Who uses the Turnpike most often/frequently?
A. The Ohio Turnpike is not a commuter road. The majority of those who use and pay for the Ohio Turnpike are out-of-state travelers. In a survey of Turnpike travelers, 84% of motorists were using the toll road to travel on vacation or to visit family. Most (37%) travel the Turnpike only twice a year, followed by those who travel only once a year (19%). Daily Turnpike travelers accounted for only 3% of those polled. Likewise, only 25% of those surveyed were traveling on the Turnpike from Ohio, signifying that 75% of Turnpike travelers are from other states, such as Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Indiana. This information has an even greater impact on the issue of tolls on the Turnpike, since out-of-state travelers fund the majority of the road – not Ohioians.
