Commuting in Ashland 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 Ashland County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Ashland County spend about 38 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 158 hours, about 6.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 10% less time on the road than the Ohio average of 21.1 minutes each way, a difference of 2.2 minutes.
Ashland County holds about 0.4% of Ohio's population and accounts for roughly 0.4% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Ashland County would save about 63 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,954 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)
Ashland County
18.9 min
37.8 min
158 hrs/yr
$4,884
628
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
18.9
minutes to get to work in
Ashland County.
That's 16% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 71% of 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 6.5% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Ashland County
Car:
89.1%
Worked at Home:
6.5%
Walked:
2.6%
Other:
0.8%
Bicycle:
0.4%
Motorcycle:
0.4%unusually high
Taxi:
0.1%
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is unusually common in Ashland County: 5.0 times more than the Ohio average (0.4% vs 0.1%).
Public transit is unusually rare in Ashland County: 15.1 times less than the Ohio average (0.1% vs 1.0%).
Commute Mode Trends in Ashland County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Ashland 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
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
2009
89.7%
4.6%
4.4%
0.7%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
2010
89.5%
5.5%
3.6%
0.9%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2011
89.3%
5.0%
4.2%
1.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2012
89.5%
4.6%
4.3%
1.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2013
90.7%
4.1%
3.8%
0.9%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2014
91.6%
3.4%
3.6%
0.9%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2015
91.8%
2.9%
3.9%
0.8%
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2016
91.6%
3.2%
4.1%
0.5%
0.1%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
2017
91.4%
3.3%
3.9%
0.7%
0.1%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
2018
90.7%
3.7%
4.3%
0.6%
0.1%
0.3%
0.4%
0.0%
2019
89.9%
3.6%
4.5%
1.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.4%
0.1%
2020
89.1%
4.7%
4.1%
0.9%
0.2%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
2021
88.4%
5.2%
3.4%
1.4%
0.3%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
2022
88.6%
5.7%
3.0%
1.2%
0.3%
0.5%
0.3%
0.4%
2023
87.8%
6.3%
3.0%
1.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.4%
2024
89.1%
6.5%
2.6%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2015 at 91.8% and lowest in 2023 at 87.8%. Overall it fell from 89.7% in 2009 to 89.1% in 2024, down 0.6 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Ashland County: its share of workers rose from 4.6% in 2009 to 6.5% in 2024, up 1.9 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.9 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 4.4% to 2.6% of workers (down 1.8 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Ashland County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Ashland County?
The bars show when commuters in Ashland 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 AMAshland County5.8%Ohio5.2%
5.8%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMAshland County5.8%Ohio3.9%
5.8%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMAshland County9.6%Ohio5.3%
9.6%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMAshland County8.8%Ohio8.4%
8.8%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMAshland County12.1%Ohio10.1%
12.1%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMAshland County12.6%Ohio13.4%
12.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMAshland County13.2%Ohio12.2%
13.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMAshland County6.9%Ohio10.5%
6.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMAshland County3.5%Ohio5.5%
3.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMAshland County3.5%Ohio6.0%
3.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMAshland County2.7%Ohio2.8%
2.7%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMAshland County1.2%Ohio1.5%
1.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMAshland County8.1%Ohio7.7%
8.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMAshland County6.3%Ohio7.8%
6.3%
Ashland CountyOhioSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Ashland County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 13.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 12.2% across Ohio. Early starts are more common than in Ohio: 21.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.3% there. The morning rush looks much like Ohio's: 44.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.2% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (21.7%) 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 Ashland 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 Ashland 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 Ashland 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
Ashland County
Ohio
United States
2009
7:30 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:33 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:35 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:37 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:36 AM
7:42 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:34 AM
7:42 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:35 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:37 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:35 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:34 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:35 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:29 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:27 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:25 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:22 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:19 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Ashland County were on the road by 7:19 AM, 11 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:30 AM). The shift is sharper than across Ohio, where the typical start moved 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Ashland County now leave 19 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 Ashland County has moved 16 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Ashland County in the whole series.
How does Ashland County's commute time compare?
Metric
Ashland County
Ohio
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
18.9 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
6.5%
13.0%
15.0%
Walked
2.6%
2.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
1.0%
3.2%
The average commute time in Ashland County is 18.9 minutes, shorter than the 21.1 minutes in Ohio.
0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.0% in Ohio. 2.6% commute by walking, higher than the 2.0% in Ohio.
Ashland County, OH Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Ashland County, OH is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 52,253 residents against a local median of 116,585. Ashland County, OH's work from home, at 6.5%, runs 18% below the 8.0% typical of the counties around it.
The counties themselves spread 9.8% on work from home, so Ashland County, OH sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Ashland County, OH has the 4th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Ashland County, Ohio.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Ashland County, Ohio?
Commuters here spend an estimated 158 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,884 at a typical national wage. That's 10% less than the typical Ohio commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Ashland County, Ohio?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Ashland 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.
Do people use public transit in Ashland County, Ohio?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.1% of commuters use it versus 1.0% in Ohio, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Ohio?
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).