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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 100 largest places in Ohio, Gahanna has the smallest share of long commutes (3.0%), followed by Grove City and Upper Arlington. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 100 places in Ohio that we cover, the median is 8.7% and the average 9.4%; the figure runs from 3.0% (Gahanna) to 20.8% (Lancaster). That is a spread of 7.0 times between the two ends. The state figure is 10.8%; 27 of the 100 places are above it and 73 at or below.
The first five are Gahanna, Grove City, Upper Arlington, Centerville, Westerville. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: short commutes can mean a self-contained job market or a small town with few employers. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Commute of 45 minutes or more ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gahanna | Franklin County | 3.0% | 35,486 | $109,061 | $1,466 |
| 2 | Grove City | Franklin County | 4.3% | 42,517 | $93,161 | $1,331 |
| 3 | Upper Arlington | Franklin County | 4.5% | 36,293 | $155,167 | $1,588 |
| 4 | Centerville | Montgomery County | 4.6% | 25,205 | $85,492 | $1,270 |
| 5 | Westerville | Franklin County | 4.8% | 38,645 | $109,404 | $1,364 |
| 6 | Whitehall | Franklin County | 4.9% | 20,019 | $51,759 | $1,145 |
| 7 | Hilliard | Franklin County | 5.1% | 38,033 | $128,189 | $1,632 |
| 8 | Solon | Cuyahoga County | 5.1% | 23,943 | $139,089 | $1,626 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | Wood County | 5.2% | 29,983 | $45,154 | $897 |
| 10 | Garfield Heights | Cuyahoga County | 5.4% | 29,269 | $54,593 | $1,129 |
| 11 | Perrysburg | Wood County | 5.6% | 25,181 | $111,643 | $1,198 |
| 12 | Columbus | Franklin County | 6.1% | 914,802 | $66,082 | $1,295 |
| 13 | Toledo | Lucas County | 6.2% | 267,463 | $49,724 | $901 |
| 14 | Lakewood | Cuyahoga County | 6.4% | 50,007 | $68,954 | $1,070 |
| 15 | Huber Heights | Montgomery County | 6.4% | 43,455 | $79,131 | $1,258 |
| 16 | Kent | Portage County | 6.7% | 27,116 | $42,964 | $991 |
| 17 | Barberton | Summit County | 6.8% | 24,844 | $52,267 | $848 |
| 18 | Canton | Stark County | 6.9% | 69,755 | $43,188 | $850 |
| 19 | Dublin | Franklin County | 6.9% | 49,294 | $160,296 | $1,686 |
| 20 | Riverside | Montgomery County | 7.0% | 24,435 | $61,352 | $1,050 |
| 21 | Athens | Athens County | 7.0% | 23,396 | $38,204 | $1,011 |
| 22 | Fairborn | Greene County | 7.0% | 34,534 | $61,751 | $977 |
| 23 | White Oak (unincorporated) | Hamilton County | 7.2% | 19,216 | $70,341 | $1,091 |
| 24 | Dayton | Montgomery County | 7.2% | 136,579 | $45,247 | $918 |
| 25 | Findlay | Hancock County | 7.3% | 40,287 | $61,423 | $975 |
| 26 | Fairfield | Butler County | 7.3% | 44,828 | $77,937 | $1,242 |
| 27 | Piqua | Miami County | 7.3% | 20,646 | $67,796 | $922 |
| 28 | Cleveland | Cuyahoga County | 7.3% | 366,097 | $40,801 | $945 |
| 29 | Sylvania | Lucas County | 7.4% | 19,055 | $100,189 | $1,072 |
| 30 | Broadview Heights | Cuyahoga County | 7.4% | 19,771 | $103,125 | $1,083 |
| 31 | Sidney | Shelby County | 7.5% | 20,501 | $60,668 | $869 |
| 32 | Brook Park | Cuyahoga County | 7.5% | 18,284 | $71,332 | $1,122 |
| 33 | Troy | Miami County | 7.6% | 26,842 | $68,830 | $1,003 |
| 34 | Painesville | Lake County | 7.6% | 20,548 | $51,516 | $1,036 |
| 35 | Sandusky | Erie County | 7.7% | 24,606 | $50,139 | $905 |
| 36 | Cincinnati | Hamilton County | 7.9% | 311,224 | $52,909 | $1,001 |
| 37 | Reynoldsburg | Franklin County | 7.9% | 41,224 | $72,972 | $1,259 |
| 38 | Oregon | Lucas County | 8.0% | 19,799 | $82,197 | $900 |
| 39 | Forest Park | Hamilton County | 8.0% | 20,025 | $75,956 | $1,306 |
| 40 | Willoughby | Lake County | 8.1% | 24,046 | $71,309 | $1,171 |
| 41 | Springboro | Warren County | 8.1% | 19,980 | $119,659 | $1,203 |
| 42 | Cuyahoga Falls | Summit County | 8.1% | 50,909 | $72,705 | $1,038 |
| 43 | Beavercreek | Greene County | 8.1% | 47,126 | $110,088 | $1,457 |
| 44 | Kettering | Montgomery County | 8.2% | 57,206 | $74,681 | $1,051 |
