See what the average commute is in Monroe 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 Monroe County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Monroe County has a shorter commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Owen County, IN having the longest commute at 32.6 minutes.

Monroe County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.7 minutes
--- 17.5% lower than state average
--- #8 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 80.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.5%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 2.9%
- Workers who work from home: 7.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 8.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 10.8%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Monroe County, IN: 19.7 minutes
#2. Jackson County, IN: 21.2 minutes
#3. Lawrence County, IN: 24.4 minutes
#4. Greene County, IN: 28.9 minutes
#5. Morgan County, IN: 30.0 minutes
#6. Owen County, IN: 32.6 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