See what the average commute is in Shelby 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 Shelby County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Shelby County has a shorter commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Champaign County, OH having the longest commute at 25.5 minutes.

Shelby County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 18.4 minutes
--- 22.5% lower than state average
--- #3 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 93.3%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 4.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 22.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 28.4%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Shelby County, OH: 18.4 minutes
#2. Mercer County, OH: 18.8 minutes
#3. Miami County, OH: 21.5 minutes
#4. Logan County, OH: 22.3 minutes
#5. Darke County, OH: 22.9 minutes
#6. Champaign County, OH: 25.5 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