See what the average commute is in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Ottawa County has a longer commute than all of its three neighboring counties, with Sandusky County, OH having the shortest commute at 20.1 minutes.

Ottawa County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 24.4 minutes
--- 2.8% higher than state average
--- #42 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 6.6%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 4.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.8%
- Workers who work from home: 4.0%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 13.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 47.6%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Sandusky County, OH: 20.1 minutes
#2. Wood County, OH: 20.6 minutes
#3. Lucas County, OH: 20.8 minutes
#4. Ottawa County, OH: 24.4 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