See what the average commute is in Calumet County, WI

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December 30, 2022
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See what the average commute is in Calumet 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 Calumet County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Calumet County has a longer commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Sheboygan County, WI having the shortest commute at 18.1 minutes.

Calumet County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 21.5 minutes
--- 3.3% lower than state average
--- #24 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.3%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.7%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.2%
- Workers who work from home: 5.6%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 20.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 66.7%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Sheboygan County, WI: 18.1 minutes
#2. Winnebago County, WI: 18.9 minutes
#3. Manitowoc County, WI: 19.3 minutes
#4. Outagamie County, WI: 19.9 minutes
#5. Fond du Lac County, WI: 20.1 minutes
#6. Calumet County, WI: 21.5 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

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