Commuting in Miami 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 Miami County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Miami County spend about 40 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 167 hours, about 7.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 5% less time on the road than the Ohio average of 21.1 minutes each way, a difference of 1.0 minutes.
Miami County holds about 0.9% of Ohio's population and accounts for roughly 0.9% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Miami County would save about 67 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,074 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)
Miami County
20.1 min
40.1 min
167 hrs/yr
$5,184
1,128
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
20.1
minutes to get to work in
Miami County.
That's 10% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 10.2% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Miami County
Car:
86.5%
Worked at Home:
10.2%
Walked:
1.6%
Other:
0.9%
Bicycle:
0.4%
Public Transportation:
0.2%unusually low
Taxi:
0.1%
Motorcycle:
0.1%
Public transit is unusually rare in Miami County: 5.9 times less than the Ohio average (0.2% vs 1.0%).
Commute Mode Trends in Miami County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Miami 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
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
94.5%
3.0%
1.6%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
2010
94.6%
2.8%
1.6%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
2011
94.6%
2.7%
1.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
2012
94.6%
2.7%
1.7%
0.3%
0.2%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2013
94.8%
2.6%
1.6%
0.4%
0.2%
0.5%
0.0%
0.1%
2014
94.4%
3.0%
1.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.5%
0.0%
0.1%
2015
94.4%
3.0%
1.4%
0.5%
0.2%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2016
93.8%
3.1%
1.7%
0.6%
0.2%
0.4%
0.0%
0.1%
2017
93.7%
3.3%
1.8%
0.7%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
93.5%
3.5%
1.6%
0.7%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2019
94.1%
2.9%
1.7%
0.7%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2020
91.9%
5.1%
1.9%
0.7%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2021
90.5%
6.9%
1.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2022
89.8%
7.5%
1.4%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.2%
2023
87.9%
9.0%
1.4%
0.8%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
2024
86.5%
10.2%
1.6%
0.9%
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2013 at 94.8%. Overall it fell from 94.5% in 2009 to 86.5% in 2024, down 8.0 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Miami County: its share of workers rose from 3.0% in 2009 to 10.2% in 2024, up 7.2 percentage points. Most of that increase, 7.3 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Commute Start Times in Miami County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Miami County?
The bars show when commuters in Miami 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 AMMiami County5.7%Ohio5.2%
5.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMMiami County3.2%Ohio3.9%
3.2%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMMiami County6.3%Ohio5.3%
6.3%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMMiami County9.2%Ohio8.4%
9.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMMiami County14.0%Ohio10.1%
14.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMMiami County13.1%Ohio13.4%
13.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMMiami County11.4%Ohio12.2%
11.4%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMMiami County8.9%Ohio10.5%
8.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMMiami County4.6%Ohio5.5%
4.6%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMMiami County5.4%Ohio6.0%
5.4%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMMiami County2.9%Ohio2.8%
2.9%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMMiami County1.2%Ohio1.5%
1.2%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMMiami County6.1%Ohio7.7%
6.1%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMMiami County8.1%Ohio7.8%
8.1%
Miami CountyOhioSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Miami County is 6:30-6:59 AM, when 14.0% of commuters leave home, compared with 10.1% across Ohio. Early starts are about as common as in Ohio: 15.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.3% there. The morning rush looks much like Ohio's: 47.4% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.2% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (23.6%) 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 Miami 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 Miami 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 Miami 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
Miami County
Ohio
United States
2009
7:31 AM
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:29 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:30 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:29 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:31 AM
7:42 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:31 AM
7:42 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:32 AM
7:42 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:33 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:34 AM
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:33 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:34 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:28 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:29 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:29 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:28 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:27 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Miami County were on the road by 7:27 AM, 5 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:31 AM). Ohio followed the same path, with the typical start moving 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Miami County now leave 11 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 Miami County has moved 7 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Miami County in the whole series.
How does Miami County's commute time compare?
Metric
Miami County
Ohio
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
20.1 min
21.1 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
06:30 AM – 06:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
10.2%
13.0%
15.0%
Walked
1.6%
2.0%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.2%
1.0%
3.2%
The average commute time in Miami County is 20.1 minutes, shorter than the 21.1 minutes in Ohio.
0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 1.0% in Ohio. 1.6% commute by walking, lower than the 2.0% in Ohio.
Miami County, OH Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Miami County, OH is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 110,296 residents against a local median of 51,593. Where Miami County, OH breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 20% above the local median of 8.4% at 10.2%.
The counties themselves spread 7.0% on work from home, so Miami County, OH sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Miami County, OH has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Miami County, Ohio.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Miami County, Ohio?
Commuters here spend an estimated 167 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,184 at a typical national wage. That's 5% less than the typical Ohio commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Miami County, Ohio?
Traffic peaks between 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM in Miami County, Ohio. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Miami County, Ohio?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.2% of commuters use it versus 1.0% in Ohio, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
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).