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Commuting in Hudson, 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 Hudson: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Hudson spend about 50 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 210 hours, about 8.8 full days, spent commuting. That is 20% more time on the road than the Ohio average of 21.1 minutes each way, a difference of 4.1 minutes.

Hudson holds about 0.2% of Ohio's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Hudson would save about 84 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,605 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)
Hudson 25.2 min 50.4 min 210 hrs/yr $6,513 1,839
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.

Hudson Commute Map

On average, it takes 25.2 minutes to get to work in Hudson. That's 12% longer 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 28.6% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Hudson

  • Car: 69.3%
  • Worked at Home: 28.6%
  • Walked: 1.0%
  • Other: 0.9%
  • Bicycle: 0.1%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Taxi: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is unusually rare in Hudson: 28191.6 times less than the Ohio average (0.0% vs 0.1%).

Public transit is unusually rare in Hudson: 12.3 times less than the Ohio average (0.1% vs 1.0%).

Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Hudson, versus 0.2% in Ohio.

Commute Mode Trends in Hudson, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Hudson 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 89.4% 8.3% 0.9% 0.8% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 88.9% 7.9% 1.2% 1.0% 0.8% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2011 87.7% 8.6% 1.3% 1.2% 1.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2012 87.2% 8.9% 1.4% 1.4% 0.9% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1%
2013 88.3% 8.1% 1.5% 1.3% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2014 87.2% 8.8% 1.8% 1.2% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
2015 87.1% 9.4% 1.6% 1.1% 0.6% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
2016 87.7% 9.0% 1.9% 0.7% 0.5% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 87.2% 9.8% 2.0% 0.3% 0.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2018 85.7% 11.3% 1.9% 0.5% 0.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 86.2% 10.9% 1.7% 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2020 82.3% 15.1% 1.5% 0.8% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2021 77.5% 19.6% 1.4% 1.0% 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2022 73.8% 23.4% 1.3% 1.0% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2023 72.0% 25.6% 1.2% 1.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 69.3% 28.6% 1.0% 0.9% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share fell from 89.4% in 2009 to 69.3% in 2024, down 20.1 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Hudson: its share of workers rose from 8.3% in 2009 to 28.6% in 2024, up 20.3 percentage points. Most of that increase, 17.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking peaked at 2.0% in 2017 and has since fallen back to 1.0%.

Commute Start Times in Hudson

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Hudson?

The bars show when commuters in Hudson 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
2.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
1.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
2.2%
6:00-6:29 AM
6.8%
6:30-6:59 AM
7.8%
7:00-7:29 AM
19.8%
7:30-7:59 AM
19.0%
8:00-8:29 AM
16.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
7.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
6.5%
10:00-10:59 AM
2.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.6%
12:00-3:59 PM
4.2%
4:00-11:59 PM
3.8%

Hudson Ohio Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Hudson is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 19.8% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.4% across Ohio. Early starts are less common than in Ohio: 5.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.3% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Ohio: 62.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.2% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (17.7%) 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 Hudson, 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 Hudson 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 Hudson 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 Hudson Ohio United States
2009 7:42 AM 7:42 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:45 AM 7:42 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:46 AM 7:42 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:44 AM 7:42 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:42 AM 7:42 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:45 AM 7:42 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:42 AM 7:42 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:43 AM 7:41 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:46 AM 7:41 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:48 AM 7:40 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:47 AM 7:40 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:48 AM 7:39 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:46 AM 7:39 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:48 AM 7:39 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:50 AM 7:39 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:46 AM 7:39 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Hudson were on the road by 7:46 AM, 4 minutes later than in 2009 (7:42 AM). That goes against the trend across Ohio, where the typical commuter now leaves 3 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Hudson now leave 8 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Hudson has moved 2 minutes earlier.

How does Hudson's commute time compare?

Metric Hudson Ohio US Average
Avg. Commute Time 25.2 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 28.6% 13.0% 15.0%
Walked 1.0% 2.0% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 1.0% 3.2%

The average commute time in Hudson is 25.2 minutes, longer than the 21.1 minutes in Ohio.

0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.0% in Ohio. 1.0% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Ohio.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Hudson, OH Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How Hudson, OH compares with the 2 cities closest to it.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Hudson, OH 23,060 25.2 min #3/3 28.6% #1/3 7:46 AM #3/3
Stow, OH 34,221 21.1 min 17.3% 7:37 AM
Twinsburg, OH 21,734 21.6 min 19.9% 7:40 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Hudson, Ohio.

Is living in Hudson, Ohio good for avoiding long commute costs?

Commuters here spend an estimated 210 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,513 at a typical national wage. That's 20% more than the typical Ohio commuter spends.

When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Hudson, Ohio?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Hudson, 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.

Do people use public transit in Hudson, 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.

Is Hudson, Ohio a good location for remote and hybrid workers?

About 28.6% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Hudson would save about 84 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,605 at the same national wage assumption used above.