Mean Commute Time in Ohio

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Mean Commute Time
25.6 min −7.2% vs nat'l
Rank #37 of 52
29th %ile

How Ohio Compares

Ohio
25.6 min
National
27.6 min
7.2% below

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#34 Missouri 25.8 min
#35 Vermont 25.7 min
#36 New Mexico 25.7 min
#37 Ohio 25.6 min
#38 Oregon 25.3 min
#39 Minnesota 24.8 min
#40 Arkansas 24.7 min
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Highest Commute Counties in Ohio

# County Commute
1 Morgan County 41.3 min
2 Brown County 38.0 min
3 Adams County 37.8 min
4 Vinton County 37.8 min
5 Perry County 36.5 min
6 Monroe County 36.4 min
7 Morrow County 34.9 min
8 Meigs County 34.1 min
9 Hocking County 34.0 min
10 Carroll County 33.1 min

Lowest Commute Counties in Ohio

# County Commute
88 Hancock County 20.2 min
87 Mercer County 20.3 min
86 Auglaize County 20.6 min
85 Allen County 20.7 min
84 Shelby County 21.0 min
83 Williams County 21.8 min
82 Van Wert County 21.9 min
81 Defiance County 21.9 min
80 Sandusky County 22.4 min
79 Lucas County 22.6 min

Mean Commute Time in Ohio

Ohio has a mean commute time of 25.6 min, ranking #37 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 7.2% below the national value of 27.6 min.

Across Ohio's 88 counties, mean commute time ranges from 20.2 min to 41.3 min. The county with the highest value is Morgan County at 41.3 min.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.