Counties with the most super commuters in Wisconsin
There are more than 283 million vehicles on the road in the United States, and many of those cars, trucks, vans, and motorcycles are used to ferry people to and from their homes and jobs during their daily commutes. A small but growing number of people are walking and biking to work, particularly in compact college towns. Many more take public transportation, especially in major cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Boston, and Seattle—but nationwide, public transit accounts for only about 5% of daily commutes.
The overwhelming majority of people still drive to and from work every day, and the vast majority of those car commuters drive alone—fewer than 10% of Americans carpool. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average one-way commute in the United States has grown to a record 26.9 minutes. That's just shy of an hour a day that average Americans squander behind the wheel, not at home with their families, and instead, burning gas and putting miles on their cars.
For some Americans, however, the commute to work is far from average. A phenomenon known as super commuting has emerged and grown in recent years. Super commuters spend 90 minutes or more—each way—chasing their paychecks every day. The biggest percentage of super commuters work in the extraction industry, with workers pursuing lucrative jobs in remote mines, oil fields, and other energy operations. Many more, however, have been priced out of expensive housing in urban metro areas where high-paying jobs are located, far away from their less-expensive county of residence.
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most super commuters in Wisconsin using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest percent of workers with a commute over 90 minutes, based on 2020 5-year estimates. Keep reading to see where in your state people are spending the most time going to and from work every day.
#50. Dodge County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.6%
- Average commute time: 23.8 minutes
--- 1.6 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 28.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 44.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (82.5%), carpooled (7.8%), walked to work (3.5%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (5.2%)
#49. Green County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.7%
- Average commute time: 24.4 minutes
--- 2.2 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 19.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 37.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (80.9%), carpooled (7.6%), walked to work (3.5%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (7.3%)
#48. Columbia County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.0%
- Average commute time: 26.5 minutes
--- 4.3 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 19.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 51.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.1%), carpooled (9.3%), walked to work (1.6%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (6.8%)
#47. Pierce County
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.7%
- Average commute time: 26.6 minutes
--- 4.4 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 20.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 22.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (80.9%), carpooled (7.7%), walked to work (4.7%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (5.8%)
#46. Ashland County
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.5%
- Average commute time: 17.2 minutes
--- 5.0 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 18.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 18.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (74.7%), carpooled (9.2%), walked to work (7.8%), public transportation (1.6%), worked from home (4.8%)
#45. Racine County
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.3%
- Average commute time: 24.6 minutes
--- 2.4 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 18.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 36.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (83.7%), carpooled (7.5%), walked to work (0.9%), public transportation (1.0%), worked from home (4.9%)
#44. Green Lake County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.9%
- Average commute time: 25.2 minutes
--- 3.0 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 24.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 48.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.2%), carpooled (9.3%), walked to work (2.6%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (7.5%)
#43. Rock County
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.3%
- Average commute time: 23.2 minutes
--- 1.0 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 20.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 23.0%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (83.2%), carpooled (8.9%), walked to work (1.7%), public transportation (0.5%), worked from home (4.4%)
#42. Vilas County
--- 60+ minute commute: 3.7%
- Average commute time: 19.3 minutes
--- 2.9 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 18.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 23.9%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.7%), carpooled (7.6%), walked to work (2.7%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (9.1%)
#41. Kenosha County
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.6%
- Average commute time: 25.9 minutes
--- 3.7 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 17.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 18.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (84.3%), carpooled (8.0%), walked to work (1.3%), public transportation (1.1%), worked from home (4.3%)
#40. Sauk County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.6%
- Average commute time: 22.2 minutes
--- 0.0 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 17.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 24.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.9%), carpooled (8.3%), walked to work (3.3%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (4.9%)
#39. Wood County
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.0%
- Average commute time: 20.3 minutes
--- 1.9 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 18.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 23.0%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.9%), carpooled (9.1%), walked to work (2.5%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (4.5%)
#38. Grant County
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.7%
- Average commute time: 20.6 minutes
--- 1.6 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 19.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 18.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.2%), carpooled (6.3%), walked to work (6.6%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (7.7%)
#37. Trempealeau County
