How long is the commute in South Bend?

Average travel time to work in South Bend, IN, how people get to work — driving, transit, walking or from home — and how that compares nationally.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

How South Bend gets to work.

Average commute, one way: 18.0 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min

How workers get to work

• Drove alone: 71.4
• Carpooled: 11.8
• Transit: 1.7
• Walked: 2.5
• From home: 10

Average commute (minutes)

• South Bend: 18
• St. Joseph County: 19.2
• IN: 21.7
• U.S.: 23

Work from home: 10.0% — U.S.: 13.5%

What it means

The typical one-way commute here runs about 5.0 minutes shorter than the national average.

Working from home went from 2.4% of workers in 2015 to 10.0% in the latest estimates.