See what the average commute is in Marathon 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 Marathon County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Marathon County has a shorter commute than all of its seven neighboring counties, with Waupaca County, WI having the longest commute at 24.2 minutes.

Marathon County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 19.2 minutes
--- 13.7% lower than state average
--- #8 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.2%
- Workers who drive to work: 89.6%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.7%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.3%
- Workers who work from home: 6.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 16.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 14.7%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Marathon County, WI: 19.2 minutes
#1. Portage County, WI: 19.2 minutes
#3. Wood County, WI: 20.3 minutes
#4. Langlade County, WI: 20.6 minutes
#5. Lincoln County, WI: 23.1 minutes
#6. Taylor County, WI: 23.6 minutes
#7. Shawano County, WI: 23.7 minutes
#8. Waupaca County, WI: 24.2 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