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.4%
- Average commute time: 23 minutes
--- 0.8 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 26.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 27.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.7%), carpooled (7.9%), walked to work (3.3%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (7.8%)
#36. Buffalo County
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.4%
- Average commute time: 24.6 minutes
--- 2.4 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 24.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 33.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.6%), carpooled (8.0%), walked to work (4.3%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (7.4%)
#35. Dunn County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.3%
- Average commute time: 21.9 minutes
--- 0.3 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 18.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 30.2%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.3%), carpooled (7.3%), walked to work (6.7%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (6.7%)
#34. Langlade County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.0%
- Average commute time: 20.6 minutes
--- 1.6 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 27.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 20.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (82.0%), carpooled (6.3%), walked to work (5.3%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (5.7%)
#33. Walworth County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.8%
- Average commute time: 24.3 minutes
--- 2.1 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 17.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 27.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (80.7%), carpooled (8.4%), walked to work (4.0%), public transportation (0.4%), worked from home (5.7%)
#32. Shawano County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.4%
- Average commute time: 23.7 minutes
--- 1.5 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 25.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 40.9%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.7%), carpooled (6.3%), walked to work (2.3%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (7.5%)
#31. Douglas County
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.1%
- Average commute time: 22.8 minutes
--- 0.6 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 13.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 3.0%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.4%), carpooled (10.8%), walked to work (4.1%), public transportation (1.2%), worked from home (5.5%)
#30. Waupaca County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.6%
- Average commute time: 24.2 minutes
--- 2.0 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 27.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 36.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (83.3%), carpooled (6.1%), walked to work (3.5%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (5.5%)
#29. Oconto County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.3%
- Average commute time: 27.1 minutes
--- 4.9 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 28.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 53.6%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.2%), carpooled (8.5%), walked to work (1.9%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (7.2%)
#28. Jefferson County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.8%
- Average commute time: 25.5 minutes
--- 3.3 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 21.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 46.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.9%), carpooled (8.2%), walked to work (3.3%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (5.1%)
#27. Clark County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.2%
- Average commute time: 23 minutes
--- 0.8 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 26.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 37.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (71.4%), carpooled (9.5%), walked to work (3.9%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (12.2%)
#26. Barron County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.3%
- Average commute time: 20.4 minutes
--- 1.8 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 24.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 15.6%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.8%), carpooled (8.4%), walked to work (3.9%), public transportation (0.3%), worked from home (6.6%)
#25. Chippewa County
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.0%
- Average commute time: 22.3 minutes
--- 0.1 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 21.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 35.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (82.3%), carpooled (6.8%), walked to work (2.1%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (7.5%)
#24. Lincoln County
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.8%
- Average commute time: 23.1 minutes
--- 0.9 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 27.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 34.2%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (83.3%), carpooled (6.0%), walked to work (2.5%), public transportation (0.5%), worked from home (6.8%)
#23. Forest County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.8%
- Average commute time: 21 minutes
--- 1.2 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 17.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 22.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.3%), carpooled (9.8%), walked to work (3.7%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (5.8%)
#22. Sawyer County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.1%
- Average commute time: 21.6 minutes
--- 0.6 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 14.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 12.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (76.5%), carpooled (12.3%), walked to work (2.2%), public transportation (1.7%), worked from home (5.9%)
#21. Bayfield County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.9%
- Average commute time: 22.8 minutes
--- 0.6 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 12.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 35.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (74.8%), carpooled (10.2%), walked to work (3.3%), public transportation (1.6%), worked from home (9.0%)
#20. Jackson County
--- 60+ minute commute: 6.1%
- Average commute time: 23.4 minutes
--- 1.2 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 23.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 30.6%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.7%), carpooled (9.1%), walked to work (2.7%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (8.3%)
#19. Marinette County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.5%
