Like We Didn't Already Know: Gwinnett Has Some of Atlanta's Worst Commutes

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We already know that commuting to work in Atlanta is tough almost anywhere in the metro — the seventh worst traffic in the nation, according to a Texas A&M study.

But who has the worst commute in Atlanta?

NerdWallet.com, a personal finance website, say it’s Loganville, located on the Walton-Gwinnett county line, but Gwinnett also has four other cities ranked on NerdWallet’s list of the 10 Worst Atlanta-area commutes.

Snellville is No. 2, Lawrenceville No. 3, Suwanee No. 5 and Sugar Hill No. 8.

The study factored financial costs (gas, insurance) and time wasted (length of commute, percentage of single commuters).

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Here’s the list:

10 Worst Commutes in Atlanta

1. Loganville

2. Snellville

3. Lawrenceville

4. Riverdale

5. Suwanee

6. Woodstock

7. Villa Rica

8. Sugar Hill

9. Douglasville

10. Fayetteville

Here’s what Nerd Wallet had to say about Gwinnett-area commutes:

1. Loganville

Loganville ranked as the worst suburb for commuters on our list. Located 36 miles east of Atlanta, Loganville drivers commuting to The Big Peach can take either Georgia Highway 20 and Interstate 20 or U.S. 78. The average Loganville driver commutes 36.2 minutes to work each day.

Drivers in Loganville also face high gas and insurance costs. The area’s gas and insurance costs, $3.47 and $1,415.08, respectively, are higher than the other Atlanta suburbs.

2. Snellville

Snellville is about eight miles closer to Atlanta than Loganville, but it is still the second-worst suburb for commuters on our list. The average Snellville worker spends 32.3 minutes each way commuting to work. Snellville also has a high percentage of workers who drive alone to work — 81.7%, which is higher than the Atlanta-area average of 77.6%.

3. Lawrenceville

It takes drivers about 36 minutes to get from Lawrenceville to Atlanta without traffic, but with traffic, the commute often takes more than an hour. The percentage of workers who drive alone for their commutes is slightly less than the Atlanta-area average, 75.8%. However, their commutes are longer than average, 32.8 minutes. This average includes drivers who do not commute to Atlanta.

Lawrenceville drivers face relatively high gas and insurance prices. The price for a gallon of gas in Gwinnett County, where Lawrenceville is located, is $3.50. For Lawrenceville drivers commuting to Atlanta, car insurance will cost them about $35 more each year for insurance than other suburban commuters, $1,409.46.

5. Suwanee

Suwanee is located in Gwinnett County, and according to the Census, only 57.9% of workers in Gwinnett County live and work in the same area—the rest leave the county. The average worker in Suwannee spends 31.8 minutes commuting each way in traffic.

8. Sugar Hill

Sugar Hill is the place farthest from Atlanta to make the list. The suburb is nearly 40 miles northeast of Atlanta, and without traffic, it takes about 40 minutes to get to the city. However, with traffic, the trip can be well over an hour.

Sugar Hill drivers pay slightly more for car insurance than the Atlanta-area average, $1,388.42 each year, and significantly more for gas at $3.50 per gallon. That’s compared to an average of $1,375.46 each year and $3.43 per gallon, respectively.