See what the average commute is in Newton 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 Newton County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Newton County has a longer commute than three out of four neighboring counties, with Kankakee County, IL having the shortest commute at 24.5 minutes.

Newton County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 28.5 minutes
--- 19.4% higher than state average
--- #17 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 9.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 93.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.2%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.5%
- Workers who work from home: 3.6%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 29.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 54.7%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Kankakee County, IL: 24.5 minutes
#2. Benton County, IN: 27.0 minutes
#3. Jasper County, IN: 27.9 minutes
#4. Newton County, IN: 28.5 minutes
#5. Lake County, IN: 29.0 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