See what the average commute is in Blackford 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 Blackford County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Blackford County has a longer commute than all of its four neighboring counties, with Grant County, IN having the shortest commute at 20.4 minutes.

Blackford County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 26.1 minutes
--- 9.3% higher than state average
--- #32 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 8.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 90.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 6.3%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 21.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 52.1%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Grant County, IN: 20.4 minutes
#2. Delaware County, IN: 20.5 minutes
#3. Jay County, IN: 22.0 minutes
#4. Wells County, IN: 23.8 minutes
#5. Blackford County, IN: 26.1 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