Columbus

Shortest commutes to Downtown Columbus

Ranked on distance to Downtown Columbus at 50% and the mean commute time residents report to the Census at 50%. The mean commute includes people who work locally, which is why the two numbers do not always agree.

Updated Sep 2026·24 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Bexley City Hall in Bexley, Ohio.
Bexley$528k median · 18.1 min commute
Commute A+Housing B−Cost of living D+
100
Commute score
overall 77 B
2
Upper Arlington Municipal Center, Upper Arlington, Ohio.
Upper Arlington$596k median · 19.3 min commute
Commute AHousing B+Cost of living D−
95
Commute score
overall 76 B
3
Downtown Columbus, Ohio, view from Main St. Bridge (Edited version)
Columbus$253k median · 21.5 min commute
Commute A−Housing D−Cost of living B−
92
Commute score
overall 57 C−
4
Gahanna, OH
Gahanna$351k median · 20.4 min commute
Commute A−Housing CCost of living C−
91
Commute score
overall 68 B−
5
Whitehall Municipal Building decorated for Christmas viewed from the northeast.
Whitehall$160k median · 21.4 min commute
Commute BHousing FCost of living B−
90
Commute score
overall 47 D
6
Buildings on the western side of the 600 block of High Street (U.S. Route 23) in downtown Worthington, Ohio, United States. These buildings are part of the Wort
Worthington$441k median · 20.3 min commute
Commute A−Housing B−Cost of living C−
89
Commute score
overall 71 B−
7
Photograph taken in Franklin County, Ohio. See categories for more information.
Westerville$375k median · 19.4 min commute
Commute AHousing CCost of living C−
88
Commute score
overall 68 B−
8
Grove City, Ohio library. Viewed looking northwest.
Grove City$310k median · 21.6 min commute
Commute BHousing C−Cost of living C
85
Commute score
overall 60 C
9
Front of the Hilliard, Ohio City Hall and city administrative center.
Hilliard$385k median · 21.9 min commute
Commute B+Housing C+Cost of living D+
83
Commute score
overall 68 B−
10
New Albany, Ohio City Hall taken from the southwest.
New Albany$772k median · 22.1 min commute
Commute B+Housing A+Cost of living F
78
Commute score
overall 68 B−
This list's weighting
Distance to downtown 50%Mean commute time 50%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Bexley (Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0); Upper Arlington (Postdlf · CC BY-SA 3.0); Columbus (Paul Wasneski · Public domain); Gahanna (Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0); Whitehall (Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0); Worthington (Nyttend · Public domain); Westerville (Pythaglio · CC BY-SA 2.0); Grove City (Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0); Hilliard (Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0); New Albany (Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0).