Cities in Ohio by mean travel time to work

Galion, OH had the highest mean travel time to work of 173 cities in 2021, at 29.5 minutes. Athens, OH had the lowest, at 14.8 minutes. The median was 22.6 minutes and the figure for Ohio was 23.7 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest29.5Galion, OH

Lowest14.8Athens, OH

Median22.6173 cities

Ohio23.7History

Top 40 cities, 2021

minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2021 minutes
1	Galion, OH Estimated	29.5
1	Trenton, OH Estimated	29.5
3	Aurora, OH Estimated	29.2
4	Englewood, OH Estimated	28.5
5	North Royalton, OH Estimated	28.3
6	Strongsville, OH Estimated	27.6
7	Brunswick, OH Estimated	27.5
7	Delaware, OH Estimated	27.5
7	Pataskala, OH Estimated	27.5
10	Avon Lake, OH Estimated	27.4
10	Broadview Heights, OH Estimated	27.4
12	Lancaster, OH Estimated	27.3
13	Forest Park, OH Estimated	27.2
14	New Franklin, OH Estimated	26.7
15	Vermilion, OH Estimated	26.6
16	Canal Winchester, OH Estimated	26.5
17	Clayton, OH Estimated	26.3
17	Macedonia, OH Estimated	26.3
17	Medina, OH Estimated	26.3
20	Pickerington, OH Estimated	26.1
20	Powell, OH Estimated	26.1
22	Harrison, OH Estimated	26
23	Brecksville, OH Estimated	25.8
24	East Cleveland, OH Estimated	25.7
25	Monroe, OH Estimated	25.6
25	Solon, OH Estimated	25.6
27	Hamilton, OH Estimated	25.5
28	Euclid, OH Estimated	25.4
28	North Ridgeville, OH Estimated	25.4
28	Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated	25.4
28	Trotwood, OH Estimated	25.4
32	Parma Heights, OH Estimated	25.3
33	Tallmadge, OH Estimated	25.1
34	Avon, OH Estimated	25
34	Warren, OH Estimated	25
36	Hilliard, OH Estimated	24.9
36	Mason, OH Estimated	24.9
36	Wadsworth, OH Estimated	24.9
39	Streetsboro, OH Estimated	24.8
40	Hudson, OH Estimated	24.7
40	Marysville, OH Estimated	24.7
40	North Olmsted, OH Estimated	24.7
40	Richmond Heights, OH Estimated	24.7
40	South Euclid, OH Estimated	24.7
40	Stow, OH Estimated	24.7
46	Eastlake, OH Estimated	24.4
46	Green, OH Estimated	24.4
46	Loveland, OH Estimated	24.4
49	Fairfield, OH Estimated	24.3
49	Parma, OH Estimated	24.3
51	Bedford Heights, OH Estimated	24.2
51	Lorain, OH Estimated	24.2
51	Shaker Heights, OH Estimated	24.2
51	Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated	24.2
51	Westlake, OH Estimated	24.2
51	Xenia, OH Estimated	24.2
57	New Albany, OH Estimated	24.1
57	Newark, OH Estimated	24.1
57	Sylvania, OH Estimated	24.1
60	Garfield Heights, OH Estimated	24
60	Huber Heights, OH Estimated	24
60	Lakewood, OH Estimated	24
63	Grove City, OH Estimated	23.9
63	Springboro, OH Estimated	23.9
65	Bay Village, OH Estimated	23.7
66	Dublin, OH Estimated	23.6
66	Twinsburg, OH Estimated	23.6
68	Berea, OH Estimated	23.5
68	Cleveland, OH Estimated	23.5
70	Cincinnati, OH Estimated	23.4
70	Mentor, OH Estimated	23.4
72	Brooklyn, OH Estimated	23.3
72	Lebanon, OH Estimated	23.3
72	Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated	23.3
72	Middletown, OH Estimated	23.3
76	West Carrollton, OH Estimated	23.1
77	Washington Court House, OH Estimated	23
78	Seven Hills, OH Estimated	22.9
79	Norton, OH Estimated	22.8
80	Elyria, OH Estimated	22.7
80	Franklin, OH Estimated	22.7
82	Bedford, OH Estimated	22.6
82	Brook Park, OH Estimated	22.6
82	Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated	22.6
82	Ravenna, OH Estimated	22.6
82	Rocky River, OH Estimated	22.6
82	Willoughby, OH Estimated	22.6
88	Barberton, OH Estimated	22.5
88	Fairview Park, OH Estimated	22.5
88	Urbana, OH Estimated	22.5
91	Norwalk, OH Estimated	22.4
91	Worthington, OH Estimated	22.4
93	Cuyahoga Falls, OH Estimated	22.3
93	Maple Heights, OH Estimated	22.3
95	Akron, OH Estimated	22
