See what the average commute is in Jay 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 Jay County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Jay County has a shorter commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with Blackford County, IN having the longest commute at 26.1 minutes.

Jay County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 22.0 minutes
--- 7.9% lower than state average
--- #25 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 6.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 90.7%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 12.2%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 5.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 19.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 28.8%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Mercer County, OH: 18.8 minutes
#2. Delaware County, IN: 20.5 minutes
#3. Jay County, IN: 22.0 minutes
#4. Darke County, OH: 22.9 minutes
#5. Wells County, IN: 23.8 minutes
#6. Randolph County, IN: 25.4 minutes
#7. 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