Commuting in Rush 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 Rush County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Rush County spend about 45 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 187 hours, about 7.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 6% more time on the road than the Indiana average of 21.1 minutes each way, a difference of 1.3 minutes.
Rush County holds about 0.2% of Indiana's population but accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Rush County would save about 75 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,319 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)
Rush County
22.4 min
44.9 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,796
625
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
22.4
minutes to get to work in
Rush County.
That's about the same as the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 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 Rush County
Car:
92.1%
Worked at Home:
5.6%
Walked:
1.8%
Public Transportation:
0.3%
Other:
0.2%
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Rush County, versus 0.1% in Indiana.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Rush County, versus 0.1% in Indiana.
Biking is unusually rare in Rush County: 3973131976.5 times less than the Indiana average (0.0% vs 0.4%).
Commute Mode Trends in Rush County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Rush 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
Public Transportation
Other
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
94.2%
3.2%
1.7%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
0.3%
2010
92.9%
4.6%
1.8%
0.6%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
93.0%
4.7%
1.8%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2012
93.2%
4.6%
1.6%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2013
91.7%
6.0%
1.7%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2014
91.6%
6.2%
1.6%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2015
93.2%
5.3%
1.0%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2016
94.1%
4.4%
0.9%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
93.8%
4.7%
0.9%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
94.1%
4.0%
0.9%
0.4%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
94.9%
3.5%
0.9%
0.2%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
94.2%
3.3%
1.1%
0.7%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
92.7%
4.7%
1.5%
0.5%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
92.4%
5.4%
1.4%
0.3%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
92.6%
5.6%
1.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
92.1%
5.6%
1.8%
0.3%
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 2019 at 94.9% and lowest in 2014 at 91.6%. Overall it fell from 94.2% in 2009 to 92.1% in 2024, down 2.1 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Rush County: its share of workers rose from 3.2% in 2009 to 5.6% in 2024, up 2.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.1 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Commute Start Times in Rush County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Rush County?
The bars show when commuters in Rush 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 AMRush County7.7%Indiana6.7%
7.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMRush County5.0%Indiana4.5%
5.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMRush County10.4%Indiana5.6%
10.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMRush County7.1%Indiana8.5%
7.1%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMRush County8.4%Indiana9.9%
8.4%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMRush County13.7%Indiana13.8%
13.7%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMRush County10.8%Indiana12.3%
10.8%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMRush County10.9%Indiana9.6%
10.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMRush County3.9%Indiana4.4%
3.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMRush County3.7%Indiana5.2%
3.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMRush County2.3%Indiana2.5%
2.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMRush County3.1%Indiana1.2%
3.1%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMRush County8.0%Indiana7.5%
8.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMRush County5.0%Indiana8.0%
5.0%
Rush CountyIndianaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Rush County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 13.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.8% across Indiana. Early starts are more common than in Indiana: 23.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.9% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Indiana: 43.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.7% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (22.2%) 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 Rush 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 Rush 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 Rush 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
Rush County
Indiana
United States
2009
7:20 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:23 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:18 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:18 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:17 AM
7:34 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:17 AM
7:34 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:16 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:13 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:14 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:09 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:07 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:13 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:15 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:18 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:21 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:25 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Rush County were on the road by 7:25 AM, 5 minutes later than in 2009 (7:20 AM). Across Indiana, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Rush County now leave 13 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 Rush County has moved 18 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Rush County in the whole series.
How does Rush County's commute time compare?
Metric
Rush County
Indiana
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
22.4 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
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
5.6%
10.7%
15.0%
Walked
1.8%
1.9%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.3%
0.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Rush County is 22.4 minutes, longer than the 21.1 minutes in Indiana.
0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.6% in Indiana. 1.8% commute by walking, lower than the 1.9% in Indiana.
Rush County, IN Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Rush County, IN is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 16,739 residents against a local median of 45,265. Where Rush County, IN breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 40% below the local median of 9.3% at 5.6%.
The counties themselves spread 11.1% on work from home, so Rush County, IN sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Rush County, IN has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Rush County, Indiana.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Rush County, Indiana?
Commuters here spend an estimated 187 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,796 at a typical national wage. That's 6% more than the typical Indiana commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Rush County, Indiana?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Rush County, Indiana. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among 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).