See what the average commute is in Fulton 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 Fulton County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Fulton County has a longer commute than three out of six neighboring counties, with Kosciusko County, IN having the shortest commute at 19.7 minutes.

Fulton County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 22.8 minutes
--- 4.5% lower than state average
--- #30 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 7.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.4%
- Workers who work from home: 2.8%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 24.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 43.4%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Kosciusko County, IN: 19.7 minutes
#2. Wabash County, IN: 21.1 minutes
#3. Marshall County, IN: 22.7 minutes
#4. Fulton County, IN: 22.8 minutes
#5. Pulaski County, IN: 24.7 minutes
#6. Miami County, IN: 25.3 minutes
#7. Starke County, IN: 29.7 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