Commuting in Clayton 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 Clayton County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Clayton County spend about 61 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 253 hours, about 10.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 28% more time on the road than the Georgia average of 23.6 minutes each way, a difference of 6.7 minutes.
Clayton County holds about 2.7% of Georgia's population but accounts for roughly 3.5% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Clayton County would save about 101 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $3,135 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)
Clayton County
30.3 min
60.7 min
253 hrs/yr
$7,838
4,128
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
30.3
minutes to get to work in
Clayton County.
That's 35% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 82% of counties in Georgia
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 10.6% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Clayton County
Car:
83.9%
Worked at Home:
10.6%
Public Transportation:
2.1%
Taxi:
1.3%
Other:
1.1%
Walked:
1.0%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Biking is unusually rare in Clayton County: 9.2 times less than the Georgia average (0.0% vs 0.2%).
Commute Mode Trends in Clayton County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Clayton 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
Public Transportation
Taxi
Other
Walked
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
91.6%
2.3%
3.5%
0.3%
1.1%
0.9%
0.1%
0.2%
2010
91.3%
2.3%
3.5%
0.3%
1.2%
1.2%
0.0%
0.2%
2011
91.7%
2.1%
3.4%
0.1%
1.3%
1.2%
0.0%
0.3%
2012
91.6%
2.1%
3.1%
0.2%
1.3%
1.4%
0.0%
0.3%
2013
92.0%
1.9%
2.6%
0.2%
1.5%
1.4%
0.0%
0.4%
2014
92.0%
1.9%
2.5%
0.5%
1.3%
1.5%
0.0%
0.3%
2015
91.8%
2.3%
2.3%
0.6%
1.4%
1.4%
0.0%
0.2%
2016
90.5%
3.2%
2.6%
0.7%
1.4%
1.4%
0.1%
0.2%
2017
90.1%
3.5%
2.6%
0.8%
1.2%
1.4%
0.1%
0.2%
2018
89.8%
3.7%
3.1%
0.8%
1.1%
1.3%
0.1%
0.1%
2019
88.9%
4.2%
3.3%
0.9%
1.2%
1.2%
0.1%
0.1%
2020
88.0%
4.7%
3.7%
1.5%
0.9%
1.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2021
88.1%
5.6%
3.1%
1.3%
0.8%
0.9%
0.1%
0.1%
2022
86.5%
7.3%
3.2%
1.2%
0.9%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
2023
84.3%
9.0%
3.2%
1.2%
1.3%
1.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2024
83.9%
10.6%
2.1%
1.3%
1.1%
1.0%
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 92.0%. Overall it fell from 91.6% in 2009 to 83.9% in 2024, down 7.7 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 3 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Clayton County: its share of workers rose from 2.3% in 2009 to 10.6% in 2024, up 8.3 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.4 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 3.5% to 2.1% of workers (down 1.4 percentage points).
Working from home overtook public transit to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2016 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Clayton County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Clayton County?
The bars show when commuters in Clayton 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 AMClayton County7.4%Georgia5.2%
7.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMClayton County4.7%Georgia3.9%
4.7%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMClayton County4.4%Georgia4.6%
4.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMClayton County12.2%Georgia9.4%
12.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMClayton County6.9%Georgia9.6%
6.9%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMClayton County13.6%Georgia14.9%
13.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMClayton County8.2%Georgia11.5%
8.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMClayton County8.6%Georgia11.6%
8.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMClayton County3.8%Georgia5.1%
3.8%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMClayton County6.0%Georgia6.7%
6.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMClayton County3.2%Georgia3.1%
3.2%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMClayton County1.7%Georgia1.4%
1.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMClayton County10.0%Georgia6.4%
10.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMClayton County9.2%Georgia6.7%
9.2%
Clayton CountyGeorgiaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Clayton County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 13.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.9% across Georgia. Early starts are more common than in Georgia: 16.5% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.8% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Georgia: 37.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.5% there. About 1 in 3 commuters (30.1%) 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 Clayton 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 Clayton 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 Clayton 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
Clayton County
Georgia
United States
2009
7:26 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:25 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:27 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:28 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:30 AM
7:37 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:31 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:28 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:28 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:26 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:27 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:27 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:29 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:31 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:33 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Clayton County were on the road by 7:33 AM, 7 minutes later than in 2009 (7:26 AM). Across Georgia, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Clayton County now leave 5 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 Clayton County has moved 7 minutes later.
How does Clayton County's commute time compare?
Metric
Clayton County
Georgia
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
30.3 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
06:00 AM – 06:29 AM
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
10.6%
15.9%
15.0%
Walked
1.0%
1.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
2.1%
1.1%
3.2%
The average commute time in Clayton County is 30.3 minutes, longer than the 23.6 minutes in Georgia.
2.1% commute by public transit, higher than the 1.1% in Georgia. 1.0% commute by walking, lower than the 1.3% in Georgia.
Clayton County, GA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Clayton County, GA is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 298,922 residents against a local median of 249,959. Where Clayton County, GA breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 43% below the local median of 18.5% at 10.6%.
The counties themselves spread 21.9% on work from home, so Clayton County, GA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Clayton County, GA has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Clayton County, Georgia.
Is living in Clayton County, Georgia good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 253 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $7,838 at a typical national wage. That's 28% more than the typical Georgia commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Clayton County, Georgia?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Clayton County, Georgia. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How do commute times compare across counties in Georgia?
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).