Counties with the best commutes in Wisconsin

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April 6, 2023
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Counties with the best commutes in Wisconsin

Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the best commutes in Wisconsin using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the shortest average travel time to work, with ties broken by lowest percent of residents that commute over 60 minutes, and any further ties broken by lowest percent of residents that work outside the county of residence.

#50. Waupaca County

- Mean travel time to work: 24.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 35.8%

#49. Washburn County

- Mean travel time to work: 24.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.9%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 29.3%

#48. Juneau County

- Mean travel time to work: 24.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 38.8%

#47. Jackson County

- Mean travel time to work: 24.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.9%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 31.2%

#46. Racine County

- Mean travel time to work: 24.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 34.9%

#45. Taylor County

- Mean travel time to work: 23.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 8.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 26.1%

#44. Dodge County

- Mean travel time to work: 23.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 44.2%

#43. Kewaunee County

- Mean travel time to work: 23.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 48.5%

#42. Forest County

- Mean travel time to work: 23.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 8.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 23.8%

#41. Waukesha County

- Mean travel time to work: 23.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 31.5%

#40. Bayfield County

- Mean travel time to work: 23.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 8.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 36.2%

#39. Shawano County

- Mean travel time to work: 23.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 40.0%

#38. Ozaukee County

- Mean travel time to work: 23.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 42.4%

#37. Florence County

- Mean travel time to work: 23.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 15.8%

#36. Crawford County

- Mean travel time to work: 23.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 9.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 24.8%

#35. Clark County

- Mean travel time to work: 23.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 36.1%

#34. Rock County

- Mean travel time to work: 23.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 23.1%

#33. Lincoln County

- Mean travel time to work: 22.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 32.5%

#32. Trempealeau County

- Mean travel time to work: 22.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 26.7%

#31. Dunn County

- Mean travel time to work: 22.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 31.1%

#30. Calumet County

- Mean travel time to work: 22.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 65.4%

#29. Chippewa County

- Mean travel time to work: 22.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.9%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 36.4%

#28. Milwaukee County

- Mean travel time to work: 22.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 20.1%

#27. Sauk County

- Mean travel time to work: 22.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 24.9%

#26. Douglas County

- Mean travel time to work: 22.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 3.0%

#25. Langlade County

- Mean travel time to work: 22.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 21.8%

#24. Oneida County

- Mean travel time to work: 21.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 19.0%

#23. Menominee County

- Mean travel time to work: 21.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 20.6%

#22. Sawyer County

- Mean travel time to work: 21.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 14.1%

#21. Dane County

- Mean travel time to work: 21.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.9%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 4.7%

#20. Marinette County

- Mean travel time to work: 21.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.9%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 12.4%

#19. Iron County

- Mean travel time to work: 21.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 17.3%

#18. Price County

- Mean travel time to work: 20.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 17.1%

#17. Grant County

- Mean travel time to work: 20.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 19.0%

#16. Barron County

- Mean travel time to work: 20.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 15.7%

#15. Wood County

- Mean travel time to work: 20.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 22.7%

#14. Fond du Lac County

- Mean travel time to work: 20.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 28.4%

#13. Outagamie County

- Mean travel time to work: 20.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 33.6%

#12. Monroe County

- Mean travel time to work: 19.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 20.1%

#11. Vilas County

- Mean travel time to work: 19.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 26.3%

#10. Marathon County

- Mean travel time to work: 19.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 14.0%

#9. Portage County

- Mean travel time to work: 19.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 20.1%

#8. Manitowoc County

- Mean travel time to work: 19.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 23.0%

#7. Winnebago County

- Mean travel time to work: 19.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 27.4%

#6. La Crosse County

- Mean travel time to work: 18.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 7.6%

#5. Brown County

- Mean travel time to work: 18.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 10.7%

#4. Sheboygan County

- Mean travel time to work: 18.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 13.6%

#3. Eau Claire County

- Mean travel time to work: 17.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 18.2%

#2. Ashland County

- Mean travel time to work: 17.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 18.0%

#1. Door County

- Mean travel time to work: 17.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.9%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 9.7%

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