Commuting in Dodge 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 Dodge County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Dodge County spend about 42 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 174 hours, about 7.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 12% less time on the road than the Georgia average of 23.6 minutes each way, a difference of 2.8 minutes.
Dodge County holds about 0.2% of Georgia's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Dodge County would save about 70 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,159 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)
Dodge County
20.9 min
41.8 min
174 hrs/yr
$5,399
307
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
20.9
minutes to get to work in
Dodge County.
That's 7% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
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 5.8% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Dodge County
Car:
91.7%
Worked at Home:
5.8%
Other:
1.4%
Walked:
1.1%
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 Dodge County, versus 0.1% in Georgia.
Public transit is essentially absent in Dodge County, versus 1.1% in Georgia.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Dodge County, versus 0.4% in Georgia.
Biking is essentially absent in Dodge County, versus 0.2% in Georgia.
Commute Mode Trends in Dodge County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Dodge 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
96.8%
0.3%
0.9%
1.7%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2010
97.0%
0.2%
0.7%
1.0%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
2011
97.1%
0.5%
0.1%
1.1%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
2012
96.8%
0.7%
0.7%
1.3%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
94.2%
1.1%
2.7%
1.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
92.6%
1.0%
4.1%
1.6%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
91.1%
1.5%
5.9%
1.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
91.5%
1.3%
5.8%
1.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
91.2%
2.2%
4.6%
1.2%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
92.8%
2.3%
2.9%
1.3%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2019
93.4%
2.3%
2.7%
0.9%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2020
94.8%
1.9%
1.3%
1.1%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2021
94.1%
2.5%
1.3%
1.2%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2022
92.4%
3.3%
2.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2023
93.5%
2.7%
2.6%
0.4%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
91.7%
5.8%
1.4%
1.1%
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 was highest in 2011 at 97.1% and lowest in 2015 at 91.1%. Overall it fell from 96.8% in 2009 to 91.7% in 2024, down 5.1 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Dodge County: its share of workers rose from 0.3% in 2009 to 5.8% in 2024, up 5.5 percentage points. Most of that increase, 3.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 1.7% to 1.1% of workers (down 0.6 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2015 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Dodge County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Dodge County?
The bars show when commuters in Dodge 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 AMDodge County8.4%Georgia5.2%
8.4%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMDodge County3.8%Georgia3.9%
3.8%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMDodge County8.6%Georgia4.6%
8.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMDodge County6.2%Georgia9.4%
6.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMDodge County13.2%Georgia9.6%
13.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMDodge County19.6%Georgia14.9%
19.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMDodge County13.5%Georgia11.5%
13.5%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMDodge County6.8%Georgia11.6%
6.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMDodge County2.2%Georgia5.1%
2.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMDodge County5.8%Georgia6.7%
5.8%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMDodge County0.6%Georgia3.1%
0.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMDodge County1.0%Georgia1.4%
1.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMDodge County3.2%Georgia6.4%
3.2%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMDodge County7.1%Georgia6.7%
7.1%
Dodge CountyGeorgiaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Dodge County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 19.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.9% across Georgia. Early starts are more common than in Georgia: 20.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.8% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Georgia: 53.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.5% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (17.7%) 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 Dodge 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 Dodge 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 Dodge 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
Dodge County
Georgia
United States
2009
7:18 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:18 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:15 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:16 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:22 AM
7:37 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:19 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:20 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:26 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:21 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:19 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:16 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:17 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:12 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:11 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:15 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Dodge County were on the road by 7:15 AM, 3 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:18 AM). Across Georgia, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Dodge County now leave 23 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 Dodge County has moved 4 minutes earlier.
How does Dodge County's commute time compare?
Metric
Dodge County
Georgia
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
20.9 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
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
5.8%
15.9%
15.0%
Walked
1.1%
1.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
1.1%
3.2%
The average commute time in Dodge County is 20.9 minutes, shorter than the 23.6 minutes in Georgia.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.1% in Georgia. 1.1% commute by walking, lower than the 1.3% in Georgia.
Dodge County, GA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Dodge County, GA is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 19,805 residents against a local median of 11,831. Dodge County, GA sits close to the middle of its own neighbourhood. No measure below is more than 15% off the local median, so the choice between these counties turns on things this data does not capture.
The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 6% below the local median at 20.9 min against 22.2 min. Dodge County, GA has the 3rd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Dodge County, Georgia.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Dodge County, Georgia?
Commuters here spend an estimated 174 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,399 at a typical national wage. That's 12% less than the typical Georgia commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Dodge County, Georgia?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Dodge County, Georgia. 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.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Dodge 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.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among 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).