Commuting in Clark 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 Clark County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Clark 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 2.1 minutes.
Clark County holds about 1.1% of Ohio's population but accounts for roughly 1.0% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Clark County would save about 63 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,960 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)
Clark County
19.0 min
37.9 min
158 hrs/yr
$4,900
1,172
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
19.0
minutes to get to work in
Clark County.
That's 15% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 9.6% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Clark County
Car:
87.3%
Worked at Home:
9.6%
Walked:
1.9%
Other:
0.5%
Public Transportation:
0.3%unusually low
Bicycle:
0.2%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Public transit is unusually rare in Clark County: 3.3 times less than the Ohio average (0.3% vs 1.0%).
Taking a taxi is unusually rare in Clark County: 3.2 times less than the Ohio average (0.1% vs 0.2%).
Commute Mode Trends in Clark County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Clark 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
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
93.6%
2.3%
2.4%
0.6%
0.8%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2010
93.4%
2.4%
2.8%
0.5%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2011
93.6%
2.3%
2.8%
0.4%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2012
93.8%
2.3%
2.6%
0.4%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
93.5%
2.2%
3.0%
0.4%
0.7%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
92.8%
2.8%
2.8%
0.5%
0.8%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2015
92.3%
3.3%
2.7%
0.6%
0.9%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
92.1%
3.4%
2.5%
0.6%
0.8%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2017
91.6%
3.5%
2.8%
0.6%
0.9%
0.5%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
91.5%
3.8%
2.6%
0.7%
0.8%
0.5%
0.0%
0.1%
2019
92.0%
3.8%
2.4%
0.6%
0.7%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2020
90.9%
5.1%
2.5%
0.4%
0.6%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2021
90.0%
6.4%
2.5%
0.4%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2022
89.8%
7.0%
2.1%
0.4%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2023
88.6%
8.3%
2.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2024
87.3%
9.6%
1.9%
0.5%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2012 at 93.8%. Overall it fell from 93.6% in 2009 to 87.3% in 2024, down 6.3 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Clark County: its share of workers rose from 2.3% in 2009 to 9.6% in 2024, up 7.3 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.4% to 1.9% of workers (down 0.5 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2015 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Clark County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Clark County?
The bars show when commuters in Clark 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 AMClark County6.1%Ohio5.2%
6.1%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMClark County4.7%Ohio3.9%
4.7%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMClark County5.2%Ohio5.3%
5.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMClark County10.5%Ohio8.4%
10.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMClark County11.5%Ohio10.1%
11.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMClark County11.6%Ohio13.4%
11.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMClark County10.9%Ohio12.2%
10.9%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMClark County9.0%Ohio10.5%
9.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMClark County4.4%Ohio5.5%
4.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMClark County4.6%Ohio6.0%
4.6%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMClark County2.9%Ohio2.8%
2.9%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMClark County1.2%Ohio1.5%
1.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMClark County8.0%Ohio7.7%
8.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMClark County9.2%Ohio7.8%
9.2%
Clark CountyOhioSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Clark County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 11.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.4% across Ohio. Early starts are more common than in Ohio: 16.0% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.3% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Ohio: 43.0% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.2% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (26.1%) 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 Clark 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 Clark 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 Clark 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
Clark County
Ohio
United States
2009
7:38 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:39 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:40 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:40 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:43 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
7:40 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:40 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:41 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:37 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:34 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:31 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Clark County were on the road by 7:31 AM, 7 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:38 AM). The shift is sharper than across Ohio, where the typical start moved 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Clark County now leave 7 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 Clark County has moved 10 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Clark County in the whole series.
How does Clark County's commute time compare?
Metric
Clark County
Ohio
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
19.0 min
21.1 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
06:30 AM – 06:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
9.6%
13.0%
15.0%
Walked
1.9%
2.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.3%
1.0%
3.2%
The average commute time in Clark County is 19.0 minutes, shorter than the 21.1 minutes in Ohio.
0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.0% in Ohio. 1.9% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Ohio.
Clark County, OH Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Clark County, OH is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 135,157 residents against a local median of 46,089. Clark 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, 7% below the local median at 19.0 min against 20.3 min. Clark County, OH has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Clark County, Ohio.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Clark County, Ohio?
Commuters here spend an estimated 158 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,900 at a typical national wage. That's 10% less than the typical Ohio commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Clark County, Ohio?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Clark County, Ohio. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Clark County, Ohio?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.3% of commuters use it versus 1.0% in Ohio, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
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).