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See what the average commute is in Monroe County, OH
See what the average commute is in Monroe 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 Monroe County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Monroe County has a longer commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Washington County, OH having the shortest commute at 23.1 minutes.
Monroe County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 35.0 minutes
--- 47.4% higher than state average
--- #3 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 19.3%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 2.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 18.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 20.8%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Washington County, OH: 23.1 minutes
#2. Marshall County, WV: 26.9 minutes
#3. Wetzel County, WV: 28.0 minutes
#4. Tyler County, WV: 28.6 minutes
#5. Noble County, OH: 29.2 minutes
#6. Monroe County, OH: 35.0 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