See what the average commute is in Shelby 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 Shelby County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Shelby County has a shorter commute than three out of five neighboring counties, with Hancock County, IN having the longest commute at 27.6 minutes.

Shelby County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 24.0 minutes
--- 0.5% higher than state average
--- #41 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.3%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.8%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 4.8%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 16.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 44.5%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Decatur County, IN: 22.5 minutes
#2. Marion County, IN: 23.8 minutes
#3. Shelby County, IN: 24.0 minutes
#4. Rush County, IN: 24.8 minutes
#5. Johnson County, IN: 26.8 minutes
#6. Hancock County, IN: 27.6 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