Ben Hill County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Ben Hill County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Ben Hill County spend about 25 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 104 hours, about 4.3 full days, spent commuting.

That is 47% less time on the road than the Georgia average of 23.6 minutes each way, a difference of 11.1 minutes.

Ben Hill County holds about 0.2% of Georgia's population but accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Ben Hill County would save about 42 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,291 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)
Ben Hill County 12.5 min 25.0 min 104 hrs/yr $3,229 353
Georgia 23.6 min 47.3 min 197 hrs/yr $6,106 1,447
United States 22.5 min 44.9 min 187 hrs/yr $5,803 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.

Commute Time Map: Georgia Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Georgia
  1. Chattahoochee County (8.3 min)
  2. Ben Hill County (12.5 min)
  3. Jenkins County (13.5 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Georgia
  1. Talbot County (37.2 min)
  2. Marion County (36.0 min)
  3. Paulding County (36.0 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

On average, it takes 12.5 minutes to get to work in Ben Hill County. That's 44% shorter than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

Among the top 3 fastest counties in Georgia

The most common departure window is 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 3.8% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 92.4%
  • Worked at Home: 3.8% unusually low
  • Other: 2.5%
  • Public Transportation: 0.7%
  • Walked: 0.6%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Motorcycle commuting is essentially absent in Ben Hill County, versus 0.1% in Georgia.

Taxi commuting is essentially absent in Ben Hill County, versus 0.4% in Georgia.

Bicycle commuting is essentially absent in Ben Hill County, versus 0.2% in Georgia.

Worked at Home commuting is unusually low in Ben Hill County: 3.7 times less than the Georgia average (3.8% vs 14.2%).

How does Ben Hill County's commute time compare?

Metric Ben Hill County Georgia US Average
Avg. Commute Time 12.5 min 23.6 min 22.5 min
Departure Window 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 3.8% 14.2% 13.4%
Walked 0.6% 1.3% 2.4%
Public Transit 0.7% 1.3% 3.5%

The average commute time in Ben Hill County is 12.5 minutes, shorter than the 23.6 minutes in Georgia.

0.7% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.3% in Georgia. 0.6% commute by walking, lower than the 1.3% in Georgia.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Ben Hill County, Georgia.

Is living in Ben Hill County, Georgia good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 104 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,229 at a typical national wage. That's 47% less than the typical Georgia commuter spends.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Ben Hill County, Georgia?

Traffic peaks between 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM in Ben Hill County, Georgia. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Georgia?

Among counties in Georgia, the shortest average commutes are in Chattahoochee County (8.3 min), Ben Hill County (12.5 min), Jenkins County (13.5 min). The longest are in Talbot County (37.2 min), Marion County (36.0 min), Paulding County (36.0 min).