Commuting in Clinton County, Indiana: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Clinton County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Clinton County spend about 43 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 178 hours, about 7.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 1% more time on the road than the Indiana average of 21.1 minutes each way, a difference of 0.3 minutes.
Clinton County holds about 0.5% of Indiana's population and accounts for roughly 0.5% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Clinton County would save about 71 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,212 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Clinton County
21.4 min
42.8 min
178 hrs/yr
$5,530
724
Indiana
21.1 min
42.2 min
176 hrs/yr
$5,455
1,308
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
21.4
minutes to get to work in
Clinton County.
That's 4% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 6.0% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Clinton County
Car:
92.2%
Worked at Home:
6.0%
Walked:
1.1%
Other:
0.4%
Taxi:
< 0.1%
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is unusually rare in Clinton County: 16.7 times less than the Indiana average (0.0% vs 0.6%).
Biking is unusually rare in Clinton County: 4.0 times less than the Indiana average (0.1% vs 0.4%).
Commute Mode Trends in Clinton County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Clinton County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Walked
Other
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Public Transportation
2009
93.9%
3.8%
1.3%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
2010
93.0%
4.1%
1.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
2011
93.5%
3.4%
1.3%
0.8%
0.5%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
2012
93.7%
2.9%
0.8%
0.9%
0.5%
1.0%
0.3%
0.0%
2013
94.0%
2.6%
0.9%
1.0%
0.5%
0.9%
0.1%
0.0%
2014
94.1%
2.3%
1.3%
0.9%
0.4%
0.9%
0.1%
0.0%
2015
94.4%
2.9%
1.1%
1.0%
0.1%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
2016
94.6%
3.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.1%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2017
92.4%
4.0%
1.2%
1.8%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
92.1%
4.7%
1.2%
1.1%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
2019
90.6%
5.2%
1.6%
1.1%
0.9%
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
2020
90.5%
5.2%
1.5%
1.1%
1.0%
0.2%
0.3%
0.2%
2021
89.5%
6.1%
1.8%
0.7%
1.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2022
91.0%
5.8%
1.4%
0.5%
0.9%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
2023
91.9%
5.7%
1.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
2024
92.2%
6.0%
1.1%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2016 at 94.6% and lowest in 2021 at 89.5%. Overall it fell from 93.9% in 2009 to 92.2% in 2024, down 1.7 percentage points. It has risen in each of the last 3 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Clinton County: its share of workers rose from 3.8% in 2009 to 6.0% in 2024, up 2.2 percentage points.
Taking a taxi peaked at 1.4% in 2021 and has since fallen back to 0.1%.
Commute Start Times in Clinton County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Clinton County?
The bars show when commuters in Clinton County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Indiana for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMClinton County6.2%Indiana6.7%
6.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMClinton County6.5%Indiana4.5%
6.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMClinton County7.5%Indiana5.6%
7.5%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMClinton County9.0%Indiana8.5%
9.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMClinton County9.2%Indiana9.9%
9.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMClinton County12.8%Indiana13.8%
12.8%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMClinton County13.0%Indiana12.3%
13.0%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMClinton County7.6%Indiana9.6%
7.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMClinton County2.9%Indiana4.4%
2.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMClinton County3.4%Indiana5.2%
3.4%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMClinton County1.1%Indiana2.5%
1.1%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMClinton County0.7%Indiana1.2%
0.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMClinton County8.5%Indiana7.5%
8.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMClinton County11.4%Indiana8.0%
11.4%
Clinton CountyIndianaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Clinton County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 13.0% of commuters leave home, compared with 12.3% across Indiana. Early starts are more common than in Indiana: 20.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.9% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Indiana: 42.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.7% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (25.2%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Clinton County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Clinton County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Clinton County next to Indiana and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Clinton County
Indiana
United States
2009
7:26 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:27 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:23 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:25 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:25 AM
7:34 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:24 AM
7:34 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:22 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:23 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:15 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:12 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:19 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:24 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:22 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:24 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:28 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:27 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Clinton County were on the road by 7:27 AM, 2 minutes later than in 2009 (7:26 AM). Across Indiana, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Clinton County now leave 11 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Clinton County has moved 8 minutes later.
How does Clinton County's commute time compare?
Metric
Clinton County
Indiana
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
21.4 min
21.1 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
6.0%
10.7%
15.0%
Walked
1.1%
1.9%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Clinton County is about the same as in Indiana.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.6% in Indiana. 1.1% commute by walking, lower than the 1.9% in Indiana.
Clinton County, IN Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Clinton County, IN is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 32,944 residents against a local median of 74,718. Where Clinton County, IN breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 27% below the local median of 8.2% at 6.0%.
The counties themselves spread 14.2% on work from home, so Clinton County, IN sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Clinton County, IN has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Clinton County, Indiana.
Is commuting expensive in Clinton County, Indiana?
Commuters here spend an estimated 178 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,530 at a typical national wage. That's 1% more than the typical Indiana commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Clinton County, Indiana?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Clinton County, Indiana. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Clinton County, Indiana?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.6% in Indiana, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
How do commute times compare across counties in Indiana?
Among counties in Indiana, the shortest average commutes are in Knox County (15.8 min), Howard County (15.9 min), Daviess County (16.3 min). The longest are in Crawford County (33.6 min), Brown County (32.6 min), Franklin County (31.9 min).