| 45 | Lima | Allen County | 8.3% | 35,010 | $46,240 | $903 |
| 46 | Elyria | Lorain County | 8.3% | 53,035 | $54,945 | $906 |
| 47 | Norwood | Hamilton County | 8.5% | 19,114 | $71,611 | $981 |
| 48 | Mentor | Lake County | 8.5% | 47,171 | $88,949 | $1,239 |
| 49 | Shaker Heights | Cuyahoga County | 8.6% | 28,922 | $104,073 | $1,168 |
| 50 | Youngstown | Mahoning County | 8.7% | 59,331 | $34,408 | $728 |
| 51 | Austintown (unincorporated) | Mahoning County | 8.7% | 30,164 | $52,978 | $788 |
| 52 | Rocky River | Cuyahoga County | 8.9% | 21,490 | $94,026 | $1,175 |
| 53 | Maple Heights | Cuyahoga County | 8.9% | 23,258 | $53,414 | $1,338 |
| 54 | Niles | Trumbull County | 9.0% | 18,287 | $50,953 | $798 |
| 55 | Mansfield | Richland County | 9.2% | 47,663 | $44,540 | $814 |
| 56 | Cleveland Heights | Cuyahoga County | 9.3% | 44,497 | $72,826 | $1,216 |
| 57 | Parma | Cuyahoga County | 9.3% | 79,870 | $69,295 | $1,087 |
| 58 | North Olmsted | Cuyahoga County | 9.4% | 31,924 | $84,363 | $1,141 |
| 59 | Xenia | Greene County | 9.5% | 25,689 | $56,029 | $931 |
| 60 | Trotwood | Montgomery County | 9.5% | 23,041 | $50,113 | $1,031 |
| 61 | Lebanon | Warren County | 9.6% | 21,501 | $83,685 | $1,090 |
| 62 | Mayfield Heights | Cuyahoga County | 9.7% | 20,022 | $66,524 | $1,128 |
| 63 | Oxford | Butler County | 9.7% | 21,753 | $40,764 | $997 |
| 64 | Ashland | Ashland County | 9.7% | 18,911 | $60,029 | $893 |
| 65 | Parma Heights | Cuyahoga County | 9.9% | 20,581 | $61,009 | $1,111 |
| 66 | Twinsburg | Summit County | 10.0% | 19,410 | $99,144 | $1,356 |
| 67 | Massillon | Stark County | 10.1% | 32,338 | $56,446 | $862 |
| 68 | Middletown | Butler County | 10.4% | 51,617 | $57,102 | $1,007 |
| 69 | Westlake | Cuyahoga County | 10.5% | 34,104 | $112,200 | $1,570 |
| 70 | Warren | Trumbull County | 10.5% | 38,912 | $37,887 | $766 |
| 71 | Akron | Summit County | 10.5% | 189,247 | $48,076 | $955 |
| 72 | South Euclid | Cuyahoga County | 10.7% | 21,534 | $81,297 | $1,367 |
| 73 | North Royalton | Cuyahoga County | 10.7% | 30,972 | $83,670 | $1,116 |
| 74 | Avon | Lorain County | 11.0% | 25,317 | $135,915 | $1,796 |
| 75 | Mason | Warren County | 11.0% | 35,509 | $125,401 | $1,760 |
| 76 | Marysville | Union County | 11.2% | 27,518 | $92,619 | $1,223 |
| 77 | Green | Summit County | 11.2% | 27,393 | $95,047 | $1,228 |
| 78 | Wooster | Wayne County | 11.3% | 26,971 | $66,898 | $918 |
| 79 | Euclid | Cuyahoga County | 11.6% | 48,823 | $50,285 | $1,025 |
| 80 | Alliance | Stark County | 11.7% | 21,478 | $56,106 | $836 |
| 81 | Springfield | Clark County | 11.8% | 58,190 | $47,143 | $851 |
| 82 | Stow | Summit County | 11.8% | 34,240 | $93,727 | $1,212 |
| 83 | North Ridgeville | Lorain County | 11.9% | 36,627 | $96,698 | $1,116 |
| 84 | Pickerington | Fairfield County | 12.2% | 24,477 | $111,833 | $1,605 |
| 85 | Wadsworth | Medina County | 12.6% | 24,492 | $79,490 | $1,067 |
| 86 | Lorain | Lorain County | 13.0% | 65,395 | $48,685 | $887 |
| 87 | Hamilton | Butler County | 13.0% | 63,468 | $55,166 | $1,007 |
| 88 | Tallmadge | Summit County | 13.9% | 18,335 | $89,410 | $1,067 |
| 89 | Strongsville | Cuyahoga County | 14.0% | 45,983 | $103,253 | $1,302 |
| 90 | Marion | Marion County | 14.1% | 35,669 | $47,951 | $856 |
| 91 | Delaware | Delaware County | 14.3% | 44,589 | $99,786 | $1,286 |
| 92 | Miamisburg | Montgomery County | 14.4% | 19,948 | $82,900 | $1,132 |
| 93 | Brunswick | Medina County | 14.5% | 35,246 | $90,663 | $1,157 |
| 94 | Hudson | Summit County | 15.0% | 23,039 | $171,427 | $2,344 |
| 95 | Newark | Licking County | 15.1% | 50,783 | $61,670 | $973 |
| 96 | Medina | Medina County | 16.3% | 25,950 | $77,385 | $1,077 |
| 97 | Zanesville | Muskingum County | 16.4% | 24,740 | $43,280 | $821 |
| 98 | Chillicothe | Ross County | 17.3% | 21,902 | $54,086 | $887 |
| 99 | Avon Lake | Lorain County | 18.6% | 25,752 | $115,567 | $1,537 |
| 100 | Lancaster | Fairfield County | 20.8% | 41,249 | $59,133 | $1,083 |
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