Commuting in Hall 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 Hall County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Hall County spend about 46 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 190 hours, about 7.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 4% less time on the road than the Georgia average of 23.6 minutes each way, a difference of 0.9 minutes.
Hall County holds about 1.9% of Georgia's population and accounts for roughly 1.9% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Hall County would save about 76 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,355 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)
Hall County
22.8 min
45.6 min
190 hrs/yr
$5,887
2,176
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
22.8
minutes to get to work in
Hall County.
That's 2% longer 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 11.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Hall County
Car:
84.5%
Worked at Home:
11.9%
Other:
1.0%
Public Transportation:
0.9%
Walked:
0.8%
Taxi:
0.7%
Bicycle:
< 0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Commute Mode Trends in Hall County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Hall 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
Public Transportation
Walked
Taxi
Bicycle
Motorcycle
2009
92.3%
3.9%
1.7%
0.5%
0.8%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
2010
92.2%
4.4%
1.7%
0.3%
0.8%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2011
92.0%
4.5%
1.3%
0.3%
1.2%
0.5%
0.0%
0.1%
2012
92.3%
4.4%
1.0%
0.3%
1.1%
0.7%
0.0%
0.1%
2013
92.0%
4.4%
1.3%
0.3%
1.1%
0.7%
0.0%
0.1%
2014
92.5%
4.0%
1.4%
0.3%
1.0%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
2015
92.8%
3.9%
1.2%
0.3%
0.9%
0.8%
0.1%
0.1%
2016
92.6%
3.7%
1.4%
0.3%
1.0%
0.8%
0.1%
0.1%
2017
92.4%
4.0%
1.1%
0.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2018
92.7%
4.1%
1.0%
0.2%
0.8%
1.0%
0.1%
0.1%
2019
92.3%
4.5%
0.7%
0.3%
1.1%
0.9%
0.1%
0.1%
2020
91.2%
5.4%
0.6%
0.5%
1.2%
0.9%
0.1%
0.1%
2021
89.5%
7.3%
0.6%
0.6%
1.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.1%
2022
87.8%
8.7%
0.8%
0.6%
1.0%
0.9%
0.0%
0.1%
2023
85.5%
10.9%
0.9%
0.7%
1.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.1%
2024
84.5%
11.9%
1.0%
0.9%
0.8%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2015 at 92.8%. Overall it fell from 92.3% in 2009 to 84.5% in 2024, down 7.8 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Hall County: its share of workers rose from 3.9% in 2009 to 11.9% in 2024, up 8.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 7.4 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Commute Start Times in Hall County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Hall County?
The bars show when commuters in Hall 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 AMHall County5.3%Georgia5.2%
5.3%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMHall County5.4%Georgia3.9%
5.4%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMHall County5.5%Georgia4.6%
5.5%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMHall County10.5%Georgia9.4%
10.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMHall County8.6%Georgia9.6%
8.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMHall County16.5%Georgia14.9%
16.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMHall County11.0%Georgia11.5%
11.0%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMHall County9.6%Georgia11.6%
9.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMHall County4.0%Georgia5.1%
4.0%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMHall County6.0%Georgia6.7%
6.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMHall County2.3%Georgia3.1%
2.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMHall County0.7%Georgia1.4%
0.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMHall County7.1%Georgia6.4%
7.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMHall County7.4%Georgia6.7%
7.4%
Hall CountyGeorgiaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Hall County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 16.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.9% across Georgia. Early starts are more common than in Georgia: 16.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.8% there. The morning rush looks much like Georgia's: 45.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 47.5% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (23.6%) 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 Hall 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 Hall 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 Hall 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
Hall County
Georgia
United States
2009
7:27 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:26 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
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:29 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:29 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:29 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:27 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:25 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:26 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:27 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:27 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:27 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Hall County were on the road by 7:27 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across Georgia, the typical start barely moved either. Commuters in Hall County now leave 11 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).
How does Hall County's commute time compare?
Metric
Hall County
Georgia
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
22.8 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
11.9%
15.9%
15.0%
Walked
0.8%
1.3%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.9%
1.1%
3.2%
The average commute time in Hall County is 22.8 minutes, shorter than the 23.6 minutes in Georgia.
0.9% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.1% in Georgia. 0.8% commute by walking, lower than the 1.3% in Georgia.
Hall County, GA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Hall County, GA is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 213,256 residents against a local median of 34,505. Hall County, GA's one-way commute, at 22.8 min, runs 16% below the 27.1 min typical of the counties around it. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 7.7 min on one-way commute, so Hall County, GA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Hall County, GA has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Hall County, Georgia.
Is commuting expensive in Hall County, Georgia?
Commuters here spend an estimated 190 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,887 at a typical national wage. That's 4% less than the typical Georgia commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Hall County, Georgia?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Hall 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.
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).