Commuting in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Randolph County spend about 41 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 171 hours, about 7.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 3% less time on the road than the Indiana average of 21.1 minutes each way, a difference of 0.5 minutes.
Randolph County holds about 0.4% of Indiana's population but accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Randolph County would save about 69 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,126 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)
Randolph County
20.6 min
41.1 min
171 hrs/yr
$5,314
647
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
20.6
minutes to get to work in
Randolph County.
That's 8% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 5.6% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Randolph County
Car:
88.8%
Worked at Home:
5.6%
Walked:
2.5%
Other:
1.9%
Bicycle:
1.1%
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is unusually rare in Randolph County: 4.1 times less than the Indiana average (0.0% vs 0.1%).
Public transit is unusually rare in Randolph County: 16.4 times less than the Indiana average (0.0% vs 0.6%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Randolph County, versus 0.1% in Indiana.
Commute Mode Trends in Randolph County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Randolph 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
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
90.1%
4.9%
3.1%
1.1%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
2010
90.6%
4.8%
2.7%
1.0%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.5%
2011
90.7%
5.3%
2.2%
1.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.4%
2012
91.4%
4.6%
2.0%
0.8%
0.1%
0.4%
0.0%
0.7%
2013
93.4%
3.1%
2.0%
0.7%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.5%
2014
93.2%
3.3%
2.1%
0.6%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
2015
92.1%
4.2%
2.2%
0.7%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.3%
2016
92.4%
4.1%
1.8%
0.8%
0.1%
0.5%
0.0%
0.5%
2017
92.4%
4.7%
1.6%
0.8%
0.1%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
92.8%
4.3%
1.6%
0.8%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2019
92.9%
4.1%
1.8%
0.7%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2020
94.2%
2.9%
1.7%
0.7%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2021
93.3%
3.0%
1.7%
1.6%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
93.5%
2.5%
1.9%
1.8%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
91.4%
4.3%
2.1%
1.7%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
88.8%
5.6%
2.5%
1.9%
1.1%
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 peaked in 2020 at 94.2%. Overall it fell from 90.1% in 2009 to 88.8% in 2024, down 1.3 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Biking gained the most ground in Randolph County: its share of workers rose from 0.1% in 2009 to 1.1% in 2024, up 1.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 1.1 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.1% to 2.5% of workers (down 0.6 percentage points).
Biking overtook public transit to become the 5th most common choice in the 2024 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Randolph County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Randolph County?
The bars show when commuters in Randolph 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 AMRandolph County8.8%Indiana6.7%
8.8%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMRandolph County7.3%Indiana4.5%
7.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMRandolph County8.7%Indiana5.6%
8.7%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMRandolph County7.4%Indiana8.5%
7.4%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMRandolph County12.4%Indiana9.9%
12.4%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMRandolph County10.5%Indiana13.8%
10.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMRandolph County11.5%Indiana12.3%
11.5%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMRandolph County8.6%Indiana9.6%
8.6%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMRandolph County2.9%Indiana4.4%
2.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMRandolph County5.0%Indiana5.2%
5.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMRandolph County2.3%Indiana2.5%
2.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMRandolph County1.8%Indiana1.2%
1.8%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMRandolph County5.4%Indiana7.5%
5.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMRandolph County7.5%Indiana8.0%
7.5%
Randolph CountyIndianaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Randolph County is 6:30-6:59 AM, when 12.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 9.9% across Indiana. Early starts are more common than in Indiana: 24.9% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.9% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Indiana: 43.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.7% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (21.9%) 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 Randolph 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 Randolph 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 Randolph 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
Randolph County
Indiana
United States
2009
7:16 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:17 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:21 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:20 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:23 AM
7:34 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:21 AM
7:34 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:24 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:18 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:22 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:22 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:21 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:15 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:19 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:21 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:14 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:16 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Randolph County were on the road by 7:16 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across Indiana, the typical start barely moved either. Commuters in Randolph County now leave 22 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 Randolph County has moved 5 minutes earlier.
How does Randolph County's commute time compare?
Metric
Randolph County
Indiana
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
20.6 min
21.1 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
06:30 AM – 06:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
5.6%
10.7%
15.0%
Walked
2.5%
1.9%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Randolph County is about the same as in Indiana.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.6% in Indiana. 2.5% commute by walking, higher than the 1.9% in Indiana.
Randolph County, IN Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Randolph County, IN is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 24,387 residents against a local median of 51,593. The measure that sets Randolph County, IN apart most is work from home: 5.6%, 27% below the local median of 7.7%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 20.6 min against a local median of 17.4 min, 18% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 18% above the local median it puts Randolph County, IN at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 4.5% on work from home, so Randolph County, IN sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Randolph County, IN has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Randolph County, Indiana.
Is living in Randolph County, Indiana good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 171 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,314 at a typical national wage. That's 3% less than the typical Indiana commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Randolph County, Indiana?
Traffic peaks between 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM in Randolph County, Indiana. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Randolph 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).