See what the average commute is in Spencer 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 Spencer County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Spencer County has a longer commute than all of its four neighboring counties, with Daviess County, KY having the shortest commute at 19.6 minutes.

Spencer County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 26.2 minutes
--- 9.7% higher than state average
--- #29 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 7.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 93.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.1%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 5.0%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 25.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 46.9%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Daviess County, KY: 19.6 minutes
#2. Perry County, IN: 22.8 minutes
#3. Hancock County, KY: 24.4 minutes
#4. Warrick County, IN: 24.5 minutes
#5. Spencer County, IN: 26.2 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