Commuting in Steuben 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 Steuben County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Steuben County spend about 34 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 142 hours, about 5.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 20% less time on the road than the Indiana average of 21.1 minutes each way, a difference of 4.1 minutes.
Steuben County holds about 0.5% of Indiana's population but accounts for roughly 0.4% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Steuben County would save about 57 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,756 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)
Steuben County
17.0 min
34.0 min
142 hrs/yr
$4,390
966
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
17.0
minutes to get to work in
Steuben County.
That's 24% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 87% of counties in Indiana
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 5.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Steuben County
Car:
89.7%
Worked at Home:
5.7%
Walked:
2.8%
Other:
0.7%
Bicycle:
0.6%
Public Transportation:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
0.2%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Steuben County, versus 0.1% in Indiana.
Commute Mode Trends in Steuben County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Steuben 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
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
93.3%
2.5%
3.0%
0.7%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
2010
93.1%
3.0%
2.6%
0.9%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2011
92.9%
3.0%
2.9%
0.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2012
93.2%
3.1%
2.2%
0.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2013
94.3%
2.5%
1.6%
0.7%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2014
93.8%
2.8%
1.5%
0.9%
0.6%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
2015
93.6%
2.8%
2.0%
0.7%
0.5%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
2016
92.2%
3.4%
2.5%
0.8%
0.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2017
92.0%
3.7%
2.6%
0.8%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2018
91.9%
3.6%
2.8%
1.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
2019
92.5%
3.2%
3.1%
0.7%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2020
91.7%
3.7%
3.1%
0.9%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
91.8%
3.9%
2.9%
0.8%
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
91.9%
3.6%
3.0%
0.8%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
90.8%
4.8%
2.9%
0.6%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
2024
89.7%
5.7%
2.8%
0.7%
0.6%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2013 at 94.3%. Overall it fell from 93.3% in 2009 to 89.7% in 2024, down 3.6 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 2 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Steuben County: its share of workers rose from 2.5% in 2009 to 5.7% in 2024, up 3.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2010 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Steuben County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Steuben County?
The bars show when commuters in Steuben 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 AMSteuben County7.1%Indiana6.7%
7.1%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMSteuben County4.3%Indiana4.5%
4.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMSteuben County7.5%Indiana5.6%
7.5%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMSteuben County8.0%Indiana8.5%
8.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMSteuben County12.2%Indiana9.9%
12.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMSteuben County12.6%Indiana13.8%
12.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMSteuben County12.5%Indiana12.3%
12.5%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMSteuben County6.3%Indiana9.6%
6.3%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMSteuben County4.9%Indiana4.4%
4.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMSteuben County5.2%Indiana5.2%
5.2%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMSteuben County2.6%Indiana2.5%
2.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMSteuben County1.4%Indiana1.2%
1.4%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMSteuben County7.4%Indiana7.5%
7.4%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMSteuben County8.0%Indiana8.0%
8.0%
Steuben CountyIndianaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Steuben County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 12.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.8% across Indiana. Early starts are more common than in Indiana: 18.9% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.9% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Indiana: 43.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.7% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (24.5%) 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 Steuben 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 Steuben 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 Steuben 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
Steuben County
Indiana
United States
2009
7:32 AM
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:35 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:31 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:31 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:29 AM
7:34 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:30 AM
7:34 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:29 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:32 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:27 AM
7:33 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:25 AM
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:28 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:24 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:26 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:26 AM
7:32 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:26 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:26 AM
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Steuben County were on the road by 7:26 AM, 6 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:32 AM). Across Indiana, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Steuben County now leave 12 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 Steuben County has moved 2 minutes earlier.
How does Steuben County's commute time compare?
Metric
Steuben County
Indiana
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
17.0 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
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
5.7%
10.7%
15.0%
Walked
2.8%
1.9%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.3%
0.6%
3.2%
The average commute time in Steuben County is 17.0 minutes, shorter than the 21.1 minutes in Indiana.
0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.6% in Indiana. 2.8% commute by walking, higher than the 1.9% in Indiana.
Steuben County, IN Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Steuben County, IN is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 34,726 residents against a local median of 43,807. Nothing separates Steuben County, IN sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is work from home, 8% below the local median at 5.7% against 6.2%. Steuben County, IN has the 4th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Steuben County, Indiana.
Is living in Steuben County, Indiana good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 142 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,390 at a typical national wage. That's 20% less than the typical Indiana commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Steuben County, Indiana?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Steuben 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.
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).