95	Centerville, OH Estimated	22
95	Columbus, OH Estimated	22
95	Niles, OH Estimated	22
95	Whitehall, OH Estimated	22
100	Massillon, OH Estimated	21.9
100	Mount Vernon, OH Estimated	21.9
102	Painesville, OH Estimated	21.8
103	Lyndhurst, OH Estimated	21.7
103	Westerville, OH Estimated	21.7
105	Amherst, OH Estimated	21.6
105	Chillicothe, OH Estimated	21.6
105	Montgomery, OH Estimated	21.6
108	Kent, OH Estimated	21.4
109	Troy, OH Estimated	21.3
110	Circleville, OH Estimated	21.2
110	Fostoria, OH Estimated	21.2
110	Miamisburg, OH Estimated	21.2
110	Willowick, OH Estimated	21.2
114	Conneaut, OH Estimated	21.1
114	Mansfield, OH Estimated	21.1
114	Norwood, OH Estimated	21.1
117	Dayton, OH Estimated	20.8
117	Gahanna, OH Estimated	20.8
117	Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated	20.8
120	Marion, OH Estimated	20.7
121	Fairborn, OH Estimated	20.5
121	Youngstown, OH Estimated	20.5
123	Alliance, OH Estimated	20.4
124	Ironton, OH Estimated	20.3
124	Tipp City, OH Estimated	20.3
124	Zanesville, OH Estimated	20.3
127	Canton, OH Estimated	20.2
128	Dover, OH Estimated	20.1
128	Springfield, OH Estimated	20.1
130	Kettering, OH Estimated	20
130	University Heights, OH Estimated	20
132	Salem, OH Estimated	19.9
132	Toledo, OH Estimated	19.9
132	Upper Arlington, OH Estimated	19.9
135	Blue Ash, OH Estimated	19.8
135	Bucyrus, OH Estimated	19.8
135	Coshocton, OH Estimated	19.8
135	Wickliffe, OH Estimated	19.8
139	Ashland, OH Estimated	19.7
139	Maumee, OH Estimated	19.7
141	Beachwood, OH Estimated	19.6
141	Perrysburg, OH Estimated	19.6
141	Sharonville, OH Estimated	19.6
144	Beavercreek, OH Estimated	19.5
144	Riverside, OH Estimated	19.5
146	Oregon, OH Estimated	19.1
147	Bellefontaine, OH Estimated	19
147	Defiance, OH Estimated	19
147	North Canton, OH Estimated	19
147	Vandalia, OH Estimated	19
151	Cambridge, OH Estimated	18.7
152	Bexley, OH Estimated	18.6
152	Reading, OH Estimated	18.6
154	New Philadelphia, OH Estimated	18.4
154	Steubenville, OH Estimated	18.4
156	Ashtabula, OH Estimated	18.3
157	Portsmouth, OH Estimated	18.1
158	Lima, OH Estimated	17.9
159	Fremont, OH Estimated	17.8
160	Bowling Green, OH Estimated	17.7
160	Celina, OH Estimated	17.7
160	Piqua, OH Estimated	17.7
160	Sandusky, OH Estimated	17.7
160	Tiffin, OH Estimated	17.7
165	Greenville, OH Estimated	17.6
166	Marietta, OH Estimated	17.4
167	Findlay, OH Estimated	16.5
168	Sidney, OH Estimated	16.3
168	Wilmington, OH Estimated	16.3
170	Wooster, OH Estimated	16.1
171	Oxford, OH Estimated	15.8
171	Van Wert, OH Estimated	15.8
173	Athens, OH Estimated	14.8

Other periods

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2023
2022
2021

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Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 3 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Ohio by mean travel time to work, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Ohio by mean travel time to work, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/ohio-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Ohio by mean travel time to work, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/ohio-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Ohio by mean travel time to work, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/ohio-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Ohio by mean travel time to work, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/ohio-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which city has the highest mean travel time to work?

Galion, OH, with 29.5 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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