- Average commute time: 20.9 minutes
--- 1.3 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 26.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 12.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (84.4%), carpooled (7.0%), walked to work (2.8%), public transportation (0.3%), worked from home (4.5%)
#18. Lafayette County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.8%
- Average commute time: 24.9 minutes
--- 2.7 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 23.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 39.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.8%), carpooled (6.8%), walked to work (3.1%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (10.2%)
#17. Waushara County
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.5%
- Average commute time: 27.2 minutes
--- 5.0 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 26.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 50.6%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (83.0%), carpooled (8.3%), walked to work (2.2%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (4.4%)
#16. Adams County
--- 60+ minute commute: 10.9%
- Average commute time: 27 minutes
--- 4.8 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 17.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 52.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.4%), carpooled (8.9%), walked to work (1.5%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (6.9%)
#15. Oneida County
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.9%
- Average commute time: 21.2 minutes
--- 1.0 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 12.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 20.0%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (82.3%), carpooled (8.3%), walked to work (2.5%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (5.5%)
#14. Juneau County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.5%
- Average commute time: 23.7 minutes
--- 1.5 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 24.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 37.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.2%), carpooled (7.3%), walked to work (3.7%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (6.4%)
#13. Richland County
--- 60+ minute commute: 9.5%
- Average commute time: 24.9 minutes
--- 2.7 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 22.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 35.0%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.6%), carpooled (8.6%), walked to work (3.0%), public transportation (0.8%), worked from home (6.6%)
#12. Washburn County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.1%
- Average commute time: 24.3 minutes
--- 2.1 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 19.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 30.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.1%), carpooled (8.8%), walked to work (3.3%), public transportation (0.3%), worked from home (7.9%)
#11. Price County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.1%
- Average commute time: 20.9 minutes
--- 1.3 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 25.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 16.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.7%), carpooled (7.0%), walked to work (4.3%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (6.2%)
#10. Taylor County
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.9%
- Average commute time: 23.6 minutes
--- 1.4 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 31.9%
- Worked outside county of residence: 25.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (73.8%), carpooled (10.2%), walked to work (3.2%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (10.7%)
#9. Crawford County
--- 60+ minute commute: 9.8%
- Average commute time: 23.3 minutes
--- 1.1 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 25.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 24.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (76.9%), carpooled (13.6%), walked to work (2.7%), public transportation (0.9%), worked from home (4.5%)
#8. Polk County
--- 60+ minute commute: 14.6%
- Average commute time: 29.8 minutes
--- 7.6 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 24.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 19.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (82.8%), carpooled (7.6%), walked to work (2.1%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (6.3%)
#7. Pepin County
--- 60+ minute commute: 9.7%
- Average commute time: 27.5 minutes
--- 5.3 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 22.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 36.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (76.6%), carpooled (6.9%), walked to work (2.9%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (12.6%)
#6. Marquette County
--- 60+ minute commute: 13.2%
- Average commute time: 30.6 minutes
--- 8.4 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 29.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 56.3%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.9%), carpooled (8.4%), walked to work (2.6%), public transportation (0.3%), worked from home (5.6%)
#5. Florence County
--- 60+ minute commute: 5.5%
- Average commute time: 22.3 minutes
--- 0.1 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 23.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 15.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (82.8%), carpooled (7.5%), walked to work (1.6%), public transportation (0.3%), worked from home (7.8%)
#4. Rusk County
--- 60+ minute commute: 10.2%
- Average commute time: 25.2 minutes
--- 3.0 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 28.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 23.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.4%), carpooled (7.5%), walked to work (3.3%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (8.7%)
#3. Iron County
--- 60+ minute commute: 8.4%
- Average commute time: 23 minutes
--- 0.8 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 20.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 18.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.4%), carpooled (10.4%), walked to work (3.5%), public transportation (0.4%), worked from home (7.0%)
#2. Menominee County
--- 60+ minute commute: 7.6%
- Average commute time: 22.3 minutes
--- 0.1 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 15.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 21.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.7%), carpooled (7.6%), walked to work (3.0%), public transportation (2.1%), worked from home (7.4%)
#1. Burnett County
--- 60+ minute commute: 16.0%
- Average commute time: 30.4 minutes
--- 8.2 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 21.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 19.6%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (79.0%), carpooled (9.7%), walked to work (2.3%), public transportation (0.4%), worked from home (7.0%)