See what the average commute is in Franklin County, OH

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Franklin County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Franklin County has a shorter commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Pickaway County, OH having the longest commute at 28.8 minutes.

Franklin County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 22.3 minutes
--- 6.1% lower than state average
--- #25 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.3%
- Workers who drive to work: 86.1%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.2%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 2.1%
- Workers who work from home: 7.8%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 10.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 10.2%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Franklin County, OH: 22.3 minutes
#2. Madison County, OH: 25.1 minutes
#3. Union County, OH: 25.6 minutes
#4. Licking County, OH: 26.7 minutes
#5. Fairfield County, OH: 28.5 minutes
#6. Pickaway County, OH: 28.8 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Ohio
#1. Hancock County: 17.3 minutes
#2. Williams County: 18.0 minutes
#3. Shelby County: 18.4 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Ohio
#1. Adams County: 36.4 minutes
#2. Morgan County: 35.7 minutes
#3. Monroe County: 35.0 minutes