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See what the average commute is in Fond du Lac County, WI
See what the average commute is in Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Fond du Lac County has a shorter commute than three out of five neighboring counties, with Green Lake County, WI having the longest commute at 25.2 minutes.
Fond du Lac County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 20.1 minutes
--- 9.6% lower than state average
--- #14 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 4.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.2%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.2%
- Workers who work from home: 4.6%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 21.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 28.6%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Sheboygan County, WI: 18.1 minutes
#2. Winnebago County, WI: 18.9 minutes
#3. Fond du Lac County, WI: 20.1 minutes
#4. Dodge County, WI: 23.8 minutes
#5. Washington County, WI: 24.7 minutes
#6. Green Lake County, WI: 25.2 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