (down 0.7 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2020 release and has stayed ahead since.
Public transit peaked at 1.3% in 2016 and has since fallen back to 0.0%.
Commute Start Times in Bacon County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Bacon County?
The bars show when commuters in Bacon 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 Georgia for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMBacon County7.6%Georgia5.2%
7.6%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMBacon County5.7%Georgia3.9%
5.7%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMBacon County9.0%Georgia4.6%
9.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMBacon County8.5%Georgia9.4%
8.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMBacon County14.2%Georgia9.6%
14.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMBacon County16.9%Georgia14.9%
16.9%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMBacon County12.1%Georgia11.5%
12.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMBacon County9.9%Georgia11.6%
9.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMBacon County1.6%Georgia5.1%
1.6%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMBacon County2.2%Georgia6.7%
2.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMBacon County0.9%Georgia3.1%
0.9%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMBacon County0.0%Georgia1.4%
0.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMBacon County8.3%Georgia6.4%
8.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMBacon County3.0%Georgia6.7%
3.0%
Bacon CountyGeorgiaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Bacon County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 16.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.9% across Georgia. Early starts are more common than in Georgia: 22.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.8% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Georgia: 53.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.5% there. About 1 in 7 commuters (14.3%) 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 Bacon 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 Bacon 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 Bacon County next to Georgia 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
Bacon County
Georgia
United States
2009
7:24 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:17 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:14 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:14 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:17 AM
7:37 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:18 AM
7:37 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:21 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:21 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:23 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:13 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:13 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:10 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:07 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2022
6:57 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:03 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:09 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Bacon County were on the road by 7:09 AM, 15 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:24 AM). Across Georgia, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Bacon County now leave 29 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 Bacon County has moved 5 minutes earlier.
How does Bacon County's commute time compare?
Metric
Bacon County
Georgia
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
17.9 min
23.6 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
06:30 AM – 06:59 AM
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
6.8%
15.9%
15.0%
Walked
1.2%
1.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
1.1%
3.2%
The average commute time in Bacon County is 17.9 minutes, shorter than the 23.6 minutes in Georgia.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.1% in Georgia. 1.2% commute by walking, lower than the 1.3% in Georgia.
Bacon County, GA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Bacon County, GA is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 11,109 residents against a local median of 18,493. The measure that sets Bacon County, GA apart most is work from home: 6.8%, 94% above the local median of 3.5%.
The counties themselves spread 2.9% on work from home, so Bacon County, GA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Bacon County, GA has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Bacon County, Georgia.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Bacon County, Georgia?
Commuters here spend an estimated 149 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,626 at a typical national wage. That's 24% less than the typical Georgia commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Bacon County, Georgia?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Bacon County, Georgia. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Bacon County, Georgia?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 1.1% in Georgia, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Which counties in Georgia have the fastest and slowest commutes?
Among counties in Georgia, the shortest average commutes are in Chattahoochee County (8.6 min), Ben Hill County (12.7 min), Tift County (15.8 min). The longest are in Talbot County (40.8 min), McIntosh County (37.7 min), Paulding County (36.4 min).