See what the average commute is in Hardin County, IA

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 Hardin County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Hardin County has a longer commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with Franklin County, IA having the shortest commute at 17.5 minutes.

Hardin County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.7 minutes
--- 1.1% higher than state average
--- #49 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 88.8%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 6.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 12.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 24.5%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Franklin County, IA: 17.5 minutes
#2. Wright County, IA: 17.6 minutes
#3. Story County, IA: 18.2 minutes
#4. Marshall County, IA: 18.3 minutes
#5. Hardin County, IA: 19.7 minutes
#6. Hamilton County, IA: 21.2 minutes
#7. Grundy County, IA: 22.1 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Iowa
#1. Sioux County: 13.4 minutes
#2. Buena Vista County: 13.8 minutes
#3. Carroll County: 13.9 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Iowa
#1. Guthrie County: 28.2 minutes
#2. Harrison County: 27.9 minutes
#3. Madison County: 27.2 minutes