See what the average commute is in Van Wert 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 Van Wert County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Van Wert County has a shorter commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with Paulding County, OH having the longest commute at 23.7 minutes.

Van Wert County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.9 minutes
--- 16.2% lower than state average
--- #7 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.5%
- Workers who drive to work: 93.3%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.2%
- Workers who work from home: 2.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 19.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 27.5%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Mercer County, OH: 18.8 minutes
#2. Allen County, OH: 19.3 minutes
#3. Van Wert County, OH: 19.9 minutes
#3. Auglaize County, OH: 19.9 minutes
#5. Allen County, IN: 21.6 minutes
#6. Putnam County, OH: 22.0 minutes
#7. Paulding County, OH: 23.7 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