See what the average commute is in Ashland County, WI

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Ashland County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Ashland County has a shorter commute than six out of seven neighboring counties, with Ontonagon County, MI having the longest commute at 28.7 minutes.

Ashland County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 17.2 minutes
--- 22.7% lower than state average
--- #2 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.5%
- Workers who drive to work: 83.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.2%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.6%
- Workers who work from home: 4.8%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 18.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 18.4%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Cook County, MN: 15.1 minutes
#2. Ashland County, WI: 17.2 minutes
#3. Price County, WI: 20.9 minutes
#4. Lake County, MN: 21.6 minutes
#4. Sawyer County, WI: 21.6 minutes
#6. Bayfield County, WI: 22.8 minutes
#7. Iron County, WI: 23.0 minutes
#8. Ontonagon County, MI: 28.7 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Wisconsin
#1. Door County: 17.0 minutes
#2. Ashland County: 17.2 minutes
#3. Eau Claire County: 17.9 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Wisconsin
#1. Marquette County: 30.6 minutes
#2. Burnett County: 30.4 minutes
#3. Polk County: 29.8 minutes