See what the average commute is in Porter 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 Porter County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Porter County has a longer commute than three out of five neighboring counties, with Berrien County, MI having the shortest commute at 20.2 minutes.

Porter County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 28.3 minutes
--- 18.5% higher than state average
--- #18 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 10.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 90.7%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.8%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.8%
- Workers who work from home: 6.0%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 16.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 34.1%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Berrien County, MI: 20.2 minutes
#2. LaPorte County, IN: 23.7 minutes
#3. Jasper County, IN: 27.9 minutes
#4. Porter County, IN: 28.3 minutes
#5. Lake County, IN: 29.0 minutes
#6. 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