Mean Commute Time in Shelby County, AL

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

32.3 min Rank #549/3,222 · #18 in AL
83th
Shelby 32.3 min
AL 28.0 min +15.5%
US 27.6 min +17.1%

Mean Commute Time Trend

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Year-over-Year Commute Change

National Distribution

How Shelby County's mean commute time of 32.3 min compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 3.7 min to 49.1 min.

Distribution of Mean Commute Time Across All Counties

Ranking Context

Counties ranked closest to Shelby County for mean commute time.

Nearby Rankings

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#546 Crowley County, CO 32.3 min
#547 Bartow County, GA 32.3 min
#548 Adams County, CO 32.3 min
#549 Shelby County, AL 32.3 min
#550 Arroyo Municipio, PR 32.3 min
#551 Anderson County, KY 32.3 min
#552 Panola County, MS 32.3 min

About Mean Commute Time

Shelby County, Alabama has a mean commute time of 32.3 min, ranking #549 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 17.1% above the national value of 27.6 min. Within Alabama, it ranks #18 of 67. This places it in the 83th percentile nationally.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.