See what the average commute is in Allen County, IN

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Allen County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Allen County has a shorter commute than five out of eight neighboring counties, with Whitley County, IN having the longest commute at 24.4 minutes.

Allen County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 21.6 minutes
--- 9.5% lower than state average
--- #21 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.8%
- Workers who work from home: 5.1%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 13.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 9.8%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Van Wert County, OH: 19.9 minutes
#2. DeKalb County, IN: 20.2 minutes
#3. Defiance County, OH: 20.9 minutes
#4. Allen County, IN: 21.6 minutes
#5. Huntington County, IN: 21.9 minutes
#6. Noble County, IN: 23.7 minutes
#6. Paulding County, OH: 23.7 minutes
#8. Wells County, IN: 23.8 minutes
#9. Whitley County, IN: 24.4 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Indiana
#1. Tippecanoe County: 18.2 minutes
#2. Dubois County: 18.7 minutes
#3. Howard County: 18.8 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Indiana
#1. Crawford County: 35.2 minutes
#2. Switzerland County: 34.3 minutes
#3. Brown County: 33.8 minutes