Commuting in Allen County, Ohio: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Allen County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Allen County spend about 33 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 138 hours, about 5.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 21% less time on the road than the Ohio average of 21.1 minutes each way, a difference of 4.5 minutes.
Allen County holds about 0.9% of Ohio's population but accounts for roughly 0.7% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Allen County would save about 55 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,714 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Allen County
16.6 min
33.2 min
138 hrs/yr
$4,285
751
Ohio
21.1 min
42.2 min
176 hrs/yr
$5,447
1,212
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
16.6
minutes to get to work in
Allen County.
That's 26% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the top 5 fastest counties in Ohio
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 4.8% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Allen County
Car:
91.7%
Worked at Home:
4.8%
Walked:
1.2%
Other:
1.1%
Public Transportation:
0.4%
Bicycle:
0.4%
Motorcycle:
0.2%
Taxi:
0.1%
Commute Mode Trends in Allen County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Allen County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Walked
Other
Public Transportation
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
93.7%
2.1%
2.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2010
93.6%
2.1%
2.6%
0.9%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
2011
94.1%
1.9%
2.4%
0.8%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
2012
94.1%
2.1%
2.3%
0.7%
0.5%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
2013
94.7%
2.2%
1.8%
0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
2014
95.1%
2.0%
1.6%
0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
2015
95.5%
1.7%
1.4%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
2016
95.1%
1.9%
1.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
2017
94.5%
2.0%
1.6%
0.8%
0.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
2018
94.1%
2.4%
1.5%
0.9%
0.6%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
2019
93.5%
2.8%
1.5%
1.1%
0.7%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
2020
92.3%
3.5%
1.5%
1.5%
0.7%
0.1%
0.4%
0.0%
2021
92.0%
4.0%
1.4%
1.4%
0.6%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2022
92.1%
4.5%
1.3%
1.1%
0.6%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2023
92.0%
4.6%
1.4%
0.9%
0.5%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
2024
91.7%
4.8%
1.2%
1.1%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2015 at 95.5%. Overall it fell from 93.7% in 2009 to 91.7% in 2024, down 2.0 percentage points.
Working from home gained the most ground in Allen County: its share of workers rose from 2.1% in 2009 to 4.8% in 2024, up 2.7 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.7% to 1.2% of workers (down 1.5 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2013 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Allen County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Allen County?
The bars show when commuters in Allen County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Ohio for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMAllen County6.7%Ohio5.2%
6.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMAllen County5.9%Ohio3.9%
5.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMAllen County5.2%Ohio5.3%
5.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMAllen County8.8%Ohio8.4%
8.8%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMAllen County8.8%Ohio10.1%
8.8%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMAllen County12.7%Ohio13.4%
12.7%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMAllen County13.4%Ohio12.2%
13.4%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMAllen County6.4%Ohio10.5%
6.4%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMAllen County4.1%Ohio5.5%
4.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMAllen County4.5%Ohio6.0%
4.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMAllen County2.5%Ohio2.8%
2.5%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMAllen County1.0%Ohio1.5%
1.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMAllen County10.5%Ohio7.7%
10.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMAllen County9.6%Ohio7.8%
9.6%
Allen CountyOhioSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Allen County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 13.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 12.2% across Ohio. Early starts are more common than in Ohio: 17.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.3% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Ohio: 41.2% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.2% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (28.1%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Allen County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Allen County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Allen County next to Ohio and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Allen County
Ohio
United States
2009
7:40 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:40 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:41 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:42 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:45 AM
7:42 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:42 AM
7:42 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:41 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:41 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:38 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:36 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:38 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:40 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:34 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Allen County were on the road by 7:34 AM, 6 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:40 AM). The shift is sharper than across Ohio, where the typical start moved 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Allen County now leave 4 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Allen County has moved 4 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Allen County in the whole series.
How does Allen County's commute time compare?
Metric
Allen County
Ohio
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
16.6 min
21.1 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
4.8%
13.0%
15.0%
Walked
1.2%
2.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.4%
1.0%
3.2%
The average commute time in Allen County is 16.6 minutes, shorter than the 21.1 minutes in Ohio.
0.4% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.0% in Ohio. 1.2% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Ohio.
Allen County, OH Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Allen County, OH is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 101,348 residents against a local median of 34,314. Allen County, OH sits close to the middle of its own neighbourhood. No measure below is more than 15% off the local median, so the choice between these counties turns on things this data does not capture.
The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 4% below the local median at 16.6 min against 17.3 min. Allen County, OH has the 3rd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Allen County, Ohio.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Allen County, Ohio?
Commuters here spend an estimated 138 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,285 at a typical national wage. That's 21% less than the typical Ohio commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Allen County, Ohio?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Allen County, Ohio. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Which counties in Ohio have the fastest and slowest commutes?
Among counties in Ohio, the shortest average commutes are in Hancock County (15.3 min), Van Wert County (15.5 min), Mercer County (16.0 min). The longest are in Morgan County (32.5 min), Vinton County (32.0 min), Brown County (32.0 min).