See what the average commute is in Warrick County, IN
See what the average commute is in Warrick 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 Warrick County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Warrick County has a longer commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with Daviess County, KY having the shortest commute at 19.6 minutes.
Warrick County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 24.5 minutes
--- 2.6% higher than state average
--- #45 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 6.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.1%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 4.4%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 16.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 57.5%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Daviess County, KY: 19.6 minutes
#2. Vanderburgh County, IN: 19.8 minutes
#3. Gibson County, IN: 21.6 minutes
#4. Henderson County, KY: 22.2 minutes
#5. Warrick County, IN: 24.5 minutes
#6. Pike County, IN: 26.2 minutes
#6. 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