Holmes County Commute Time Map & Patterns
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Commute Time Burden in Holmes County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Holmes County spend about 36 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 149 hours, about 6.2 full days, spent commuting. That is 15% less time on the road than the Ohio average of 21.1 minutes each way, a difference of 3.2 minutes.
Holmes County holds about 0.4% of Ohio's population but accounts for roughly 0.3% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Holmes County would save about 60 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,852 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes County | 17.9 min | 35.9 min | 149 hrs/yr | $4,631 | 556 |
| 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.
Commute Time Map: Ohio Counties
- Hancock County (15.3 min)
- Van Wert County (15.5 min)
- Mercer County (16.0 min)
- Morgan County (32.5 min)
- Vinton County (32.0 min)
- Brown County (32.0 min)
Compare commute times among different counties
On average, it takes 17.9 minutes to get to work in Holmes County. That's 20% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 82% of counties in Ohio
The most common departure window is 05:30 AM – 05:59 AM, followed by 05:00 AM – 05:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by biking. About 8.0% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Holmes County
- Car: 67.6%
- Bicycle: 14.0% unusually high
- Worked at Home: 8.0%
- Walked: 6.9% unusually high
- Taxi: 2.0% unusually high
- Other: 1.0%
- Public Transportation: 0.4%
- Motorcycle: < 0.1%
Walking is unusually common in Holmes County: 3.5 times more than the Ohio average (6.9% vs 2.0%).
Taking a taxi is unusually common in Holmes County: 9.5 times more than the Ohio average (2.0% vs 0.2%).
Biking is unusually common in Holmes County: 47.5 times more than the Ohio average (14.0% vs 0.3%).
Holmes County stands out for active commuting: 21.0% of workers walk or bike to work, 9.3 times the Ohio average of 2.3%.
Commute Mode Trends in Holmes County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Holmes 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.
Show commute mode data by year
| Year | Car | Bicycle | Worked at Home | Walked | Taxi | Other | Public Transportation | Motorcycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 74.2% | 5.6% | 12.1% | 5.1% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | 6.5% | 12.6% | 4.2% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | 6.1% | 11.2% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 2012 | 75.1% | 7.0% | 9.8% | 5.1% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | 7.5% | 8.8% | 6.4% | 0.4% | 2.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 6.8% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | 7.5% | 8.9% | 6.9% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 6.8% | 0.6% | 2.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | 6.9% | 8.3% | 6.7% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 6.3% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | 8.0% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | 10.5% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 71.3% | 10.4% | 7.9% | 7.6% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | 12.0% | 7.4% | 7.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.8% | 12.9% | 7.9% | 6.7% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 67.6% | 14.0% | 8.0% | 6.9% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2011 at 76.0%. Overall it fell from 74.2% in 2009 to 67.6% in 2024, down 6.6 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Biking gained the most ground in Holmes County: its share of workers rose from 5.6% in 2009 to 14.0% in 2024, up 8.4 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Working from home lost the most ground, falling from 12.1% to 8.0% of workers (down 4.1 percentage points).
Biking overtook working from home to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2019 release and has stayed ahead since.
Walking peaked at 8.0% in 2020 and has since fallen back to 6.9%.
Commute Start Times in Holmes County
- 🐦 Early BirdThe earliest start among Ohio's 88 counties: half of commuters are on the road by 6:28 AM.
- 🌅 Dawn PatrolThe highest share of pre-6 AM departures among Ohio's 88 counties: 39.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM.
- 🧘 Rush-Hour DodgersThe lowest share of rush-hour departures among Ohio's 88 counties: only 36.1% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.
- ⏰ Earlier AlarmsThe biggest shift to earlier mornings among Ohio's 88 counties: the typical start is 24 minutes earlier than in 2009.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Holmes County?
