See what the average commute is in Elkhart 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 Elkhart County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Elkhart County has a shorter commute than all of its seven neighboring counties, with Cass County, MI having the longest commute at 25.4 minutes.

Elkhart County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.3 minutes
--- 19.2% lower than state average
--- #5 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 2.3%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.7%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 15.3%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 4.0%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 31.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 11.6%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Elkhart County, IN: 19.3 minutes
#2. Kosciusko County, IN: 19.7 minutes
#3. St. Joseph County, IN: 21.4 minutes
#4. St. Joseph County, MI: 21.8 minutes
#5. Marshall County, IN: 22.7 minutes
#6. LaGrange County, IN: 23.5 minutes
#7. Noble County, IN: 23.7 minutes
#8. Cass County, MI: 25.4 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