Counties in Ohio by mean travel time to work

Morgan County had the highest mean travel time to work of 88 counties in 2022, at 37.7 minutes. Hancock County had the lowest, at 17.9 minutes. The median was 24 minutes and the figure for Ohio was 23.6 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest37.7Morgan County
Lowest17.9Hancock County
Median2488 counties
Ohio23.6History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Morgan CountyMorgan County: 37.7 minutes37.7Adams CountyAdams County: 36.8 minutes36.8Vinton CountyVinton County: 36.6 minutes36.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 34.8 minutes34.8Brown CountyBrown County: 33.7 minutes33.7Perry CountyPerry County: 33.1 minutes33.1Morrow CountyMorrow County: 32.1 minutes32.1Meigs CountyMeigs County: 31.1 minutes31.1Hocking CountyHocking County: 30.2 minutes30.2Carroll CountyCarroll County: 30.1 minutes30.1Harrison CountyHarrison County: 29.6 minutes29.6Highland CountyHighland County: 28.9 minutes28.9Pike CountyPike County: 28.9 minutes28.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 28.3 minutes28.3Pickaway CountyPickaway County: 28 minutes28Clermont CountyClermont County: 27.8 minutes27.8Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 27.7 minutes27.7Geauga CountyGeauga County: 27.5 minutes27.5Knox CountyKnox County: 27.5 minutes27.5Ross CountyRoss County: 27.4 minutes27.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 26.8 minutes26.8Medina CountyMedina County: 26.8 minutes26.8Scioto CountyScioto County: 26.8 minutes26.8Licking CountyLicking County: 26.7 minutes26.7Champaign CountyChampaign County: 26.5 minutes26.5Gallia CountyGallia County: 26.5 minutes26.5Union CountyUnion County: 26.3 minutes26.3Clinton CountyClinton County: 26.1 minutes26.1Belmont CountyBelmont County: 26 minutes26Preble CountyPreble County: 25.9 minutes25.9Ashtabula CountyAshtabula County: 25.8 minutes25.8Delaware CountyDelaware County: 25.7 minutes25.7Warren CountyWarren County: 25.7 minutes25.7Lorain CountyLorain County: 25.4 minutes25.4Portage CountyPortage County: 25.4 minutes25.4Coshocton CountyCoshocton County: 25.3 minutes25.3Butler CountyButler County: 25.1 minutes25.1Muskingum CountyMuskingum County: 25 minutes25Madison CountyMadison County: 24.8 minutes24.8Columbiana CountyColumbiana County: 24.7 minutes24.7
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
minutes
Change on 2021
1Morgan County Estimated37.7+2.2
2Adams County Estimated36.8+0.7
3Vinton County Estimated36.6+1.3
4Monroe County Estimated34.8+1.1
5Brown County Estimated33.7+0.1
6Perry County Estimated33.1+1
7Morrow County Estimated32.1+1.5
8Meigs County Estimated31.1-1.2
9Hocking County Estimated30.2+0.4
10Carroll County Estimated30.1+1.5
11Harrison County Estimated29.6-0.8
12Highland County Estimated28.9+0.4
12Pike County Estimated28.9+0.4
14Jackson County Estimated28.3+1.2
15Pickaway County Estimated28-0.7
16Clermont County Estimated27.8-0.2
17Fairfield County Estimated27.7-0.6
18Geauga County Estimated27.5-0.6
18Knox County Estimated27.50
20Ross County Estimated27.4+0.6
21Fayette County Estimated26.8+0.8
21Medina County Estimated26.8-0.4
21Scioto County Estimated26.8-0.3
24Licking County Estimated26.7-0.3
25Champaign County Estimated26.5+0.9
25Gallia County Estimated26.5-1.3
27Union County Estimated26.3+0.4
28Clinton County Estimated26.1+0.3
29Belmont County Estimated26+0.9
30Preble County Estimated25.9-0.4
31Ashtabula County Estimated25.80
32Delaware County Estimated25.7-0.3
32Warren County Estimated25.70
34Lorain County Estimated25.4+0.6
34Portage County Estimated25.4+0.2
36Coshocton County Estimated25.3+0.6
37Butler County Estimated25.10
38Muskingum County Estimated250
39Madison County Estimated24.8-0.1
40Columbiana County Estimated24.7-0.4
40Noble County Estimated24.7-0.9
42Ottawa County Estimated24.5-0.5
43Paulding County Estimated24.3+0.5
44Crawford County Estimated24.10
45Cuyahoga County Estimated23.9-0.1
46Fulton County Estimated23.7+1.2
47Marion County Estimated23.6+0.2
47Trumbull County Estimated23.60
49Hamilton County Estimated23.5+0.1
50Lake County Estimated23.4-0.4
51Ashland County Estimated23.3-0.9
51Jefferson County Estimated23.30
51Summit County Estimated23.30
51Washington County Estimated23.3+0.1
55Hardin County Estimated23.2+0.3
55Tuscarawas County Estimated23.2-0.3
57Guernsey County Estimated22.9+0.3
57Huron County Estimated22.9+0.3
59Athens County Estimated22.8+0.9
60Richland County Estimated22.6+0.2
61Clark County Estimated22.5-0.1
62Darke County Estimated22.3-0.7
62Henry County Estimated22.3-0.4
62Mahoning County Estimated22.30
65Logan County Estimated22.2+0.1
65Montgomery County Estimated22.2+0.1
65Wyandot County Estimated22.2-0.7
68Franklin County Estimated22-0.2
68Lawrence County Estimated22-0.7
70Greene County Estimated21.8+0.5
71Holmes County Estimated21.7-0.2
71Putnam County Estimated21.7-0.7
73Miami County Estimated21.5-0.1
73Stark County Estimated21.5-0.1
75Seneca County Estimated21.2+0.5
76Defiance County Estimated21.1+0.3
77Erie County Estimated20.9+0.1
78Wood County Estimated20.8+0.1
79Lucas County Estimated20.60
80Van Wert County Estimated20.2+0.1
80Wayne County Estimated20.20
82Sandusky County Estimated19.6+0.2
83Allen County Estimated19-0.5
83Mercer County Estimated19-0.1
85Shelby County Estimated18.9+0.2
86Auglaize County Estimated18.7-0.4
87Williams County Estimated18.1+0.2
88Hancock County Estimated17.9-0.1

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About this ranking

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

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Morgan County, with 37.7 minutes in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Hancock County, with 17.9 minutes in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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