The bars show when commuters in Holmes 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 AM
Holmes County9.1%
Ohio5.2%
|
9.1% |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00-5:29 AM |
5:00-5:29 AM
Holmes County14.0%
Ohio3.9%
|
14.0% |
| 5:30-5:59 AM |
5:30-5:59 AM
Holmes County16.3%
Ohio5.3%
|
16.3% |
| 6:00-6:29 AM |
6:00-6:29 AM
Holmes County11.2%
Ohio8.4%
|
11.2% |
| 6:30-6:59 AM |
6:30-6:59 AM
Holmes County10.5%
Ohio10.1%
|
10.5% |
| 7:00-7:29 AM |
7:00-7:29 AM
Holmes County8.8%
Ohio13.4%
|
8.8% |
| 7:30-7:59 AM |
7:30-7:59 AM
Holmes County10.2%
Ohio12.2%
|
10.2% |
| 8:00-8:29 AM |
8:00-8:29 AM
Holmes County6.5%
Ohio10.5%
|
6.5% |
| 8:30-8:59 AM |
8:30-8:59 AM
Holmes County2.5%
Ohio5.5%
|
2.5% |
| 9:00-9:59 AM |
9:00-9:59 AM
Holmes County4.0%
Ohio6.0%
|
4.0% |
| 10:00-10:59 AM |
10:00-10:59 AM
Holmes County1.3%
Ohio2.8%
|
1.3% |
| 11:00-11:59 AM |
11:00-11:59 AM
Holmes County0.3%
Ohio1.5%
|
0.3% |
| 12:00-3:59 PM |
12:00-3:59 PM
Holmes County3.0%
Ohio7.7%
|
3.0% |
| 4:00-11:59 PM |
4:00-11:59 PM
Holmes County2.1%
Ohio7.8%
|
2.1% |
Holmes County Ohio Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Holmes County is 5:30-5:59 AM, when 16.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 5.3% across Ohio. Early starts are more common than in Ohio: 39.4% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.3% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Ohio: 36.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.2% there. About 1 in 9 commuters (10.8%) 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 Holmes 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 Holmes 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 Holmes 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.
Show typical departure times by year
| Year | Holmes County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6:53 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2010 | 6:53 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2011 | 6:51 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2012 | 6:46 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2013 | 6:39 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2014 | 6:38 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:39 AM |
| 2015 | 6:38 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2016 | 6:39 AM | 7:41 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2017 | 6:39 AM | 7:41 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2018 | 6:41 AM | 7:40 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2019 | 6:37 AM | 7:40 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2020 | 6:31 AM | 7:39 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2021 | 6:31 AM | 7:39 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2022 | 6:27 AM | 7:39 AM | 7:37 AM |
| 2023 | 6:25 AM | 7:39 AM | 7:38 AM |
| 2024 | 6:28 AM | 7:39 AM | 7:38 AM |
In 2024, half of commuters in Holmes County were on the road by 6:28 AM, 24 minutes earlier than in 2009 (6:53 AM). The shift is sharper than across Ohio, where the typical start moved 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Holmes County now leave 69 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 Holmes County has moved 9 minutes earlier.
How does Holmes County's commute time compare?
| Metric | Holmes County | Ohio | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. Commute Time | 17.9 min | 21.1 min | 22.4 min |
| Departure Window | 05:30 AM – 05:59 AM | 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM | 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM |
| Secondary Departure Window | 05:00 AM – 05:29 AM | 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM | 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM |
| Work From Home | 8.0% | 13.0% | 15.0% |
| Walked | 6.9% | 2.0% | 2.4% |
| Public Transit | 0.4% | 1.0% | 3.2% |
The average commute time in Holmes County is 17.9 minutes, shorter than the 21.1 minutes in Ohio.
0.4% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.0% in Ohio. 6.9% commute by walking, higher than the 2.0% in Ohio.
Holmes County, OH Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Holmes County, OH is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 44,391 residents against a local median of 63,140. Holmes 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, 5% below the local median at 17.9 min against 18.9 min. Holmes County, OH has the 2nd lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | One-way commute | Work from home | Typical departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes County, OH | 44,391 | 17.9 min #2/6 | 8.0% #4/6 | 6:28 AM #1/6 |
| Coshocton County, OH | 36,744 | 18.9 min | 6.9% | 7:15 AM |
| Wayne County, OH | 116,585 | 17.1 min | 8.3% | 7:22 AM |
| Ashland County, OH | 52,253 | 18.9 min | 6.5% | 7:19 AM |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | 92,349 | 19.0 min | 8.3% | 7:22 AM |
| Knox County, OH | 63,140 | 18.8 min | 13.7% | 7:25 AM |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about commuting in Holmes County, Ohio.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Holmes County, Ohio?
Commuters here spend an estimated 149 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,631 at a typical national wage. That's 15% less than the typical Ohio commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Holmes County, Ohio?
Traffic peaks between 05:30 AM – 05:59 AM in Holmes County, Ohio. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 05:00 AM – 05:29 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).