Commuting in Greene 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 Greene County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Greene County spend about 41 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 170 hours, about 7.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 3% less time on the road than the Ohio average of 21.1 minutes each way, a difference of 0.7 minutes.
Greene County holds about 1.4% of Ohio's population and accounts for roughly 1.4% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Greene County would save about 68 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,103 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)
Greene County
20.3 min
40.7 min
170 hrs/yr
$5,257
1,618
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
20.3
minutes to get to work in
Greene County.
That's 9% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
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 12.9% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Greene County
Car:
83.4%
Worked at Home:
12.9%
Walked:
2.5%
Other:
0.4%
Bicycle:
0.4%
Public Transportation:
0.3%
Taxi:
< 0.1%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Commute Mode Trends in Greene County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Greene 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
Bicycle
Other
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
91.8%
3.1%
3.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.3%
2010
91.7%
3.4%
3.6%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
2011
90.8%
4.1%
3.5%
0.6%
0.4%
0.5%
0.0%
0.2%
2012
91.6%
4.0%
3.0%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
2013
91.1%
4.3%
3.3%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2014
91.0%
4.5%
3.3%
0.4%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2015
91.1%
4.4%
3.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2016
91.6%
4.0%
3.3%
0.2%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
2017
90.9%
4.4%
3.5%
0.2%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
2018
91.8%
4.0%
3.1%
0.2%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
2019
91.4%
4.1%
3.2%
0.3%
0.4%
0.5%
0.1%
0.0%
2020
90.0%
5.8%
2.9%
0.3%
0.6%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
87.6%
8.4%
2.5%
0.3%
0.7%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
86.0%
10.1%
2.5%
0.3%
0.6%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
84.0%
11.6%
2.6%
0.4%
0.7%
0.6%
0.1%
0.0%
2024
83.4%
12.9%
2.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 91.8% in 2009 to 83.4% in 2024, down 8.4 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Greene County: its share of workers rose from 3.1% in 2009 to 12.9% in 2024, up 9.8 percentage points. Most of that increase, 8.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.7% to 2.5% of workers (down 1.2 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2011 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Greene County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Greene County?
The bars show when commuters in Greene 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 AMGreene County4.2%Ohio5.2%
4.2%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMGreene County2.5%Ohio3.9%
2.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMGreene County4.1%Ohio5.3%
4.1%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMGreene County7.2%Ohio8.4%
7.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMGreene County10.3%Ohio10.1%
10.3%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMGreene County14.2%Ohio13.4%
14.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMGreene County14.0%Ohio12.2%
14.0%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMGreene County10.2%Ohio10.5%
10.2%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMGreene County6.8%Ohio5.5%
6.8%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMGreene County6.4%Ohio6.0%
6.4%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMGreene County3.4%Ohio2.8%
3.4%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMGreene County1.9%Ohio1.5%
1.9%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMGreene County6.8%Ohio7.7%
6.8%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMGreene County7.9%Ohio7.8%
7.9%
Greene CountyOhioSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Greene County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 14.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.4% across Ohio. Early starts are less common than in Ohio: 10.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.3% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Ohio: 48.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.2% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (26.4%) 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 Greene 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 Greene 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 Greene 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
Greene County
Ohio
United States
2009
7:48 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:48 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:48 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:48 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:46 AM
7:42 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:46 AM
7:42 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:45 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:46 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:47 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:45 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:45 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:43 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:43 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:42 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:46 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:46 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Greene County were on the road by 7:46 AM, 2 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:48 AM). Ohio followed the same path, with the typical start moving 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Greene County now leave 8 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).
How does Greene County's commute time compare?
Metric
Greene County
Ohio
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
20.3 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
12.9%
13.0%
15.0%
Walked
2.5%
2.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.3%
1.0%
3.2%
The average commute time in Greene County is 20.3 minutes, shorter than the 21.1 minutes in Ohio.
0.3% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.0% in Ohio. 2.5% commute by walking, higher than the 2.0% in Ohio.
Greene County, OH Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Greene County, OH is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 169,687 residents against a local median of 135,157. Greene County, OH's work from home, at 12.9%, runs 34% above the 9.6% typical of the counties around it.
The counties themselves spread 13.1% on work from home, so Greene County, OH sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Greene County, OH has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Greene County, Ohio.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Greene County, Ohio?
Commuters here spend an estimated 170 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,257 at a typical national wage. That's 3% less than the typical Ohio commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Greene County, Ohio?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Greene 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).