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Jennings County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Jennings 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 Jennings County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Jennings County spend about 46 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 191 hours, about 7.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 8% more time on the road than the Indiana average of 21.1 minutes each way, a difference of 1.8 minutes.

Jennings County holds about 0.4% of Indiana's population and accounts for roughly 0.4% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Jennings County would save about 76 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,363 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)
Jennings County 22.9 min 45.7 min 191 hrs/yr $5,908 1,128
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.

Commute Time Map: Indiana Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Indiana
  1. Knox County (15.8 min)
  2. Howard County (15.9 min)
  3. Daviess County (16.3 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Indiana
  1. Crawford County (33.6 min)
  2. Brown County (32.6 min)
  3. Franklin County (31.9 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Jennings County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 22.9 minutes to get to work in Jennings County. That's 2% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 4.9% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Jennings County

  • Car: 93.8%
  • Worked at Home: 4.9%
  • Walked: 0.9%
  • Other: 0.2%
  • Bicycle: 0.2%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Jennings County, versus 0.1% in Indiana.

Public transit is essentially absent in Jennings County, versus 0.6% in Indiana.

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Jennings County, versus 0.1% in Indiana.

Commute Mode Trends in Jennings County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Jennings 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 Bicycle Other Public Transportation Taxi Motorcycle
2009 93.5% 3.6% 0.6% 0.0% 1.9% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 93.2% 3.1% 0.4% 0.4% 2.3% 0.6% 0.0% 0.1%
2011 94.4% 2.4% 0.6% 0.3% 1.6% 0.6% 0.0% 0.1%
2012 94.5% 2.4% 0.7% 0.3% 1.2% 0.7% 0.0% 0.2%
2013 94.0% 2.7% 1.0% 0.3% 1.1% 0.6% 0.0% 0.3%
2014 93.7% 2.9% 1.5% 0.3% 0.8% 0.6% 0.0% 0.3%
2015 93.8% 2.7% 1.4% 0.0% 1.3% 0.6% 0.0% 0.1%
2016 93.6% 2.7% 1.8% 0.0% 1.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1%
2017 93.7% 3.1% 1.5% 0.0% 1.2% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1%
2018 94.5% 2.4% 1.3% 0.0% 1.3% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 95.9% 2.0% 1.3% 0.0% 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2020 96.4% 1.9% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2021 95.1% 3.5% 1.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 95.1% 3.7% 0.9% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 94.6% 4.1% 0.9% 0.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 93.8% 4.9% 0.9% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2020 at 96.4% and lowest in 2010 at 93.2%. Overall it held roughly steady, at 93.5% in 2009 and 93.8% in 2024. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Jennings County: its share of workers rose from 3.6% in 2009 to 4.9% in 2024, up 1.3 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.9 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 0.5% to 0.0% of workers (down 0.5 percentage points).

Commute Start Times in Jennings County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Jennings County?

The bars show when commuters in Jennings 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
10.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
7.1%
5:30-5:59 AM
8.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
12.4%
6:30-6:59 AM
10.7%
7:00-7:29 AM
14.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
9.9%
8:00-8:29 AM
5.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
2.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
2.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
1.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.3%
12:00-3:59 PM
5.2%
4:00-11:59 PM
9.5%

Jennings County Indiana Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Jennings County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 14.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.8% across Indiana. Early starts are more common than in Indiana: 26.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.9% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Indiana: 40.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.7% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (18.8%) 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 Jennings 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 Jennings 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 Jennings 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 Jennings County Indiana United States
2009 7:11 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:09 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:09 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:11 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:16 AM 7:34 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:14 AM 7:34 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:15 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:13 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:13 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:07 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:15 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:14 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:14 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:12 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:13 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:01 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Jennings County were on the road by 7:01 AM, 10 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:11 AM). Across Indiana, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Jennings County now leave 37 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 Jennings County has moved 13 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Jennings County in the whole series.

How does Jennings County's commute time compare?

Metric Jennings County Indiana US Average
Avg. Commute Time 22.9 min 21.1 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 4.9% 10.7% 15.0%
Walked 0.9% 1.9% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.6% 3.2%

The average commute time in Jennings County is 22.9 minutes, longer than the 21.1 minutes in Indiana.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.6% in Indiana. 0.9% commute by walking, lower than the 1.9% in Indiana.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Jennings County, IN Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Jennings County, IN is typical in size for this group, 27,562 residents against a local median of 29,095, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. The measure that sets Jennings County, IN apart most is work from home: 4.9%, 38% below the local median of 7.8%.

The counties themselves spread 8.0% on work from home, so Jennings County, IN sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Jennings County, IN has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Jennings County, IN 27,562 22.9 min #6/6 4.9% #6/6 7:01 AM #1/6
Jefferson County, IN 32,998 16.7 min 5.8% 7:35 AM
Scott County, IN 24,526 21.1 min 7.4% 7:12 AM
Decatur County, IN 26,422 20.0 min 10.9% 7:18 AM
Bartholomew County, IN 83,536 17.6 min 13.8% 7:40 AM
Ripley County, IN 29,095 21.7 min 7.8% 7:20 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Jennings County, Indiana.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Jennings County, Indiana?

Commuters here spend an estimated 191 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,908 at a typical national wage. That's 8% more than the typical Indiana commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Jennings County, Indiana?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Jennings County, Indiana. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

How common is public transit use in Jennings 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.

Which counties in Indiana have the fastest and slowest commutes?

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).