Commuting in Geauga 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 Geauga County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Geauga County spend about 53 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 221 hours, about 9.2 full days, spent commuting. That is 26% more time on the road than the Ohio average of 21.1 minutes each way, a difference of 5.4 minutes.
Geauga County holds about 0.8% of Ohio's population but accounts for roughly 1.0% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Geauga County would save about 88 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,734 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)
Geauga County
26.5 min
52.9 min
221 hrs/yr
$6,836
1,662
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
26.5
minutes to get to work in
Geauga County.
That's 18% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 84% of counties in Ohio
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 16.7% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Geauga County
Car:
79.7%
Worked at Home:
16.7%
Walked:
1.3%
Taxi:
0.9%unusually high
Public Transportation:
0.6%
Other:
0.6%
Bicycle:
0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is unusually rare in Geauga County: 3.2 times less than the Ohio average (0.0% vs 0.1%).
Taking a taxi is unusually common in Geauga County: 4.3 times more than the Ohio average (0.9% vs 0.2%).
Commute Mode Trends in Geauga County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Geauga 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
Taxi
Public Transportation
Other
Bicycle
Motorcycle
2009
89.7%
5.7%
1.9%
1.1%
0.6%
0.9%
0.1%
0.1%
2010
89.6%
6.1%
1.6%
1.2%
0.4%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
91.0%
5.9%
1.4%
0.8%
0.3%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
2012
91.4%
5.7%
1.3%
0.6%
0.3%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
2013
90.0%
6.4%
1.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
2014
89.5%
6.5%
1.8%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
2015
89.6%
6.2%
1.9%
0.9%
0.3%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
2016
88.4%
7.2%
2.0%
1.0%
0.4%
0.6%
0.3%
0.1%
2017
87.4%
8.2%
1.8%
1.2%
0.5%
0.7%
0.3%
0.1%
2018
88.7%
7.6%
1.4%
1.1%
0.4%
0.7%
0.0%
0.1%
2019
88.5%
7.7%
1.5%
1.1%
0.4%
0.8%
0.1%
0.0%
2020
86.8%
9.3%
1.5%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
85.2%
11.0%
1.4%
0.9%
0.6%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
84.1%
12.2%
1.5%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
81.7%
14.3%
1.8%
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
2024
79.7%
16.7%
1.3%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
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 91.4%. Overall it fell from 89.7% in 2009 to 79.7% in 2024, down 10.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Geauga County: its share of workers rose from 5.7% in 2009 to 16.7% in 2024, up 11.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 9.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 1.9% to 1.3% of workers (down 0.6 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Geauga County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Geauga County?
The bars show when commuters in Geauga 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 AMGeauga County3.5%Ohio5.2%
3.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMGeauga County4.2%Ohio3.9%
4.2%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMGeauga County6.2%Ohio5.3%
6.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMGeauga County10.0%Ohio8.4%
10.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMGeauga County8.5%Ohio10.1%
8.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMGeauga County15.4%Ohio13.4%
15.4%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMGeauga County14.0%Ohio12.2%
14.0%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMGeauga County11.5%Ohio10.5%
11.5%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMGeauga County6.5%Ohio5.5%
6.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMGeauga County6.0%Ohio6.0%
6.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMGeauga County2.8%Ohio2.8%
2.8%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMGeauga County1.8%Ohio1.5%
1.8%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMGeauga County6.3%Ohio7.7%
6.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMGeauga County3.2%Ohio7.8%
3.2%
Geauga CountyOhioSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Geauga County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.4% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.4% across Ohio. Early starts are about as common as in Ohio: 13.9% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.3% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Ohio: 49.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.2% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (20.1%) 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 Geauga 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 Geauga 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 Geauga 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
Geauga County
Ohio
United States
2009
7:35 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:34 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:35 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:36 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:35 AM
7:42 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:37 AM
7:42 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:34 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:33 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:30 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:30 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:29 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:31 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:31 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:35 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Geauga County were on the road by 7:35 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across Ohio, meanwhile, the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Geauga County now leave 3 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 Geauga County has moved 5 minutes later.
How does Geauga County's commute time compare?
Metric
Geauga County
Ohio
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
26.5 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
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
16.7%
13.0%
15.0%
Walked
1.3%
2.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.6%
1.0%
3.2%
The average commute time in Geauga County is 26.5 minutes, longer than the 21.1 minutes in Ohio.
0.6% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.0% in Ohio. 1.3% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Ohio.
Geauga County, OH Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Geauga County, OH is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 95,481 residents against a local median of 232,216. Geauga County, OH's one-way commute, at 26.5 min, runs 24% above the 21.4 min typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves sit within 2.6 min of each other on one-way commute, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Geauga County, OH, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Geauga County, OH has the 6th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Geauga County, Ohio.
Is commuting expensive in Geauga County, Ohio?
Commuters here spend an estimated 221 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,836 at a typical national wage. That's 26% more than the typical Ohio commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Geauga County, Ohio?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Geauga County, Ohio. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
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).